Today started out much like any other day: woke up, fed the cats, rode my bike. From there it veered to the crazy side when I ended up in the apartment of a stranger who read my mail without even realizing he was doing it, leaving me in a bit of a tailspin. When Chris was leaving I helped him carry some plants to his truck parked in the street. I was lagging behind because Benjamin Franklin was dipsy doodling…
Journal entry from June 5, 2013: I wish I could be a happy person. I don’t even remember what that is. I spent the majority of winter 2013 laid up on the couch recovering from a stroke. As a busy person who’s not used to a lot of downtime, it was weird. And difficult. I wanted things to go back to the way they were before I got sick: busy, busy, busy without so much as a care in the…
I have some deep thoughts bottled up in my head, but last week it was 102 degrees for 5 or 7 days and yeah, no. Every time I sat down at the computer I got lightheaded because not even the A/C units could keep up. <insert fire emoji>. As a result, a considerable amount of the following occurred: Opening the window to see if it cooled down yet, having hot wind blow mercilessly into my face and screaming THIS IS…
The car wash in Southern California is a total sh*tshow. Case in point: this afternoon. I don’t think I’ve washed my car for 3 months so I wheel up in there only to be greeted by 14 cars in front of me. Do I want to leave this location? No, it’s 50% off Wednesday and I’m cheap. The guy comes over, I choose the wash and proceed to sit in the waiting area after some little kid at the pay…