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I've been trying not to think about it but every once in a while something will remind me about L.'s leaving.

I had so much fun yesterday! I went to a whole bunch of bookstores and I got a couple of books and they were giving out snacks and I entered a few raffles and they were doing karaoke at Green Apple at the end of the run (which I participated in). Green Apple is my favorite second hand bookstore and they always have the most fun stuff on Indy Bookstore Day, I've gotten everything from free tequila shots to John Lennon buttons to tarot readings there at both branches. I only went to the 9th Avenue branch yesterday because there wasn't time to go to both. They were selling a Yellow Submarine poster at Moe's I really wanted but I was going all over the place taking public transit with a backpack which is fine for books but a bit risky for posters.
Then I got home and somebody pulled the fire alarm in the middle of the damn night. Earlier this afternoon I was trying to ask around to see if there was actually a fire but all I was able to find out is one of my neighbors' has a very stupid daughter who apparently thought it was more important to lecture me about Jesus than whether there was a fire or not. I knew she was a dumbass because I got on the elevator with her while I was wearing a bathing suit, dripping wet and carrying a towel and she asked me if I had been swimming!

Shame on you Twinings. You got rid of Lapsang Souchong.

I was going to go swimming but it's too rainy.

here's a meme:


1. Bagels or donuts?
Depends on my mood and where I am and what I'm doing.

2. Bar soap or body wash?
Bar

3. Being afraid or being embarrassed?
both suck

4. Big bash or intimate gathering?
I love either

5. Board games or video games?
Board games.


6. Bridgerton or The Crown?
I watched the Crown but got really bored. Never seen Bridgerton.

7. Cardio or weights?
Swimming laps is cardio, isn't it?

8. Carpet or hardwood?
either

9. Clue/Cluedo or Monopoly?
I guess Monopoly, I haven't played Clue since I was a kid.

10. Cook or do the dishes?
COOK. I hate washing dishes.

11. Damp socks or a pebble in your shoe?
Pebbles are easier to get rid of.

12. Dragons or unicorns?
Both are cool

13. Family vacation or solo trip?
Solo trip, or with my friends if that was an option

14. Fork or spoon?
doesn't that depend on what you're eating?

15. General admission or assigned seats?
either as long as I can get a good one

16. Give or receive?
both

17. Hot cocoa or hot cider?
Hot cocoa. I had some just yesterday.

18. Iced tea or hot tea?
Hot tea, always!

19. Italian food or Mexican food?
I love both. I guess it depends on where I am.

20. Long car ride or short plane trip?
L. is about the only person I like long car rides with.

21. Mountains or beach?
Beach.

22. Movie candy or popcorn?
Popcorn. Movie theater candy is too expensive but I will cop to sneaking candy into the theater in my purse or backpack.

23. Musical theater or concert?
depends on what it is

24. Nightlight or no light?
I haven't used a nightlight since I was a little kid..

25. Ninja attack or pirate attack?
Maybe the pirates would let me join them....

26. Outer space or bottom of the ocean?
Outer space.

27. Painful truth or comforting lie?
Painful truth.

28. Pancakes or waffles?
either

29. Passion or friendship?
Friendship.

30. Phone call or text?
Text.

31. Pizza or tacos?
Pizza, but I sure do love tacos, too.

32. Play or concert?
depends on what/who it is

33. Playlists or podcasts?
depends on the content and my mood

34. Puzzles or coloring books?
Puzzles.

35. Rain or snow?
neither. ugh.

36. Ramen or pho?
either

37. River or lake?
I do like hanging out down by Lake Merritt as much as any other Oaklander.

38. Roller coaster or Ferris wheel?
Ferris wheel.

39. Roller skates or ice skates?
Neither. I can't handle either.

40. Salt or pepper?
Pepper

41. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?
Singing in the car unless L. is driving. She doesn't like the way I sing.

42. Skinny fries or thick cut?
either

43. Sneezing or coughing?
I've been having some sort of allergy lately so I'm getting sick of sneezing.

44. Snowboarding or skateboarding?
Neither, but I do like watching skateboarding

45. Snowmen or sandcastles?
sand castles

46. Spicy or mild?
Spicy usually.

47. Street food or fine dining?
either one, depending on my mood and where I am

48. Subtitles or dubbed?
Subtitles. 100% 10000% 10000000%

49. Wine or beer?
either one, depending on my mood, where I am and what I'm eating

50. Zoo or aquarium?
zoo

I miss Monkey King. I'm going to try to make the Vietnamese chicken wings again but I'm using a different recipe because the last time I tried to do this they didn't come out right. The only thing I need for this new recipe that I don't already have is southeast Asian fish sauce.

Had some PG tips. I had a lot of fun with my friends last night at skeptics in the pub. Even the one guy I'm not crazy about mostly kept his mouth shut. Also in a good mood because some other friends invited me to a new restaurant day after tomorrow.

The concert yesterday was great, nothing interesting to do for the rest of the week now as far as I know though.

It's still raining and I gotta go to the drugstore.

Not much going on here. Swam my laps this morning and late yesterday afternoon. I think I'll stick to doing that in the mornings as much as possible because I'm sick of my neighbors' kids staring at me like I'm some kind of freak. They do this right in front of their moms and nobody tries to tell them to stop it. When I was a kid my mom would have read me the riot act for doing that crap.