06-01

a month has elapsed.

turned to be 1:30 call time. not 1am. done around 8:45. washed, polihed off a small container of granola, washed it down with he remnants of my gatorade left unfinished after my shift, slept until 11am & woke up all sweaty. so much for washing up. headed over to metro, had a brief chat with a guy who's come to dinner in the past. he figured i'd stopped. said he'd be there tomorrow. he also told me that there's an outlet at victory park behind the baseball field. also made the observation that it was a 'neutral' park - no gangs claim turf unlike places like villa park.
a young couple entered the portapotty.  i can hear the girl's voice occsionally. i assume they're doing something illicit, but if they can handle the smell being cooped up in there, power to them. but i am thinking of how i might lock them in. i think i could have done it with some bungee cords, but then i'd end up losing them since i'd have to leave.
speaking of leaving, the bench now in shade was being occupied by some guy who kept playing the same song over and over for the better part of an hour.  i just noticed that he left, so i moved and i can now type with two hands as i was typiing with one hand while holding an umbrella with the other for shade and to eliminate the glare.
it's going to be almost 2pm by the time i'm fully recharged. i'm tempted to get lunch, but it would be just to break the monotony. i do need to replenish my stock of sports drink. i'll head back over to REI and look for vons/ralphs in arcadia. plus i need to send an email for tomorrow's dinner. maybe nap over at the the arcadia park if shade can be found that's not already occupied?
i could just eat some of what's left in the car (more granola, fruit, nutragrain bars, etc.) and come back for dinner here. i admit that i'm intrigued. it occurs to me that i could just stay here for the rest of the day. i'm parked on a side street with no restrictions. it's a litle warm but i'm not really thirsty and the breeze is quite pleasant now that i'm no longer downwind of the portapotty.  i can just walk over to the REI and see if i can tap the WIFI from the shade of the metro structure, and top off the battery before i head off in search of sports drink.
it occurs to me that i could accomplish two things by not going for lunch - deny my coping mechanism of medicating with food, and spend the time thinking more about this.
the stitch job i did on my jeans has failed and the hole is now visible again. i may need to switch back to shorts for tonight.
it looks like the poartapotty maintenance person is here. this should be interesting. the young kids got out and just walked away. i watched the guy vacuum clothes out of the toilet. whatever it is, they don't pay him enough. wlkaed over to REI and sat on a retaining wall. a worker came out to ask if I was OK. i told her yeah. i located a ralphs on foothill only a few blocks away, and they had powerade on sale for only $.49 if you buy 8. i also decided to buy 10 oz of turkey and a loaf of bread for $3. i then decided to try parking at the arcadia park where in my car i ate the 10 slcies of turkey with 4 slices of bread and a packet of mayo i'd saved from subway who knows how many years ago. i then moved o a spot with shade and slept until 5:40 or so.i drove to one end of the park where i saw restrooms, only to see a sign on the door that those bathrooms closed at 5:30. i then walked across the park only to discover that those restrooms had been closed at 4pm due to the curfew. so i found a secluded spot and did my business in the bushes and walked by to my car. on a lark, i did a quick check and found that denny's was within range. i couldn't connect so i drove to a lot across the street and tapped their wifi to locate all the circle k's in arcadia ; i plan on getting another drink tonight.  i'm that thirsty.
headed over to the metro at 6:30. the two benches with working outlets were taken. one bench had a trio of kinda unsavory looking types while the old guy was at the bench downwind of the portapotty. frankly, he talks too much and i find him kinda tedious, so i decided to try one of the outlets on the platform. both outlets needed to be reset before i could start charging. if they're going to cook, there's no sign of it. the plan is to be out of here by 7:30 so i can tap REI wifi before the curfew.

john left, but i think i'm better where i am. one of the trio is going off on some rant while the other two guys apparently are continuing to carry on  their own conversation. there are a number of new faces i haven't seen before tonight, by and large scruffier looking lot.
i'd love to get the story of the guy cooking last night if i could get time with him without john around. he just talks nonstop.

there's some kid playing his music fairly loud. kinda obnoxious. i laughed when the train stopped and the operator refused to open the door he was waiting at and pulled out of the station. what's really funny about it that it was the 7:15 train, and according to someone last night, that was the last train last night. ah. the recorded announcement instructed riders with bicycles only to board using doors with the yellow decals.

scott showed up. he gets into housing for a month starting tomorrow. i wished him good luck. i regret not hearing more of his story.

left and went to get a polar pop at circle k. went with a no sugar powerade option - and got it for free because the cashier couldn't break a $20 bill. yay.

asleep at 10 for a 3:15 call time.