07-09

hopefully this will be one of my last entries for a while.

3:15-8am again. i'd done the buy two get one free  banh mi deal at BMCC, scarfed down two and finishing getting wifi at denny's and parked in a shady spot and was napping when i got a text from stephen saying the room was mine if i wanted it. i said yes. the floor still needs to be refinished, so i'll probably move in saturday and move in as help permits - i have access to my futon mattress and will be more than happy to sleep on the floor for a few days until i can get help setting up the loft and shelves.

i tutored from 1-2:30 pm and surfed the web at work until 4-ish.  before i left, i let the person now running the office have some feedback in that i was pretty sure that everyone was happier she was there vs. the person she'd replaced.  besides the favoritism the former person showed in assigning hours, the overall atmosphere had been... repressive. she was grateful to get the feedback. apparently she feels somewhat overwhelmed and not up to the task, but this is unknown territory in terms of dealing with the quarantine.

tried ranch 99 hoping they'd have some cold items on sale BOGOF (buy one get on free) especially the cold noodle & celebrate. settled for some spicy tuna roll, which, along with the remaining banh mi filled me up. but i still stopped at sam woo's thinking i'd celebrate by getting some take out there, like maybe some seafood chow mein. clearly, i still look to food to medicate/celebrate. the good thing is that there was a 168 market which i needed not to shop, but to use their restroom at 7:45pm before they closed at 8pm.  but before i went to the restroom, i got a disturbing call from someone i've referred to as rob in other blog posts. the short version is that he was exposed to the coronavirus because he took over another driver's cab who later tested positive although he had tested negative at the time of the request, and he's experiencing some of the symptoms. he says when he coughs, it comes up blue. so even though he'll be in town next week, he's going to keep his distance.

his dedication in appointing himself my bodyguard after my attack was a big factor in my choosing to continue to feed the homeless; he's almost like family.

speaking of family, i'm kinda hoping things continue to open up with not just my sister but also with the kids and their families. mike, kristin's husband, sent a couple of kind texts affirming my choice to help the homeless.  i need to follow up on that.