LA 2

We went out to lunch in Venice Beach with Neil's friend Pooja. With the wind, it ended up being the most uncomfortable meal we ate. Plus, there was the hippy factor. First, I ordered a coke. We've all had the experience of "Is pepsi okay?" or "We only serve __________ products here". Well not this time. My "coke" turned out to be Blue Sky Cola, a "natural soda" with no sodium, caffeine, preservatives, or artificial flavors. How did this $3 can of soda taste? Like freshly squeezed lemonade, which for the same price, was what I ordered when I made the hippies take back their hippie juice. I mean, protest to your hearts' content, but I happen to favor the destruction of caffeine trees and artificial flavoring bushes when it serves the greater good.

Then tofu came in my stir fry. Tofu! And it cost about 800 dollars. And then I could feel the glow of Blue Sky Cola manufacturers kumbaya-ing around a campfire, hemp necklaces bouncing in the moonlight.