159th day sober. Last night, after "washing" the vacuum and putting a bunch of stuff away, Ken came by at his usual time, I got my check, and Ken also brought by a big box marked Kennedy Violins. He's also brought by a lot of stuff to list, so after our sitting around and talking session and it was well after midnight, I decided I'd list some easy stuff by taking this one test instrument apart that was probably made in the 1940s or a bit earlier, and sell the parts. That was fun, but the parts need a lot of cleaning and then need to dry out afterward so I was not going to have time for that.
So instead I dug into a box supposedly containing a bunch of circuit boards, all the same, but which turned out to have a lot of different parts in it, so I counted out and listed that stuff. Before I knew it, it was past 6AM and I read a bit of "White Noise" and went to sleep.
I woke up at about 2:30 and got up, cleaned up, had my breakfast coffee and chocolate, and was out of here a bit past 2. I went right to the bank and deposited my check and the numbers work out all right, I've got almost 7 grand in the bank.
I went over to Whole Foods and got a few things then walked up to CVS and got my flu shot. That turned out to be free and I got a $5 gift certificate too. Whole Foods has a new "busker" now; a Black guy who has a setup all about "saving the children" or some shit, which I have no doubt is every bit as much a charity as my trumpet playing was. It was really cold and windy though and the thing with wind is, it makes people feel like their money might blow away if they take it out, so it's bad for tips. The cold keeps people's hands in their pockets just to stay warm.
I rode over to Lee's to get some food, and there was an old Asian lady in front of me in line who was being really annoying. She hemmed and hawed and took her time choosing things, then changed her mind and No, wanted something else, etc. Finally she went and sat over at one of the tables, and it was my turn. I picked out a chicken on rice plate and asked if it was 2 for 1 time yet (generally that's after 6) and the gal waiting on me had to ask and it was, so I picked out another plate that I'm pretty sure was the one the lady originally wanted, and after paying went over and gave her the extra plate and the receipt so no one could hassle her about not paying, and rode over to the college to eat mine.
When I was done eating - the cold made me want to eat fast - I rode over to Dai Thanh and got a few things and a "Chinese donut" which is just a long strip of dough they deep fry. I ate that over at the college too. Then I went to the Amazon hub and picked up some bubble mailers and the two things I'd ordered; the first book of the Maia Bang Violin Method and a little tube of "peg soap" which seems to be the thing to use if pegs are acting up. It was pretty cold riding home, and I was glad to get back here, at about 7:30.
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