(8pics) She showed up and said, “So, how many laps around the teapot did you do before I got here? Twenty?!”
And my jaw dropped — she was right. I had done twenty.
I said, “What’s up? What's that flower hair clips in your hair?!”
She said, “Mina (means Daisy or Leucanthemum)”
I Googled it — and sure enough, it was exactly like that. At that point I had no jaw left to be dropped!
We started talking about flower names — how most of them are impossible to remember except for a few easy ones. Like those new hipster restaurants that give every dish some pretentious name nobody can pronounce.
I said, “like Pizza Allio Bistecca or something?!” and she gave me that side-eye!
So I said, “No, seriously — allio bistecca means garlic and steak in Italian!”
But honestly, what’s with these restaurant people?! Why are they like this?! Are they okay?!
Then we talked about podcasts — about Mojtaba Shakouri, who once again managed to screw up royally. Some people are just built to mess things up. Poor Mohsen Namjoo too — same club.
Somewhere in between rants, we spotted another group of ten, maybe twenty high school girls at the amusement park. Looked like they’d ditched class, just like yesterday.
We started talking about the whole school system — how these kids spend all night on TikTak and Instagram, then drag themselves to school to sing patriotic songs and stand in line shouting “Attention!” "Roger that!"
The autumn leaves had piled up everywhere too, so of course we gave them the respect they deserved — by kicking the hell out of them. It's supposed to be more romantic!
And yeah.
(27 Mehr / October 19, Sunday)
Original content written in Persian by me.
Translated into English with ChatGPT.
All ideas, Persian text & photos are mine.
Farsi (Persian) :
(۸ع) رسید گفت "تا من برسم چند بار دور قوری دوعیدی؟! بیست بار؟!" و من پشمام ریخت! واقعاً بیست دور زده بودم! گفتم "چه خبر؟! این چه گلیه زدی به سرت؟!" گفت "مینا" سرچ کردم، گل مینا واقعاً همین شکلیه! دیگه پشمی نداشتم که بریزه!
دیگه درباره اسم گلها حرف زدیم که غیر از همین چندتا دیگه بقیهشون اسم سختی دارن و نمیشه یادگرفت، مثل این رستوران جدیدها که اداییان, اسمهای سخت روی خوراکیهاشون میذارن... گفتم مثلاً "پیتزا عالیو بیستکا؟!" که دیدم داره چپ چپ نگام میکنه!
بهش گفتم عالیو بیستکا به ایتالیایی یعنی سیر و استیک! واقعاً چرا اینجوری میکنن؟! مریضن؟! بعدش از پادکستها حرف زدیم، از مجتبی شکوری که باز رید طفلکی، اصلاً بعضیا واسه ریدن ساخته شدن، محسن نامجو هم بیچاره همینجوریه!
وسط همین حرفا ده بیست تا دختر دبیرستانی دیدیم که توی شهربازی بودن و گمونم مثل دیروز مدرسه رو پیچوندن بودن، از وضعیت نظام آموزشی و مدارس حرف زدیم اینا شب تا صبح توی تیک تاک و اینستاگرام چی میبینن بعد میرن مدرسه باید سرود جانم فدای فلان بخونن و "از جلو نظام" و "خبردار!". برگهای پاییزی هم زیاد شده بودن، اونا رو هم مورد عنایت قرار دادیم! و همین دیگه.
(۲۷ مهر، ۱۹ اکتبر، یکشنبه)








Strava Memories of Today:
Last year: (9 photos — the downstairs neighbors’ wedding car, they tore up the amusement park bench and trash can, and Ghoorpashm came back from Shahdad)
https://www.strava.com/activities/12695720674
Two years ago: (19 photos — Pourya and Arman showed up at the grassy loop with lentil soup and lemonade; I was so happy. We ended up by the teapot, and you can actually see a bit of its old look before the renovations.)
https://www.strava.com/activities/10065344549
Three years ago: (5 photos — the graffiti from yesterday was already gone) (2 photos — walked to Nariman school) (1 photo — Nasiri North asphalt)
https://www.strava.com/activities/7985926479
https://www.strava.com/activities/7987759427
https://www.strava.com/activities/7989225704
یادآوری استراواعی امروز :
فعالیت پارسال مثل امروز (۹عکس، ماشین عروس طبقه پایینی، سطل و نیمکت شهربازی رو کندن، قورپشم از شهداد برگشت)
https://www.strava.com/activities/12695720674
فعالیت دوسال پیش مثل امروز (۱۹عکس، پوریاع و آرمان اومدن لوپ چمنی با عدسی و لیموناد، چقدر ذوق کردم، آخرش هم رفتیم کنار قوری، اینجا یه تیکه از رخ قوری معلومه قبل از تغییرات)
https://www.strava.com/activities/10065344549
فعالیتهای سهسال پیش مثل امروز (۵عکس، دیوارنویسهای دیروز رو تخریب کردن) (۲ع، پیاده رفتم مدرسه نریمان) (۱ع، آسفالت نصیری شمالی)
https://www.strava.com/activities/7985926479
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