After both moving to Orange County in 1996, attending neighboring schools, and living in close proximity to each other, the pull of fate brought us together. We first met at Noble Ale works and tried out some new beer. As luck would have it, Dominick was scheduled to conduct interviews at CSUF the very next day, where Parvin is currently a professor. We took advantage of the fortuitous timing and shared lunch together, and have been inseparable ever since.