Antonio Esfandiari Blog - offroading goes wrong

I had a fantastic Thanksgiving. The whole family was there and the food this year was the best we’ve ever had. My aunt, Gigi, has been working on this specific type of stuffing for like 10 years and she might have FINALLY perfected it! It got better year by year. It was so freakin’ good; I ate more stuffing than I did turkey! I just love thanksgiving. I spent a lot of time with my grandma, Malak. She is getting pretty old, but as old as she is it’s remarkable how sharp she still remains. It must be surreal to sit in a room and know that you are responsible for the creation of so many people. Between her kids (4 of them) and all the grandkids it adds up. I can’t wait to be a father. Grandfather…not so much! Wow so sick to even think of being that old, but hey, it will get here before I know it.

After Thanksgiving my friends and I went to the Deer Club, a place up in the Morgan Hills Mountains, (secluded from everything) that my friend, Jeff’s family has owned for years. It really is the perfect getaway. Tony (my best friend) is a great driver; great, but also CRAZY! I’ve never been in a car with someone who can drive like him. He is a machine. Since we were on private property and there weren’t any other cars for miles and miles, and there was no chance of getting pulled over, my boy was in rare form. He was going buck wild. In my entire life of being in the car with him behind the wheel I have never felt unsafe. On the way down the mountain Tony ruined his ZERO crash or accident record by losing control around a turn and heading straight into a mountain. Our speed was about 35 or 40mph, head on. WHAM! I saw my whole life flash before my eyes. The air bag popped out (which I didn’t even notice btw until AFTER it was over) and saved me from SERIOUS injury. My glasses were smashed against my face by the airbag and the explosion--airbags burst by an explosion similar to a gunshot-- made serious marks on my face. I was bleeding profusely and all in a matter of seconds. It went down way too fast for me to comprehend what had just happened. I rushed out of the car in a state of panic, but kept my cool once I realized that everyone was ok and that I wasn’t dead. It was pretty trippy to say the least. At that very moment I had no idea what my face looked like. The pain wasn’t that bad yet, but that might have been due to the adrenaline rush I was on. After a while the bleeding stopped and I realized nothing was broken and everything would eventually heal. I’m on day 4 of recovery and things are on the up and up. Thank God, it really could have been so much worse. I’m just happy to be alive. Tony didn’t even get a scratch. So sick I never win!

Yesterday I had a court case where some lady is suing me from 3 years ago (see previous blog). I kind of choked in front of the judge. The facts still remain and I am confident I will win the case, but I was very disappointed by my performance in front of the judge. I like to be in front of crowds, I like to lecture, but somehow I couldn’t pull myself together in the courtroom. I said what I needed to say, but I didn’t say it with pizzazz. I’ll know the verdict by mail in 2 weeks.

Adios for now,

1 responses to Antonio Esfandiari Blog - offroading goes wrong

Dave LeKuch
Monday, June 30, 2008

Antonio, I am a college buddy of Khash Chamlou. I know you 2 were prettty tight for a while. Have you talked to him since his extradition to fatherhood in Iceland? Are you guys close anymore? Just wondering. Khash seems to have dropped off the face of the Earth. Dave

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