51st day sober. I got my 20 Ebay things listed last night and even did some practice without my headache getting worse. I went to bed around 6AM and woke up a couple of times, and the headache got worse around 7AM so I tried massaging my neck which seemed to help, and slept more, to more weird dreams.
I was up at almost 4PM which gave me time to have vitamins and an egg salad, and find and pack two more orders then I rode up to the post office with the packages and did a shopping trip at 99 Ranch, spending $27. I gave my little $1 ticket that you get one of for each $20 spent to the down-and-out looking Asian guy who hangs out in front, and got a surprisingly clear-voiced and intelligent sounding "thank you".
As I packed things away and unlocked the bike I considered going back over to the other doorway and asking him if he plays a musical instrument at all since I do have that stupid ukulele I'm never playing. But he was gone so it won't happen this week.
I rode back and stopped at the storage unit, picking up a couple of "can't fix 'em" units Ken had left there and given me carte blanche to sell as-is, well, we'll get more for the parts.
Tom still isn't back, and I checked around his building to make sure all is well. A bum was walking up Rogers Avenue there and come over from across the street - what was he carrying, a large come-along? "What is that?" I asked out loud, then as he got closer I answered my question with "Oh - a ukulele. Do you play much?" but he passed by wordless. He walked over to the pile of pallets by the countertop place and fished out a bag he'd left there and I rode off.
It was pretty nice outside. The official temperature in San Jose is 68 degrees but of course it's a hair under 80 in here. Was I ever smart, buying that fan!
My headache is here, but seems to be slowly getting better. I'm doing stretches, neck massage, aspirin at recommended intervals, and moving around as long as I'm not straining myself seems to help. I'd actually had a coffee with my aspirin after the egg salad, and treated myself to a can of Mr. Brown at 99 Ranch. So maybe coffee isn't so bad but I should limit it to the start of my day.
If it weren't for the headache, I was planning to go to Mountain View and "try the waters" for busking. Since I only have about $9 left on my clipper card I was thinking I'd take the #522 bus there because why spend more than I need to if I'm not going to make squat?
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