Friday - 10/5/12
It was so nice to be able to sleep in! I'm so grateful to Mary for loaning me her car! I feel like I'm able to take my time getting ready to go. It's awesome!
One thing that hasn't changed is the amount of stuff I want to bring with me. I thought taking only what I could put in a backpack and carry would cure me of that. It's no contest though. Wham I have a car, I'm packing my computer and everything else I think might be able to work on while i'm gone.
I just sat in the car and looked at the clock. I'm shocked! I thought it was 15 minutes earlier! I thought I'd learned how to leave earlier than this! If there is a bad traffic jam anywhere, I might not make it. I'm crossing my fingers and trying for it. That's one thing. It takes forever to get there on a bus, but once I'm on the bus I can relax and not worry. Here I relaxed beforehand, but now, for the drive I'm tense.
I'm here! Just a little before class, but I'll take that for today! For the future, I'll need to set alarms for driving like I do for riding the bus... Put an alarm for 5 minutes before I want to leave!
I'd told myself I could go look for eBay stuff before work today since I have a car. I keep thinking about going to the DMV to register my car as non operational though. I need to do that soon and I do have the car today.
At the DMV. It's a long line reaching out of the building. Maybe I should leave. I don't know when I'll be able to come back and this is just the sign in line. Maybe it will go quickly.
It's been an hour. I should be leaving for work. I haven't even managed to talk to the sign in person yet. I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to leave and have to stand in this line again. At least Avalon is fully rented. I guess I'll stay.
While I'm standing here I'm registering for their on-line system. I think with the car not being officially registered last year (couldn't get smog check) that I'll have to talk to someone at a window. But it's worth a try. I'd love to get out of here!
It won't let me renew that way. I have to keep standing here. :-(
It's now been 2 1/2 hours. My number is up soon. I can't believe I waited all this time. At least it will be done then.
It's been forever. They keep not calling my number. They keep calling "f" numbers and I'm a "b" number. I'm starving too. I'm glad I had yoga class before this. It helps with patience.
5.10.12
2.10.12
Tuesday - 10/02/12
Tuesday - 10/02/12
I had planned on focusing on posting eBay items today. Everything else happened.
John, the maintenance man was here at the property. I needed to spend time with him and then went to home depot with him to purchase the items he needed. It's good because I know things are getting done the way I want them done. It took up a lot of time though.
First thing when he saw me, he told me it was his birthday. While we were at home depot I went off and bought an amaryllis bulb kit for him. Then, gave it to him when we got back. It's good to have happy things on your birthday.
When we left home depot John saw a lady with a sign asking for money. He said she is a gypsy from Romania He is Romanian he said they don't work, they steal and beg. He says the US gave a lot of them papers to come in, because they were being persecuted (for cheating and stealing.)
Now I'm preparing the deposit for villa Tuscany. Once I get it done I'll have to take off for the bus.
The cat knows I'm leaving. He's been playing all morning with packing paper I left on the floor for him. Now, he's hiding. It doesn't matter. I'm going to leave him loose in the apartment. I think I'm done closing him in the bathroom.
On the 460, I sit down in almost the last seat. I'm sitting next to an Asian woman. She has a suitcase, with lax tags on it. After awhile she asks me if I could tell her where the Disneyland exit is. That one's easy! I tell her it's the very last stop and the driver will make sure she gets off.
I'm waiting at the stop for the 29. There is a Chinese lady here. She's watching for the bus I tell her it won't be here for about 6 minutes She asks me how far this bus goes. I show her the map the octa has posted that says the bus goes all the way to the ocean. She says she lives around here and is going to go down to the ocean and then come back. She says she was a missionary in china for many years.
On the bus I'm sitting next to the cutest little kid. He's eating (or actually playing with) a granola bar. He has light, curly hair, and a sparkling smile. He wants to talk with me, but doesn't speak English. He's too young for much anyway. He keeps dropping the granola wrapper and having me pick it up. The Indian lady sitting next to him doesn't seem to be paying much attention to him. Across from me is the rest of the family. None of them seem to speak much English. The boy holds up a sign to me. I think it's something he found and laugh. It's a very crinkled piece of paper asking for money. The woman next to him is teaching him to say "please.". After they get off, some of the passengers start talking about them. Apparently they were passing around a paper asking for money or food. The granola bar the boy had been eating had been given to them by a passenger. Another had given them his bus pass. I hope they didn't take offense at me laughing. I had thought he'd just found the paper!
