This entry was mostly written last night in a state of near-exhaustion, so please forgive any grammatical errors, lapses in logic, or speaking in alien languages.
Thursday: Called social services only to be told that, in spite of all previous assurances about somebody working on my case Real Soon Now, I still did not have food stamps (boo!). They suggested I call back after Christmas, then told me to have a happy holiday. I was compelled to mention that it might be happier if I knew I could afford food after it. Oh well.
Also managed to get to a local hospital to have my blood drawn & tested to make sure I still have a functioning liver. It was a nice enough day that I got off the bus a fair distance away from my destination so I could enjoy a good walk. As I approached the hospital, I saw a bright yellow helicopter landing either on the campus or just beyond it. Is yellow a typical color for med-evac helicopters?
After having my blood sucked out, I went to a natural foods store and wandered a bit, looking at all the tasty and not-so-tasty things on offer. Finally bought a vegetarian "fish fillet" sandwich and stuffed it in my bag before getting on a bus to go to a local mall where I sat down in the food court to eat the thing while watching shiny toy trains go round & round a Christmas display. Having satisfied my curiosity about the vegetarian fish fillet, I can safely choose to never buy another one again. It wasn't bad, mind you, but I'm sure there are other foods in that store which are much, much better.
Hung around the shopping center a while, reading and using a previously unsuspected magical talent--being unaffected by Christmas muzak. Too bad I am not skilled enough to ignore holiday dreck at will: the gift seems to come and go depending on weather fluctuations or planetary alignments or something.
The high point of Thursday came later in the evening, of course: Mad! Science! Coffee! Not that I drink the coffee, but I do enjoy the company of the mad scientists. There were even mugs! and special festive cards! "Axial tilt is the reason for the season!"
Friday: My main goal for the day was to buy enough food to survive through December 25 without having to go to any stores again. Mmm... catfish.
Saturday: Spent the day resting, with my main activities being sleeping, reading, and listening to various bits of BBC radio online. ( But Sunday was actually interesting! )
Thursday: Called social services only to be told that, in spite of all previous assurances about somebody working on my case Real Soon Now, I still did not have food stamps (boo!). They suggested I call back after Christmas, then told me to have a happy holiday. I was compelled to mention that it might be happier if I knew I could afford food after it. Oh well.
Also managed to get to a local hospital to have my blood drawn & tested to make sure I still have a functioning liver. It was a nice enough day that I got off the bus a fair distance away from my destination so I could enjoy a good walk. As I approached the hospital, I saw a bright yellow helicopter landing either on the campus or just beyond it. Is yellow a typical color for med-evac helicopters?
After having my blood sucked out, I went to a natural foods store and wandered a bit, looking at all the tasty and not-so-tasty things on offer. Finally bought a vegetarian "fish fillet" sandwich and stuffed it in my bag before getting on a bus to go to a local mall where I sat down in the food court to eat the thing while watching shiny toy trains go round & round a Christmas display. Having satisfied my curiosity about the vegetarian fish fillet, I can safely choose to never buy another one again. It wasn't bad, mind you, but I'm sure there are other foods in that store which are much, much better.
Hung around the shopping center a while, reading and using a previously unsuspected magical talent--being unaffected by Christmas muzak. Too bad I am not skilled enough to ignore holiday dreck at will: the gift seems to come and go depending on weather fluctuations or planetary alignments or something.
The high point of Thursday came later in the evening, of course: Mad! Science! Coffee! Not that I drink the coffee, but I do enjoy the company of the mad scientists. There were even mugs! and special festive cards! "Axial tilt is the reason for the season!"
Friday: My main goal for the day was to buy enough food to survive through December 25 without having to go to any stores again. Mmm... catfish.
Saturday: Spent the day resting, with my main activities being sleeping, reading, and listening to various bits of BBC radio online. ( But Sunday was actually interesting! )
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