the smell of freshly made mini croissants

I love living on my block sometimes. Having been in this area for years now, I love seeing the same chinese men in their bow ties outside and behind the glass window of Charlie Mom's, on the corner. When I was taking care of a dog, one was so delighted, he went in and got a spare tin of dog food that he wanted me to have. The ladies in the laundromat, the korean family at the deli...

This morning I went to the block's Food Emporium, lazy on my day off. Saw my neighbor Susan who got hit by a falling air conditioner unit back in the day. The buttery smell of freshly made pastries pervaded the whole place as I grabbed probiotic yogurt and aluminum foil. And then the nicest thing happened. The woman behind the bakery counter gave me a mini croissant, fresh out of the oven, for free. And as I bit into (and this is the way all croissants or bagels etc should taste) the sweetest morsel I'd had all day, I sank into myself and closed my eyes, reveling for a minute. It was the nicest moment, and completely unplanned by me, or her, and when I got to the cashier, she, confused, walked back to the bakery section with me, and received, herself, a nice sampling of the goods. So I didn't get charged, and another person was made happy by such a small little thing.

Gonna make some art later, meet some friends at Cafe Sabarsky and then a concert at Hudson River Park.
I was asked by the US Army to work with them again this year on the Don't Ask Dont Tell issue, and as it was such a pleasure last year, I think it's going to be a great gig.
Also a small film some actor friends and I made two weekends ago, is nominated in the competition we submitted it too! A Glance Back was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Actor for the male lead in the 72 Hr Film Competition with Asian American Film Lab.