Mary wrote and asked if I wanted to borrow her car this weekend. She'll be riding her motorcycle. I kind of want to, but don't really need it and it might be more hassle to pick up and drop off then the benefits.
I had planned on focusing on posting eBay items today. Everything else happened.
John, the maintenance man was here at the property. I needed to spend time with him and then went to home depot with him to purchase the items he needed. It's good because I know things are getting done the way I want them done. It took up a lot of time though.
First thing when he saw me, he told me it was his birthday. While we were at home depot I went off and bought an amaryllis bulb kit for him. Then, gave it to him when we got back. It's good to have happy things on your birthday.
When we left home depot John saw a lady with a sign asking for money. He said she is a gypsy from Romania He is Romanian he said they don't work, they steal and beg. He says the US gave a lot of them papers to come in, because they were being persecuted (for cheating and stealing.)
Now I'm preparing the deposit for villa Tuscany. Once I get it done I'll have to take off for the bus.
The cat knows I'm leaving. He's been playing all morning with packing paper I left on the floor for him. Now, he's hiding. It doesn't matter. I'm going to leave him loose in the apartment. I think I'm done closing him in the bathroom.
On the 460, I sit down in almost the last seat. I'm sitting next to an Asian woman. She has a suitcase, with lax tags on it. After awhile she asks me if I could tell her where the Disneyland exit is. That one's easy! I tell her it's the very last stop and the driver will make sure she gets off.
I'm waiting at the stop for the 29. There is a Chinese lady here. She's watching for the bus I tell her it won't be here for about 6 minutes She asks me how far this bus goes. I show her the map the octa has posted that says the bus goes all the way to the ocean. She says she lives around here and is going to go down to the ocean and then come back. She says she was a missionary in china for many years.
On the bus I'm sitting next to the cutest little kid. He's eating (or actually playing with) a granola bar. He has light, curly hair, and a sparkling smile. He wants to talk with me, but doesn't speak English. He's too young for much anyway. He keeps dropping the granola wrapper and having me pick it up. The Indian lady sitting next to him doesn't seem to be paying much attention to him. Across from me is the rest of the family. None of them seem to speak much English. The boy holds up a sign to me. I think it's something he found and laugh. It's a very crinkled piece of paper asking for money. The woman next to him is teaching him to say "please.". After they get off, some of the passengers start talking about them. Apparently they were passing around a paper asking for money or food. The granola bar the boy had been eating had been given to them by a passenger. Another had given them his bus pass. I hope they didn't take offense at me laughing. I had thought he'd just found the paper!
Mary wrote and asked if I wanted to borrow her car this weekend. She'll be riding her motorcycle. I kind of want to, but don't really need it and it might be more hassle to pick up and drop off then the benefits.
1.10.12
Monday - 10/1/12
Monday - 10/1/12
Everything is feeling difficult... Like it's extra hard to do. I was going to work the la decom in exchange for free entry. Now, what I was going to do went away... And they say I'll need to pay the entrance fee and then get reimbursed for it. That would work if I had money in my wallet, but I don't. I find if I keep cash around I spend it. So I use as much as I can to pay on the bills and don't carry cash.
Everything is feeling difficult... Like it's extra hard to do. I was going to work the la decom in exchange for free entry. Now, what I was going to do went away... And they say I'll need to pay the entrance fee and then get reimbursed for it. That would work if I had money in my wallet, but I don't. I find if I keep cash around I spend it. So I use as much as I can to pay on the bills and don't carry cash.
21.9.12
Friday - 9/21/12
Friday - 9/21/12
At least I got enough sleep last night. The alarm is obnoxiously telling me it's time to get up. The cat's sleeping on the rug next to my bed. He takes off running when I get up to turn off the alarm. I sit back down for a little bit. He slowly comes back to his space on the rug.
I'm trying to leave early for the bus stop this morning. It's the first morning I've remembered that I want to do that. I don't have many things I have to do either. So, I may be able to manage it.
Shoot! I forgot to send in a work request and I can't do that from the yoga center and the computer I use for that is turned off!
Here I am, leaving late. Heading off to the farther away, alternate stop. At least I know I'm leaving in time to catch the bus there!
