Signal sooner please, mom hangs up on me, secret shopper, and hauntingly beautiful writing…

~Tuesday~  I was up at 6:00 this morning, because I got to bed at a reasonable hour in a rare occurrence. And I was quite productive before heading to work: scanning the cover of a Tour de Friends booklet that contains the AIDS chain that I want to get a tattoo of, scanning the sequence … Read more

Nice snake, chick musac, Libra bonds, net worth it, a death, & late-night work…

~Wednesday~  Because I had to leave work at 4:00 today, I was up at 6:00 and into the office by 7:30, via a Wolfline bus from the Avent Ferry Park & Ride. A cute guy sat across from me intermittently drinking coffee from a large travel mug and listening to something that emanated from his … Read more

ROI training of type 1 statements, a perfect pun, a dandy dissertation topic, & nipples in a bag…

~Tuesday~  I drove over to Avent Ferry and Gorman to catch the Wolfline #1 Avent Ferry bus down to the Mission Valley Shopping Center stop, which is across the street from the building I’ll be taking a training class in all day today and tomorrow. Fortunately, I left enough time to endure the unbelievable 20 … Read more

The prodigal gym bunny, bleeding employees, crashing dishes, screaming babies, & a crowded bar…

~Saturday~  I finally got my lazy ass back to the gym today, where I did only 200 ab crunches, since I haven’t done them in over a week, and so I’ll still be able to sit up tomorrow. I followed that up with 40 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine. I didn’t see any … Read more

Back-of-the-bus straight boys, rhetoric at klatsch, an M&Ms meeting, and 8 hours of drinking…

~Friday~  I caught the city bus for the first time in a while, arriving at the stop at 8:17 and boarding the bus at 8:25. Hot Mess Driver was at the helm, and the temperature on the bus was warm, but not excruciating. A guy who boarded at the Gorman and Conifer stop took way … Read more

Medical specificity punctuation, dermatologically burning flesh, & a birthday mini-stroke…

~Wednesday~  I had a first-time appointment with a dermatologist who was recommended by my friend, Kevin (av8rdude). When I entered the building in which the practice resides, I was struck by a sign that reminded me of failblog.org‘s new feature called, “Oddly Specific,” which includes entries like: and I mean I’ve heard of pain clinics … Read more

Why it ain’t take my coins, why take the bus, a customer service flash, Burlesque redux, & dancing..

~Wednesday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8:14 and the bus arrived at 8:25, with Hot Mess Driver at the helm. I made a quick assessment as to whether I thought I could make it the entire ride with my sweatjacket on and decided I couldn’t. Too hot. At a subsequent stop, a … Read more

Brunch w/Anna, Country Strong and dinner w/Robert, scareyoke w/Joe, and the bathroom w/Dulcolax…

~Sunday~ Yesterday, my friend Anna called and asked me if I’d be interested in brunch today. And that’s who I found myself with at 10:30 this morning at Helios. I had their Early Rise, with cheddar substituted for Gruyere, along with some coffee of course. early rise. 5.75 a cafĂ© helios classic, butter croissant with … Read more

Sleeping in, buttered bolos levedos for breakfast, dated t-shirt sighting, & a blah dancing night…

~Wednesday~  Oh glorious vacation day! Kevin and I both slept in this morning and actually ended up downstairs in the kitchen, literally, within a minute of each other at around 10:15. Coffee was soon had by each of us, along with a slice of toasted and buttered Bolos Levedos, a half a banana, and a … Read more

Death comes to 8 in 2010, wardrobe rotation & degeneration, an algorithm malfunction, a night out…

~Tuesday~  It was nice to wake up to electricity this morning. I had my alarm set for 10:00, but I woke up at 8:30 and in a rare occurrence I was unable to fall back asleep. I got up and got started on things that needed to be done before my house guest arrived, the … Read more