never did get a call back, showed up an hour late for a 2am call time, still got in 5.5 hours and i didn't have to take a lunch. works for me. got paid. no direct deposit yet. about $450. more hours but only half at $19. i'll take another hit afer june 6th and i lose the surge $2/hr. oh well. i'll be putting money in the bank in june anyway.
washed up in security building bathroom, got to metro by 9am. brought pliers and removed the prong stuck in one of the outlets to the approval of a guy with one leg in a wheelchair. it's overcast out, actually a bit chilly with the breeze. but it'll take me less than an hour to recharge. i used the backup to surf the web for an hour and a half after i recharged last night and got drowsy after using the primary laptopan hour in the fedex lot. i could use a nap or two today, even with extra hour of sleep from 10 - 2:45.
my left elbow had a little ache after work. i covered my bases and took an aspirin from 2002 thinking it would help thin my blood in response. whatever as long as it helps.
it's nippy. in more ways than one.i think that instead of carnitas tacos i might try the rou bing at the arcadia ranch 99. i went there and decided to pass. tried h mart after that, and went back to von's which offers a series of specials on fridays. including sushi priced down from $7.49 to $5. scored a couple of those and ate at eaton blanche. slept in the car until 5:30, during which time it stopped being overcast and became bright and sunny - i woke up seriously sweaty in a hot car. went back to von's and scored a $5 18" sub sandwich. ate half back at eaton blanche with some sour cream & onion potato chips. read a bit more on the laptop and headed over to the metro to top off the battery. i like the idea of using the older battery to web surf at REI, then using the newer battery at fedex. i cn then recharge both simultanteously in the morning.
yesterday and today an ethnic asian guy first asked for money, then offered to sell me some of his stuff. i passed. now i'm beginning to regret not offereing him the other half of my sandwich. i suppose he won't come back this way tonight. it's become suddenly overcast as if someone had flicked a switch as that thought crosses my mind. almost ominous. it prompts an idea of someone who seeks comfort denying comfort to someone else. is this shame or inappropriate condemnation?
i didn't broach the specifics of my conversations with derek wednesday night or with dave thursday afternoon. i'm not sure i should now even though i've alluded to it by mentioning being comforted. i suppose i'll leave it at that for now. but it's going to be something that occupies my mind a lot in the days to come. maybe that's a legit part of the story - what you do when you have nowhere to stay and a lot of spare time spent in isolation due to this quarantine. the thing is, if i had a place to stay, with a place to cook, a bathroom, electricity and wifi, i'd continue to coast in my inertia resulting from my being emotionally damaged. i think i will go into it, but not tonight.
it's getting chilly again now that there is no sun. i'm glad i had the foresight to put on the hoodie i stored in the car. it occurs to me that it's one of the pieces of clothing given to me by a past landlord. i didn't stay with him all that long but one of my two pairs of jeans i packed were also given to me by him. while i would never have any dealings with him again, i suppose i should cut him a bit more slack.
a guy named scott came by, wanting to help me by offering me a chance to register for free housing. i told him i had a house sitting gig coming up in june, but thanks. scott seems to be reasonably well educated, i think it would be interesting to get to know him better, but he'll be getting housing for a month and i've got only 10 days to go before i get to house sit for 3 weeks... i wish him well.
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