06-29

Back in the fedex lot at 10:10 pm. set the alarm for 2:30 and hopefully asleep by 10:30.
I note that I'm doing pretty well typing in the dark; my muscle memory has kicked in to where all the keys are on the keyboard. that's gratifying.

hopefully i have only a few more days in my car; i really want the room in east pasadena. it's in a nice apartment building off michillinda in east pasadena just north of sierra madre drive. it's at least 10 minutes closer to fedex, and will be more convenient for all my SGV chess classes. i can shoot down michillinda to get to oasis, double back slightly to go down rosemead to get to hacienda heights, and i'm farther east to get to faith baptist taking the 210 east to the irwindale exit. still only 10-15 minutes away from stratford and my regular tutoring at huntington - and $800 covers rent AND utilities. i just have to pay an additional $100 for a parking permit, but i really do like this location.

i might be happy living in another spot near my old house, but i never heard back from this guy after i told him my age. it'd probably be another $150 more a month - money i could use to pay down my credit cards.

i did send emails to all the ads offering rooms for less than $600 a month - but they all look like scams. if i'm out in my car for longer, this time i'm going to spend more time writing/blogging. and probably sleeping - but instead of moving around for shade, i'll probably try parking at target - and investigate using the restrooms there for freshening up - cleaning up after work in the morning will help, but i'm still going to be kinda rank at the end of a hot day. maybe i'll start waking up 10 minutes earlier and freshening up in the restroom(s) in the guard house.

got off at 7:15 - 4.5 hours. it was allegedly a heavy day, but with a full staff, it was almost mundane.

napped until 9am, stopped and got 3 banh mi's for less than $8 (buy two get one free) at the BMCC at lower azusa and santa anita. got up to huntington by 9:30, ate one banh mi. and not only recharged my laptop, also surfed the web plugged in afterwards until 12:45.

stopped at stater bro's across the street picked up gatorade on sale and $40 cash.  went to eaton blanche to eat another banh mi and read an ebook on my laptop.  the plan is napping until 6-7, tap my mechanic's wifi, recharging at the metro as needed, tapping the wifi at REI again if the mood hits me and heading off to fedex.

i never mentioned the call i got from alan in DC back on the 21st. it was a huge shot in the arm.

while at eaton blanche i got a call from my niece's husband mike who wanted to explore the possibility of me reading my blog post as a eulogy.  i said i'd look into the possibility of  recording it.

charging at the metro from 7-8. it's deserted except for a homeless guy talking to himself and laughing on the platform. waiting for REI to close so I can check my email. if that fails, park at denny's and tap their wifi before i head off to fedex for the night. i *think* the call time is 3:15am. i'll decide if i want to wake up early and just wait.
having the tutoring 3 days a week will take a lot of the burden off recharging since i can also stay surf the web afterwards. if i have to stay in the car a bit longer i think i can manage - at least until it gets super hot.