Monday, March 16, 2020

A not misplaced sense of dread

I practiced last night, and initially was frustrated, not being able to go above C in the staff. First off I was able to play crazy high notes, then it shut off, then I put the trumpet away and started to watch a movie, then got the trumpet out again and noodled around while watching the movie which got me properly warmed up I guess, and I was able to play high notes well (at least well for me).

The lesson is: Warm up properly before expecting things, and at Herbert C. Clarke would say, have faith in yourself!

I woke up a bit after noon, and finally got up about 2. There's a guy who's supposed to pick up a UV illuminator he bought on Ebay, so I'm surprised I didn't get awakened by a call from him.

So I got up with the requisite amount of dread, and sure enough, we're going into some kind of shutdown, not a full-on "your papers please" curfew, but shutdown mode for the next 23 days.

I had my chicory coffee and chocolate and packed a couple more things that had just sold, and rode up to the post office and dropped things off. Then I went by 99 Ranch and it looked like it would be a mad house so I skipped that and went to H Mart where I picked up odds and ends like some celery, sunflower seeds, cooking oil, another large bottle of Coke Zero to add to the two I already have because if I get sick it will be nice to have, and two more bottles of $10 "Chinese Lightning". The wait was easily a half hour, maybe longer.

I got back here and put things away and loaded up my laundry and took off for the laundromat, in the rain. I stopped by Nijiya thinking I'd get some snack there, but the snacks were all gone and the tables and chairs out front were taped off. Also they close at 7 now so I'm glad I stopped by then and not on the way back. I got lime juice and various other odds and ends, including some rather expensive sliced Swiss cheese, and drank a canned cafe au lait out front. I wanted to get "C" batteries for my little emergency radio but they were out - I'm not sure if I have spares or not but in a real pinch it's got a crank.

I made my drippy way to the laundromat and got my clothes washed and drank a Diet Pepsi while I read more of The Anatomy Of Paradise. It's an amazing book, with references to a lifetime's worth of other reading. And to think it was a $1.50 Goodwill special. I need to go back by there and look for more books. I had a few slices of the cheese too.

Laundry done, I rode back slowly, as my bike doesn't have fenders. It's pretty raw and cold out there. I got back, put things away, hung up the laundry, put the foodstuffs away, etc.

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