PSA: Woodfin Town Hall Meeting

Tonight, there will be a celebration of the Woodfin Hotel workers' recent victories and a town hall meeting to discuss future strategies to fight for their rights:

Tuesday, February 20 at 7pm
Emeryville Senior Center
4321 Salem St
Emeryville, CA 94608

More information on this event here

Missed Connections: Home Depot

February 18, Home Depot - m4w - 38 As pretty as the day is long...

Powell to Emeryville, approx. 10:34am - Bar Fights!

Bar fights: "Yeah, it was two black dudes. There were two or three fights out front. He was really givin' it to him."

Missed Connections: Chevy's

February 15, asain gal at chevy's emerville Damn my shyness and inability to spell "Emeryville" correctly.

Hollis-Amtrak to BART, approx. 5:24 pm - Pop!

Pop: "My knee keeps popping. IT'S POPPING. POPPING!!! It's doing it right now! If it's permanent, I'm gonna have to go get padding or something."

Etiquette for a crowded bus: Surprisingly, many of you need to be told the following points. If you have a big bag or backpack, make sure you're not hitting people's heads as you walk down the aisle; it's close quarters and most people don't complain about it, but it's still rude. If you insist on reading the paper on a packed bus, fold it and don't spread it out into someone else's face. If you step on someone's foot, say "Excuse me." Move all the way to the back of the bus unless you're too short to hold on to the ceiling bars. Don't put your bag on an empty seat and offer your seat to old people, disabled people, and pregnant women.

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 10:23am - Sex and the City

Sex and the City, dude style: One guy asks his two friends what they're doing tonight, then goes into a story about sending his girlfriend flowers yesterday. When he got home from work, she called to thank him. He reenacts the call in a falsetto: "Oh my gawd, you got me folwerrrrs!!!" The other guys seem to be congratulatory about a Valentine's Day well done; they don't talk about their plans, though. Later, one of the guys mentions his shoes are falling apart. "Vans used to be good. Not anymore...they fall apart." The Valentine's guy suggests, "Walmart, man. It's so cheap, good for 6 months, it's good." The other friend chimes in, "Payless!" Is it finally cool for guys to gush about romance and shoe shopping now?

Hollis-Amtrak to BART, approx. 6:05pm - Pissed

Pissed: A dude at the bus stop vents to his friend, "I just missed it. I'm pissed. PISSED. At least I didn't see it drive off. I'd be more pissed. You're right on time, though." Well, the friend probably just uses NextBus, which isn't foolproof, but does give you an idea of when to leave the office.

Neighborhood Watch: One guy has been living in the Mission since he moved to the Bay Area two years ago. He's getting sick of it. He's looking on Craigslist, but his lease actually doesn't expire until August. His friend lives in Russian Hill and wants to move where it's not so hilly and is closer to more "stuff."

Missed Connections: Ikea

February 13, IKEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - m4w - 40 Meet for coffee or more (we assume meatballs?)

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 10:33am - Twins

Twins: Two guys get on the shuttle at the same time. Similar navy-and-white sneakers, jeans, grey hoodie, and even an identical hair-loss pattern.

Hollis-Amtrak to BART, approx. 5:48pm - Unhappy Feet

Unhappy Feet: A woman is wearing flip flops. Let us remind you, it's February and it's a rainy day. To emphasize, it's February in the northern hemisphere, not the southern hemisphere. She has a big fuzzy coat, but flip flops on her feet. She complains: "I got up at 7:15 to get there on time. On Wednesday, I got there on time and he was late. He's a director. He should be organized!" Does that bitterness keep her feet warm in the winter rain?

Missed Connections: Emery Bay Cafe

February 12, Emery Bay Cafe - Saturday 2/10 around 1pm - w4m Gazes meeting over greasy eggs and hash browns.