I'm really not feeling it today. The whole bus things Getting to me. I get up early enough on a normal day. This is silly. I remind myself to be grateful. I am really grateful for this chance to work on my finances. I'm grateful I could make a choice to do this. I'm grateful I have a wonderful place to live. I'm grateful I get to teach yoga this morning. Heck, when you think about it, very few people on this planet can say they get to share yoga this morning and I do! How wonderful and awesome is that?! And heck, the lights in my scooter wheels are still awesome too!
I'm crossing the street to the bus stop. There's the bus, coming up the road! I'll make it the light's with me. I didn't think I was that late though. I'm going to have to work on leaving earlier! I'm so grateful I caught the bus!
At the bus stop I've adopted. There's a few bigger pieces of trash. I put my vinyl gloves on, pick up those, look for the bus, pick up some cigarette butts. I think this stop is staying cleaner. That's encouraging. The bench has been tagged in a few spots. Maybe next time I'll bring something and try to clean that off. I wish I could just paint over it with flowers, but that would be considered tagging too.
At least I got enough sleep last night. The alarm is obnoxiously telling me it's time to get up. The cat's sleeping on the rug next to my bed. He takes off running when I get up to turn off the alarm. I sit back down for a little bit. He slowly comes back to his space on the rug.
I'm trying to leave early for the bus stop this morning. It's the first morning I've remembered that I want to do that. I don't have many things I have to do either. So, I may be able to manage it.
Shoot! I forgot to send in a work request and I can't do that from the yoga center and the computer I use for that is turned off!
Here I am, leaving late. Heading off to the farther away, alternate stop. At least I know I'm leaving in time to catch the bus there!
I'm really not feeling it today. The whole bus things Getting to me. I get up early enough on a normal day. This is silly. I remind myself to be grateful. I am really grateful for this chance to work on my finances. I'm grateful I could make a choice to do this. I'm grateful I have a wonderful place to live. I'm grateful I get to teach yoga this morning. Heck, when you think about it, very few people on this planet can say they get to share yoga this morning and I do! How wonderful and awesome is that?! And heck, the lights in my scooter wheels are still awesome too!
I'm crossing the street to the bus stop. There's the bus, coming up the road! I'll make it the light's with me. I didn't think I was that late though. I'm going to have to work on leaving earlier! I'm so grateful I caught the bus!
At the bus stop I've adopted. There's a few bigger pieces of trash. I put my vinyl gloves on, pick up those, look for the bus, pick up some cigarette butts. I think this stop is staying cleaner. That's encouraging. The bench has been tagged in a few spots. Maybe next time I'll bring something and try to clean that off. I wish I could just paint over it with flowers, but that would be considered tagging too.
20.9.12
Thursday - 9/20/12
Thursday - 9/20/12
It's a day at home! I'm enjoying being here, watching the cat play!
Rather than putting items up on eBay, I'm cleaning up photobucket. I use it for hosting eBay item pictures. I haven't deleted the "sold" items for awhile. I have over 200 to get rid of! I love photobucket. They make it easy to upload item pics and get HTML code to link to them. This is where the site falls down. It's slow and painful trying to clean off these files!
How cute! The cat just dumped over the trash can and then, after "killing" a few papers, he's curled up in it!
Charles is coming over later to pick up a shed one of my tenants wanted to get rid of. I've been planning on working on the backyard. Now is the time, since I can send the green waste off with him for composting!
It's a small patio yard, and I'm done for now. I filled up four small/ medium container with green waste! Things really grew while I was at burning man!
It's a day at home! I'm enjoying being here, watching the cat play!
Rather than putting items up on eBay, I'm cleaning up photobucket. I use it for hosting eBay item pictures. I haven't deleted the "sold" items for awhile. I have over 200 to get rid of! I love photobucket. They make it easy to upload item pics and get HTML code to link to them. This is where the site falls down. It's slow and painful trying to clean off these files!
How cute! The cat just dumped over the trash can and then, after "killing" a few papers, he's curled up in it!
Charles is coming over later to pick up a shed one of my tenants wanted to get rid of. I've been planning on working on the backyard. Now is the time, since I can send the green waste off with him for composting!
It's a small patio yard, and I'm done for now. I filled up four small/ medium container with green waste! Things really grew while I was at burning man!
