"I don't know, it's hard to put it in words."
"Too much Chex, not enough mix. That's your problem."
"Ok, I guess it isn't hard to put into metaphor. Just words."
--Two girls talking outside Ross

In Passing's in the news again! I did an email interview with a reporter from the Daily Cal, and the site got a mention in his article about weblogs in Berkeley. Check it out here.

And for those of you interested in checking out other weblogs in Berkeley, I recommend Berkeley Blogs, which is probably the most comprehensive list out there.

"I'm quite the coffeefly."
"What's that?"
"It's like a barfly, but for coffee."
"I think you'd be a cafefly then."
"But that's just silly."
--A woman and a man outside that coffee shop on College whose name I forget but is a block away from A Cuppa Tea.

"How could he not want to buy two ladies tea?"
--A genuinely surprised woman outside Arizmendi Bakery in Oakland

"We're not allowed to actually say that. But I can say something like, 'The fruit nut bar? Well, do you like health food? Do you like the taste of health food? Do you like the newspaper?' And let them guess from there."
--A guy working at Starbucks.

"I might have to put her up for adoption, though."
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Forgive me for asking."
"But only if she turns out to be a Redskins fan. It's too early to tell right now."
--A pregnant woman and an elderly woman talking in the shoe section at Bloomingdales.

"See, these are all the mini items for travel. Isn't that fun? Look, mini shampoo. Do you need mini deodorant?"
"Why don't I just get regular deodorant, which is only 20% bigger and then I'll just have deodorant when I get back from Maine?"
"Because it's mini, and it's fun. Ok? How can you not like mini things?"
--A mother and daughter shopping at Long's Drugs

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Ahhh, back in Berkeley for three sleepful days, and then I'll be off on business trip #2. Thank god for net at home finally working.

"Susan liked how literate I was."
"And I would be thinking here... maybe you shouldn't be dating people who are so terribly impressed that you can read."
--A man and a woman talking outside the Body Shop

"Aw, don't sell yourself short. That's what I'm here to do."
--A girl talking to a self-depricating guy in line for the ATM

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Again, sorry for post lack, I'm on my very first business trip for work and I have been, well, busy.

"He's such a player lover hater."
"Exactly."
--Two girls talking outside Walgreen's.