Last night we had the horrible experience of going to a bar… they had one of those game machines where the claw goes down and tries to grasp a toy… those horrible machines that steal so much of our time and money. I was flabbergasted when I saw… among all the toys and treats… a pack of cigarettes. The game meant to entertain the children while their parents hang out was filled with cigarettes. I complained to the manager… and he said… most of the people who play the game are people who are out of cigarettes and do not feel like walking around the area to find a shop… ingenious but devastating to the innocent kids who play this game. Just as we had settled down… they put on a turkish CD. Arthur was so mad that he told everyone off and we dashed out as soon as possible. This has been happening quite often lately. Arthur has told off the sellers at Vernisage and vendors on Abovian for the very same purpose. I know this does not read to well… but I cringe when I hear turkish tunes. My spell-check keeps capitalizing this word turkey. It should not be capatilized… what is wrong with this spell-check.

Love is in the air. The couple we set up seem to be hitting it off and have seen one another every day since the first magical night we set them up… Ozzie also had a good first date, even though both Ozzie and Dunken broke the cardinal first date rule and pooped in front of one another in the park… and Arthur and I are preparing for a semi-honeymoon… I feel love everywhere.

Today we will go to the graduation ceremony of the first group of computer graduates from the Computer Center that my family founded in honor of my late uncle Bobken Minassian. We will go to pass out the certificates and will spend some time with the school kids. I have not spent quality time at the village for a while so I am pretty excited.