December 21, 2014

I woke up – less deader than yesterday morning, but still somewhat totally-ass exhausted.  I think the finale of school for me is the biggest hurtle.  Yes, I still have one more class and I still will have practicum, but that is simple, compared to what has been done.  More coffee (black gold) and a slow gathering of things.   I am SO grateful to Victoria for allowing me to stay with her…what a beautiful weekend it was. <3

I headed off to explore…home?  No, I’ll go to my Mission.  I love this area.  It’s my favorite SF community.  The streets were still relatively quite – even at 11:30.  People were recovering after a  Saturday night in The City.  I found a spot on Mission and walked over to Valencia.  I exchanged kind words with a man….  I have found the sweetest words from men this weekend, all men I am not drawn to, but whose words are so very kind and complimentary, nonetheless.  Those men I am attracted to?  Nothing. This is a sign, I know. 

A lunch at my usual restaurant, some shopping for mother-in-law and then to the best thrift store in the world.  They support a huge amount of non-profits and have terrific stuff (this is SF, after all).  I found great cardigan for Maggie, stuff for my sis-in-law and mother, and records for me.  I bought a Joe Cocker record, learning he has passed away as I write this.  <very sad>  I drove home.   A huge parking lot of cars and I saw/heard sirens.  After 30 minutes or so, as every one was shifting lanes, I have had my blinker on and am trying to move.  A  lady in a huge black SUV honks at me and looks at me like I’m cutting her off.  NO, bitch.  I have my goddamn  blinker on and if you LOOK, you can see that people are trying to shift lanes.  There was a bit of road rage as I swore and screamed at her, (she couldn’t see or hear, of course).  She chased me down.  We flipped each other off.  It can get totally dangerous.  What I don’t understand is I had my blinker on…every one there was shifting.  WTF was it with her?  It really angered me for a while.  I think by Davis I had forgiven her, but people like her really irritate me.  I try to be so cautious and communicative on the roads…  I had my damn blinker on, lady.

Winco to buy things to make, to next store to buy tape so I can wrap.  Then home and I unpacked and got ready to hook up this magic beast of a receiver!  Ummm….wait a minute.  There’s a whole lot of stuff in the back of this. I think I could even control a garage door, if I had one.  I called L and he tried to talk me through…I’m not sure how much he could really do, though, unless he was here and he even said the same thing:  “So you want me to explain how to hook everything up, over the phone, in 5 minutes?”  “Yep!!”    Guess records will have to wait another day.  I’m getting closer, though.  <grin>

I put on a movie about Sinn Fein ("The Wind That Shakes the Barley")and started wrapping gifts before the kids get here tomorrow.  After that was over, I installed the Original Mario Brothers (I had ordered original controllers for the kids for Christmas) and played a bit.  Tomorrow I have my Live Scan for my practicum site.  Lots to do, always lots to do….

 Pictures:  The Mission District, San Francisco <3