19.9.12
Wednesday 9/19/12
Wednesday 9/19/12
On the bus. I'm late. I'm hoping to catch an earlier 43 bus to get to Avalon on time. I think today is the first day since coming back where I've started to feel I'm getting it together.
The couple in the front moved their suitcases so I could sit down. That was really nice of them.
After the majority of the people are off the bus, I move to give the couple room to spread out again. An Asian lady with white hair that tightly pulled back and a bright pink top on, sitting in the seat across the aisle from me just started preaching to the whole bus in a very loud voice! I put my earbuds in and turn on my music. I can still hear her over it. As near as i can tell, she's catholic Now she's singing! Loudly! Now she's back to preaching. She holds the bus hostage for the rest of the trip... Preaching religion. Call me funny, but I don't think holding a bus of people hostage is the way to say that your religion has the answers... And I used to think people talking on their cell phones was annoying!
Off the bus, she walks away from the bus stop with her bright pink top and bright red parasol.
It's past time for the bus to come I'm worried that the same driver will be driving this 43 route tonight. He doesn't seem to care about the schedule and habitually runs 20 minutes late. If I'm right, they switched schedules last week and we will be stuck with him for awhile. It doesn't seem fair though. I know the 43 tends to run late and sometimes, because of circumstances I just can't make the next bus. But that is the exception, not the rule. If his guy's going to run 20 minutes late, well, I'll be missing the bus again and on a regular basis.
The bus arrives. It's at least 20 minutes late. It's a different driver though. I say something to him about this bus always being late. He says it isn't this bus, it's the bus behind us. So, I have gotten on the next 43 because it. Came before the one I'd been waiting for. How funny!
We're miles away from Disneyland when my bus is supposed to leave. That bus is almost always on time too. That means I'll have a half hour or so to wait. So frustrating!
I go to the far stop for the 460, just in case they were running late. I stand here awhile. No luck. I'm tired and hungry and don't have my water. I just want to go home.
On the bus. I'm late. I'm hoping to catch an earlier 43 bus to get to Avalon on time. I think today is the first day since coming back where I've started to feel I'm getting it together.
The couple in the front moved their suitcases so I could sit down. That was really nice of them.
After the majority of the people are off the bus, I move to give the couple room to spread out again. An Asian lady with white hair that tightly pulled back and a bright pink top on, sitting in the seat across the aisle from me just started preaching to the whole bus in a very loud voice! I put my earbuds in and turn on my music. I can still hear her over it. As near as i can tell, she's catholic Now she's singing! Loudly! Now she's back to preaching. She holds the bus hostage for the rest of the trip... Preaching religion. Call me funny, but I don't think holding a bus of people hostage is the way to say that your religion has the answers... And I used to think people talking on their cell phones was annoying!
Off the bus, she walks away from the bus stop with her bright pink top and bright red parasol.
It's past time for the bus to come I'm worried that the same driver will be driving this 43 route tonight. He doesn't seem to care about the schedule and habitually runs 20 minutes late. If I'm right, they switched schedules last week and we will be stuck with him for awhile. It doesn't seem fair though. I know the 43 tends to run late and sometimes, because of circumstances I just can't make the next bus. But that is the exception, not the rule. If his guy's going to run 20 minutes late, well, I'll be missing the bus again and on a regular basis.
The bus arrives. It's at least 20 minutes late. It's a different driver though. I say something to him about this bus always being late. He says it isn't this bus, it's the bus behind us. So, I have gotten on the next 43 because it. Came before the one I'd been waiting for. How funny!
We're miles away from Disneyland when my bus is supposed to leave. That bus is almost always on time too. That means I'll have a half hour or so to wait. So frustrating!
I go to the far stop for the 460, just in case they were running late. I stand here awhile. No luck. I'm tired and hungry and don't have my water. I just want to go home.
17.9.12
Monday - 9/17/12
Monday - 9/17/12
The alarm is going off. I want to go back to sleep. I have that heavy feeling of being in the middle of deep sleep. I didn't do the weekly reports yesterday because I was gone. I have to do them this morning. That means getting up.
The alarm is going off. I want to go back to sleep. I have that heavy feeling of being in the middle of deep sleep. I didn't do the weekly reports yesterday because I was gone. I have to do them this morning. That means getting up.
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