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 10:36am - "Sienna" and "Diddy"

"Sienna" and "Diddy": A few days back, there was a girl smoking a cig at the MacArthur BART stop, covering everyone with the stink. It seemed she was going for the Sienna Miller look. Today, she tries to channel Sienna Miller by bringing a Diddy stand-in. She's on the phone telling the caller, "I have company. I HAVE COMPANY. I HAVE COM-PA-NEEEE." She's eager to get off the phone as not to be rude to her man, but they said almost nothing to each other through their ride on the shuttle.

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 10:51am - Milk & Cookies

Milk and Cookies?: Shoved into the console by the driver's seat is a baby carton of milk and a small paper sack, too small to be a grown man's lunch. It's the driver's mid-morning snack.

Dirty Bomb: A girl with a ponytail consisting of multicolored dreadlocks keeps shoving her thumb and forefinger into her nostrils to pinch and vigorously wiggle her septum. She also coughs a lot without covering her mouth. Usually, we'd use the phrase "with . . . dreadlocks" as a non-judgemental identifier, but in this case, we're not.

Missed Connections: Arizmendi

February 7, arizmendi emeryville - m4w Don't want to be that guy, but given the chance, I will be. By the way, the correct usage, we believe, is "all up in my grill."

Hollis-Amtrak to BART, approx. 6:21pm - What's Going On?

What's going on at the house?: A young lady talking on the phone: "I'm waiting for the Emery Go Round....Why don't you just go get her?...I'll just see you at the house." Another call a few minutes later: "I'm heading to the house. I'll see you there."

What's going on in the Mission?: A woman on the phone: "Ok, ok, ok, so I'll see you in the Mission."

Is Wednesday night the new Thursday night, which was the new Friday night a while back?

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 10:58am - Next Stop Please

Next stop, please: The dinger on Bus 102 is not working. Please call out your stops, and don't forget to say "please." Also, 59th Street at Horton is blocked off due to construction, so the 59th-Hollis/NHI stop is not being serviced in the Emeryville direction.

Missed Connections: Trader Joe's

February 5, Emeryville TraderJoe's This is for someone who brought his/her own bag.

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 11:05am - Grounded

Grounded?: A young girl on her phone, "But that's what MySpace is for!" Most of the conversation is at low volume, but she raises her voice to say, "But I've been working my ass off!" and snaps her phone shut after a few moments of the person on the other end talking. No "bye," no "talk to you later." After the phone conversation, she sends a few text messages. Whatever responses she receives makes her smirk furtively. It's curious why a teen girl would be on the Hollis-Amtrak shuttle (instead of the ones that go to the mall) in the middle of the day.

An Abundance of Missed Connections: Starbucks, Ikea, Peet's

February 3, Jessica - Peet's Coffee in Emeryville - 39 Too busy being butch

February 5, Hot butch w/ salt & pepper hair in Starbucks - w4w Someone wants free coffee.

February 5, ikea - w4m - 21 My little black sweater said yes, but my mom said no.

Hollis-Amtrak to Emeryville, approx. 11:01am - Forgetful

City of Emeryville is forgetful: City Hall still has the flag at half staff. Did someone other than Gerald Ford die recently that would require the flag to fly half staff? The Flag Code says that unless a flag is illuminated, it should be taken down at night. Is someone putting it up at half staff every morning or do they just leave it up all night? In related news, Pixar's flag is not at half staff. Let's give them a good citizen merit badge for observing the 30-day rule.

Missed Connections: Trader Joe's

February 1, indie-rock boy with red flannel and grey mittens - m4m - 21 If you're real, tell me what I look like.

It seems Trader Joe's is quite the Emeryville missed connections epicenter. Maybe everyone should just go for broke and bust out their best pick-up lines instead of doing missed connections?

Hollis-Amtrak to BART, approx. 5:24 pm - Feminazi

Feminazi: "Are you on the 38? I'm waiting for the Emery Go Round....DO NOT MAKE A PIT STOP. DON'T STOP ANYWHERE. DO NOT STOP ANYWHERE." Who's on the other end? A child or a husband? Freaked out he's snogging the secretary like Mayor Newsom?