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Sun, 17 May 2026 18:31:59 GMT

Not much going on here now, I'm going to La Farine later to get goodies and I also need bacon and TP.

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Sun, 17 May 2026 00:31:24 GMT

Did some shopping at Market Hall today. They have good stuff there but they're expensive.

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Fri, 15 May 2026 20:29:15 GMT

I'm going to my favorite Irish pub later this afternoon. :)

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Fri, 15 May 2026 05:23:47 GMT

Had some Downton Abbey estate tea, then had a nice day hanging out with L., we had lunch, I had an Italian hero and a banana shake.

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Thu, 14 May 2026 03:26:34 GMT

I had a really nice time last night at the skeptics in the pub meeting. Then today I went to meet an old buddy from my (unfortunately discontinued) atheist club and we had a great lunch at this hot chicken place and we smoked some weed. On the bus on the way home there were these two women having this huge fight, I was trying not to listen but it seemed to be about one of them refusing to go to the hospital for some sort of treatment and when I got off one of them walked right into me. Then when I walked past the hospital, it's in the next block from my apt bldg, one of the women was yelling her head off to nobody right outside the door. Then when I was waiting to cross the street to get to my bldg this teenage boy made a very gross sexual comment to me. I just gave him a really dirty look and crossed the street. Then I had to go into the bldg through the front office because the front gates are still busted and they locked the office doors even though they weren't on their break so I had to bang on them. I made some comment about the lack of security with the gates messed up and the garage doors open all the time so anybody can get in the bldg and one of them told me they have security guards. I don't believe it but I was just too polite to say so and I just said I didn't see them. Then she tells me this one guy who works there who I really dislike because he's always rude to me came back (he'd been on vacation for a whole month) and I go "why are you telling me this?" which I then perceived might be considered rude (I was stoned, did I mention that?) so I go "I'm sorry, I mean I already know that, I saw the sign" (there was a sign up saying he'd come back) so I think I made that save OK and I don't think I'm going to get in trouble for that. Then that damn boy followed me in and tries to make this really fakie sounding apology. You should have seen this guy, he was like a better looking Butthead, I swear. I told him to take a hike. Then I went into my apt and watched movies.

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Tue, 12 May 2026 01:27:39 GMT

I went to my favorite cafe earlier this afternoon and had a piece of coconut cake. They usually don't even have coconut cake so I was really happy.

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Sun, 10 May 2026 15:13:38 GMT

Having some cardamom cinnamon tea. I feel like going to the movies again today but I've already seen Project Hail Mary (and it was awesome!) and there isn't anything else playing around I want to see. I miss the revival theaters. There used to be great revival theaters around here. There's this one bookstore I didn't get to on Indie Bookstore day, maybe they'll have something I want. I also need to call my mother for Mother's day.

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Sun, 10 May 2026 00:09:08 GMT

One of the gates to my apt bldg is busted so any wingnut can get in. I'm feeling very nervous about this.
Had a great lunch with a friend of mine earlier this afternoon, we went to Chinatown and I had sweet and sour pork.

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Fri, 08 May 2026 19:32:44 GMT

My stupid bldg managers have now decided they are not going to just let tenants in who have lost their keys anymore, now we have to call locksmiths. I hate them.

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Thu, 07 May 2026 19:27:29 GMT

here's a meme:

What's the last:

Movie I watched: Project Hail Mary
Series I watched: I saw two eps of Boardwalk Empire earlier this morning
Book I finished: a book about John Lennon I got in Texas
Book I bought: A Bad Bad Place
Book I received as a gift: The New Yorker Fiction collection
Food I ate: a bagel
Meal I cooked: leftover Mexican style chicken for dinner last night
Drink I had: Prince of Wales tea
Song I listened to: Wake Up by Arcade Fire
Album I listened to: Madness' greatest hits album
Playlist I listened to: this playlist burned for me by my friend Larry that the Arcade Fire song was on
Concert I went to: Oakland Gay men's chorus concert last month
Game I played: Do puzzle books count as games? If they do then the Ultimate Alphabet Book by Mike Wilks
Person I talked to: my friend Dave
Person I texted: my friend David (not the same guy, I know a lot of Daves and Davids)

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Wed, 06 May 2026 21:50:21 GMT

I did lots of grocery shopping then came home and watched TV and went swimming. Some lady bitched at me in the Trader Joe parking lot claiming I "walked right into her", bullshit, I was just walking near her. She probably expected me to walk further around her because she had a little kid, like the way people with babies and little kids just barge right out into moving traffic. You'd think having the kid would make them more careful. It has the opposite effect, like they think having a kid is some sort of superpower.

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Tue, 05 May 2026 18:21:30 GMT

I'm doing laundry and some other cleaning up. I want to do major grocery shopping but no car, arthritis and rain are a bad combination, I hope at least the damn weather is better tomorrow because I'm running low on a LOT of things.

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Mon, 04 May 2026 20:50:21 GMT

Had the greatest time in Texas with my family! We went to this great Mexican restaurant where I had brisket enchiladas and a coconut margarita, then the next day they took me to the Dallas Aquarium (it doesn't just have fish in it, it has birds and monkeys and a bunch of other animals and is more like a mini zoo) and this cool bar and grill owned by my sister's husband's friend where this really good Beatles cover band was playing! Then next day they gave me a Beatles themed party over at my sister and her husband's house with lots of people and I got a ton of presents and yummy food including homemade lasagna and chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing! Then when I got home yesterday I got together with a friend for drinks and dinner and we saw Project Hail Mary, it was great!

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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:01 GMT

Getting ready to go to Texas tomorrow, I just hope I don't fuck up and miss the plane.

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Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:09:05 GMT

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

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Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:36:22 GMT

I'm about halfway through one of the books I bought day before yesterday. I think I'm going to save the other one till I go to Texas Thursday, I always get so bored on plane flights and it'll be nice to have something to read I haven't read already.

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Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:32:21 GMT

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!

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Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:06:28 GMT

Super looking forward to tomorrow, it's Indie Bookstore Day, I'm going to get my backpack and go bookstore hopping as much as I can!

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Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:27:29 GMT

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

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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:38:56 GMT

Yesterday my sister called me and said that when I come to Texas to see my family a week from tomorrow, because we live far apart and have missed a lot of holidays and birthdays, because I love the Beatles and my most recent birthday was the 64th one, they wanted to give me a Beatle themed birthday party, even though my actual birthday was two months ago. This friend of my sister's husband owns a local restaurant and they're going to have a Beatle cover band there! I'm super happy they're doing this although I kind of suspect at least part of the reason they're doing this is because they feel sorry for me because of L. leaving.

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Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:55:20 GMT

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

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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:56:59 GMT

Had some Yorkshire Gold tea. I'm in the middle of doing my laundry and then later I have to go to the drugstore. I don't like going to that drugstore. Every time I go there something annoying happens. Last time I had to stand around for about twenty minutes not doing anything because they lock almost everything up because of shoplifters and you have to wait for them to bother with going over there and unlocking it.

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Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:23:54 GMT

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

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Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:39:27 GMT

Had a great swim this morning. I think later this afternoon I'll go down to Lakeshore and see if there's anything interesting going on over there before I go to Trader Joe and get tortillas and beans and other stuff to make burritos.

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Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:35:06 GMT

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.

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