Met an old pal

 I wanted to get out in the sun and the daylight today. I'd run two loads of laboratory glassware (it's surprising how much I can carry on my bike trailer; about 6 boxes) from the old place to back here because a lot of that lab glass will sell relatively quickly. Lots of good pieces in there. 

I'd called Ken and told him what I'd done, and he said Great, that means he only has to break down some shelves and get a few more small things out and he'll be all out of that storage unit and he can stop paying the $300+ rent on it. 

Which is the idea. I need to get into the habit of swinging by the place when I'm out with the bike trailer and getting stuff out of the other unit, which if Ken hasn't already started on it, he'll start on it next weekend. 

In the spirit of that, I found some things here to put out for the scavengers, and labeled a ton of little modules we're selling, and pretty soon it was midnight and I put the glassware where it won't be in the way, and got things ready to list today. 

I slept OK and I think the illegal night club started to set up but I heard a police siren which means they were onto 'em and shut that shit down. 

I woke up around noon, and wanted to go out and do some things - hey it's Sunday after all - as a break from the dark and cold and gloom. I took off around 2 in the afternoon and indeed, went out and did things. I don't miss the nasty guy and his used book store on The Alameda at all any more, as I find plenty of interesting books at the little free libraries and bought two from Goodwill. The two books were $7 which is kind of steep, "Oh yeah they changed the prices" so they're charging a bit more these days but at least it's for a good cause and still far less than new price or what the price would be at the used book store. 

I rode back from there, and came to Christmas In The Park so I looked for the caricature guys. They were there all right, the Black guys from around Los Angeles. The guy remembered me and we caught up on things and talked some nuts and bolts about the caricature business. I'd skipped the whole Christmas season due to injuring my back last year.