Firstly, when I found my bike there at the bike rack at the JCC just fine, I found 4 of those little "airplane" wine bottles, so I'd bought one of those little 4-packs but had not had even one. And I found a green tea bottle about 2/3rds full of "California Cider", a Whole Foods favorite that's the same ABV as beer but I think a bit less carby.
So I'd likely gone to Whole Foods and gotten something to eat, and a cider and drank half, and saved half. Maybe had another swig just before going into the JCC. In other words, not enough alcohol to explain my medical episode.
And it was also kind of refreshing to have the security people there have no idea of anything that went on Wednesday night, so I'm pretty sure I didn't make a scene. I may have wandered around the event acting a bit "off" but then there would have been a lot of people around and I may not have stood out that much. Maybe I found some out of the way place and took a snooze, in an unused classroom or something. They might have just let me be, assuming I was with someone who'd round me up or I'd snap out of it myself.
I'll find out tomorrow because tomorrow's the last class session and 'graduation' and I'm going even if I have to cab it each way. If I don't pass the class, I'll have to take it *next* winter and that sets my escape plans, at least to Israel, back by a year.
So I've got pills and vites and month's supply of blood pressure medicine, and I need to start measuring my BP regularly and my blood sugar too. At least now I know how to use the little meter right. You put the little thing into the meter, then touch it onto the blood drop. And you press the pricker firmly into your finger then let it do its thing. Squeeze out a drop of blood, wipe away, then squeeze out another and touch the tip of the little thing to the blood and there ya go.
If I can't get/keep my BP down naturally, then I'll have to stay on the BP meds.
Another note: Yesterday would have been a great one for busking. My "El Condor Pasa" isn't bad, "El Solo Toro" is a pleaser, and while it was windy, I've often busked when it's windy and I just buy a big bottle of water in Whole Foods and put it in my tip box to keep it from blowing away.
I packed something like 19 things and got 'em to FedEx and the post office, and did a study session at the Baguette. Then I found a bunch of good quality buns and brioches etc. behind the gym and took those over to Tom's and hung out for something like two hours just talking about stuff with Tom and his wife. It was pretty nice really.
Then after that I was determined to make my usual rounds so I went around and found a good load of packing stuff, and at another place, a business complex, someone has put out some kind of T-shirt printers or something so I got busy taking small parts off of those when a security guard pulled up. "Oh, hi", I said, "I'm just taking some small parts...." The guy asked if I was supposed to be there and I said, "Not really, probably ... I can take off..." and he said it's a good idea, people call him, etc. So I took off, making sure to go the most direct route out of the complex.
In the short distance between there and the shop there was a car accident where someone had overshot the freeway exit and their car was partway up on the sidewalk, and past that a zombie staggering around. Always a good time in the middle of the night around here.
I got back in here and finally found a thing I had to pack - I'd not have to refund the guy's $250 or so which is good, and since Ebay seems to allow ONE message to be sent to a buyer, I couldn't message him and say, "I found it, I'll pack and ship it tomorrow" the only way to let him know I found it was to pack it so it's packed. It and another small thing.
Now that it's May and busking season has started it's really been bugging me that I've not had time to practice much less busk, but tomorrow night will be the final class session.
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