Showing posts with label Irvine City Council. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irvine City Council. Show all posts

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Pasta For The People

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I'd been planning to type up my recipe for Congee Tom Yum, the soup I delivered to the Village on Friday night when, on Tuesday morning, I read my e-mail.


Well, wow.

Occupy OC thought it important enough to put my name in an e-mail blast call to attend the Irvine City Council meeting that night. I guess I'd better do something. I mean, they even said "Please"!

So I set about making arrangements to get a ride (thank you Laura!) and to have my husband take charge of the pasta I had on the menu for that night. And I spent a lot of time thinking about what I would say to the City Council about the Occupation.

Let's get this clear, here. I am not a public speaker. I'm an introvert. The adage "three's a crowd" is not far off for me. I work from a home office and see my co-workers face-to-face about twice a year. And I like it that way. Out of my comfort zone? Understatement of the decade.