Windy grocery run

 Up at 3; out of here at 4. Of course it being the end times and all, the wind's howling and the ventilation things on top of the building screeching. 

I did a quick run over to Nijiya in Japantown for eggs, some beef, broccoli, such things. The wind had me really slowed down coming back but the few zombies out were easy to dodge and I was soon back here eating some fried fish. 

I'd also bought a bottle of cold iced coffee which I'd say is less strong that what I brew, but it's still coffee. And I think I've come around to the realization that caffeine makes me feel worse, not better. Maybe this is why I associate drinking diet Pepsi with being depressed. I've gotten into real jags of drinking the stuff in the past, and of course the caffeine adds up. Maybe it's an age thing but I'm ready to go caffeine-free. 

That's going to be a huge change because I've liked coffee for so long. I first discovered the joys of coffee in college, although even then I noticed that I didn't get any net energy from it; it just moved the time I was up, and in the morning the time I got up, later. I'm not that big a fan of soda, and not enamored of going back to drinking dark tea either. I used to drink "refrigerator tea" all day but switched over to a little lemon or lime juice to flavor ice water. I think if I want something hot to drink I'll go to green or jasmine tea. 

Not being dependent on coffee is a good thing though. It's one less thing to budget for. If I am to move back to Hawaii in 4 years I have to assume I will be living a very "poor" lifestyle at least at first. My plan is to be able to pay my rent 6 months or a year up front, and then support myself busking, under-the-table odd jobs, etc. while I let my Social Security checks just go into my bank, because those will be my lifeline and rent money. If I can avoid being dependent on coffee, alcohol and things like that it will be a lot easier. And indeed, when I left there in '86 at around the age of 25, I'd had maybe 3 beers in my entire life and was very cautious about coffee. 

So I packed up a big signal generator and put just that one box, 35 pounds, on the trailer and took it up to FedEx. I actually overshot the intersection because I forgot I wasn't going to the post office too, circled around, and dropped it off at FedEx. My reward from their dumpster was a brand-new "Bankers Box" of the same line as the ones I have a lot of.