St. Patrick's Day

 I practiced some last night, maybe 45 minutes. I also got 15 things listed, bringing the week's total up to 45. 

I tried to get to bed a bit earlier, and woke up at 2:30 which means I was out the door at 3:30. I didn't know it was St. Patrick's Day and if I had known, I might have dragged the trumpet out to do some busking because I could probably have made some good money playing "Danny Boy" and so on. 

I did other things, went to Han Kook market in Sunnyvale and got a few things. They have really good prices on a lot of things.  I also  was disappointed to find that Whole Foods didn't have corned beef and cabbage and as this was my bank day, I'd gone there to eat after going to the bank like I always do, and just had meatballs and a bottle of soda water. 

It was actually kind of warm outside and that means zombies, but it's just a matter of being careful. I got a few things at Whole Foods, got 2 bubble mailers at the Amazon place, found several books in the free libraries, and after getting back here I went back out to check the medical place. Lo and behold, on my way there by Grill 'Em there was a zombie leaning against a car trying its best to look inanimate and it's just a good thing I didn't get too close - I did my checking for stuff and got out of there, going past where the zombie was from a different direction and going fast enough that the damned thing wouldn't have time to react before I'd be long gone. 

For some reason Ken is having real trouble paying the rent here. First a check got lost, then he went over in person and supposedly got everything caught up, but now we just got a bill for another $900 with a week to pay it and knowing Ken, he'll find some way to fuck that up. 

I don't care if Ken gets evicted from here after I'm gone, but I have a definite interest in this being a safe, stable place for me to be for the next two years. I've talked about not leaving for Hawaii until early 2025, but in reality I'll be eligible for Social Security starting in September of 2024 and maybe I should shoot for then. Leaving before the winter holidays instead of after. In fact, I could leave sooner still, because I won't be applying for social security right away as I'll be busy getting settled in, doing enjoyable things for a change, and deciding if I might just work by selling things on Ebay or something and not even bother with Social Security for a few years.