Confessions of a One-Track Mind

I've been at Mb's since last night. We went to the food bank this morning, then she went out to do laundry while I got somewhat caught up on my TV. First half of the Sons of Anarchy season finale was intense. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's ep, although it'll be at least Wednesday before I see it.

We went down to the Chinese buffet in Melbourne for dinner. I had Thai chicken on rice, bean sprouts, green beans and mushrooms, and egg drop soup. Non-nom-nom! The restaurant was having an off night, things not seasoned as they usually are, but it still satisfied a craving. Then we drove around looking at Christmas lights. Peaceful.

I'll be home again tomorrow, because I have a dog on Wednesday with J. This little guy was an absolute fiend the first session---severe aggression toward golf carts---but last week he really came around. His owner was crying with happiness, because he watched the cart drive past with no reaction at all. Better yet, the owner of the cart has a dog walking business in that subdivision, so hopefully she will recommend us to some of her problem clients.

I signed up for one of those low-income phone plans with free minutes...hopefully I'll hear back from them by the end of next week. I've been using a PAYGo phone, which I just can't afford any longer. (A shame, because the number is very easy to remember---the last four digits are the year my mom was born.) This plan gives me 240 minutes per month. They don't roll over unless I pay to add minutes, and then they roll for three months. I just hope there won't be a problem with reception from my house---it's intermittant with the PAYGo. Crossing fingers....

TTFN.

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Didn't make it to the food bank this morning, but I *did* get four bags of trash to the curb (they were pre-bagged, just awaiting tomorrow's trash day) before running off with Mb for a day of errands. The bad news: I didn't get to a phone during business hours to call the code officer about my yard.* The good news: Mb treated me to lunch at the Chinese buffet in Melbourne. Gingery bean sprouts, nom-nom-nom!

Was surprised, when I got back to her place to check my email, to find a gift story awaiting me: sithwitch13 fulfilled my request for an Equilibrium fic of an AU nature. (I suspect kukkurkurat just went galloping off to read it). I'm a huge Sean Bean fan, so I asked for something that focused on his character.

Finally got to see Friday's SPN. I'm enjoying this season more than I have in a couple years. Because I'm such a geekling, I actually know who Lemmy is; there ARE some brain cells that survived my 20s!

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* Although, come to think of it, it was Columbus Day, so they were probably closed anyway.

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The thrifting happened, but as with so many things one wants!wants!wants!, it fell flat. GK was running around doing things with BC and his youngest all morning; it was nearly two when we hit the road.

Did the Rockledge Goodwill first. I was very selective; having just dropped off a shitload of crap, I was in no hurry to get more. My haul, courtesy of GK, was a red and black tribal print tee, a string of beads, a book and a candle-snuffer (The latter is going to church, as the one we had disappeared during a robbery).

GK said she was starving, so next came a side-trip to McD's. From there, we visited the Humane Society thrift, which was closing in ten minutes, and they all but shoved us out the door at the stroke of five.

When I'd dropped off some stuff there a couple weeks ago, I'd spotted a heavy-duty scale at another store, and GK was looking for one for BC*. We went there, but it was gone. GK, BCsDaughter and Bestie had more patience than I; I sat in the van and zoomed through the first 63 pages of my new book, "How Not to Make a Wish", drumming my fingers and wondering what the hell they could possibily find so enthralling in that dump.

We arrived at the Chinese Buffet at the same time as J. (CF was already waiting.) It ended up just being the six of us, very cozy, lots of girl-talk. We talked about GK's travels and our adventures in organizing my place. GK's dogs were a hot topic with J, who would love to get her hands on them to rehabilitate them. A good time was had by all.

Then GK and I, along with BCsDaughter and Bestie, went to the mall and saw Sucker Punch. (Which, incidentally, I think is a crap title, but I confess, I don't know what I'd call it.) OMG! Awesome, amazing, fabulous movie! We discussed it the whole way home, or at least until we dropped BCsDaughter and Bestie off at BCsDaughter's house.

Our final stop of the day was WalMart, where GK picked up a chrome link belt and got me a few perishables and a couple sundries. I have ample canned goods, but lacked a a few things like eggs, fresh bread, a shaker of parmesan, trash bags...and although it wasn't a major need, she also let me get another package of sheet protectors...maybe the package I *thought* I had will turn up---if I ever had them in the first place---but this way, I've GOT them and can work on reducing my 'zine stash some more.

We didn't get everything done that we'd hoped to, but it was a very good visit nonetheless.

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* GK is concerned about BC. I'm not the most observant person; I hadn't noticed that he's walking oddly, or how much fluid he's retaining in his legs (makes me look positively svelte) and based on some internet research she's afraid he's developing pulmonary hypertension. His dad had a heart attack before 40, and other members of the extended family have also had heart problems. He's defensive and denies anything is wrong.
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Today I learned the hard way that food from the new Chinese take-out place up by Winn-Dixie is wretched and not to be consumed. The egg drop soup had too much corn starch in it and tasted like glue, the egg foo yung gravy was brown and salty, and the rice and foo yung had GREEN PEAS in it. (Green peas are evol and disgusting.) Kat and I came to the conclusion that we'll stick to the buffett place up at Byrd Plaza. It's convenient, economical and edible. Nuff said.

Before lunch, we went up to the Sharing Center. (Local charitable thrift store.) Yeah, I know. Like I need to set foot in another thrift store, ever. *tries to look innocent* Just a few books...two scarves, a cheese slicer, some jewelry, and (how do you make your font shrink?) some fabric. I got a length of leopard print chiffon---how could I pass *that* up?! and some polka dot linen and some shiny blue stuff.

I admit, I don't have any clear plans for the blue stuff, but the polka dots are black on white, and there's enough to cover my two dining room chairs AND make a matching square tablecloth. My current concept for the dining room is black and white---I already have some black tab curtains, a circular black tablecloth, and my dishes are black and white. Plus, there's my b&w Scott Mutter poster in a black frame hanging on the wall in there.

I've done laundry and scratched the surface in my room. I'll have more to do on Wednesday, but by Friday, it ought to be navigable for the Great Closet Works Project.

Have done a wee bit of writing, but I'm awaiting an assignment for spn_summerlove, and don't want to get *too* involved in any given project. (I "only" have FOUR completely different stories going right now. *moans* I am SO compulsive!)