313th day sober. After listing 10 Ebay things and all the other stuff I messed around with, I decided to just stay up and go to the bank early. I figured I could be out and back in a couple of hours as I often am, then get all the sleep I want.
I headed out at about 9:30 in the morning, dropped off things at the little free libraries (at the Japantown one I had a nice time explaining to a nice little old lady what they are and how they work and where the books come from etc.) My first stop was the post office downtown where I dropped off 7 packages, then I went over to the bank and did my deposit and everything added up to within a few cents which is good enough for me.
Next I went over to Dai Thanh and got some little cans of pate' and cash back, then around the corner to Da Kao where I got a couple of chicken skewers for $3.50 and frankly, that was a pretty good meal. I went over to the little complex of restaurants etc. across from Cafe Stritch and used their loo, then rode down to Wal-Mart.
Since I always park my bike by Big-5, I went into Big-5 first just to see if there's anything interesting. The ammo's all in a locked case now, and there are less actual firearms in fact I only saw 3 long guns and I'm not sure if they're selling pistols at all now. Plenty of airguns though. There was a guy talking with one of the Big-5 guys, about machetes. "Do you think I could carry this on my bike? Are they all supposed to bend? Mine's from Harbor Freight, it bends.... " as "Harbor Freight" I guess I laughed and I was welcomed into the conversation. I said he ought to go online and see what the California laws are, but I believe a person can carry a big knife as long as it's not concealed.
This guy was a real nut. It seemed he was chased by a guy on the bike trails down by Hellyer park. The guy chased him all over and a guy that big and that ugly, well, there was only one reason: he wanted to rape him. "A guy like that, he was out to poke my behind". I kind of drifted to the side while this guy ranted and then walked out, giving little glances to the guy and gal at the registers like, "This guy's a nut" and getting them right back like "We know".
I went over to Wal-Mart and shopped the hell out of that place. I got a bunch of different types of canned fish, large boxes of Ziploc bags, paper towels and TP, Endust, alcohol, witch hazel, yadda yadda. It came to $77 and change. I hoped my bike wasn't looted when I walked the stuff back over to it, but the bike was fine and I loaded it up.
It was nice to be out in the daytime like this, with the air "crisp" and the sun strong, a cool breeze and everything much different than the usual late-afternoon-into-evening rush. I stopped by Nijiya for some sashimi cucumbers and a Coke Zero and got back here. It had taken me about 4 hours.
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