The bummer train entered the station with a bang yesterday afternoon when I met with the ophthalmologist and he touted the amazement of my progress and clear assurance that my vision would continue to improve. I had intended to give one last ditch effort to get him to sign off on my disability, but, not one to disavow his ability, he remarked that ( Read more... )

In my continuing tour of cities of the peninsula, I made my way to quaint Burlingame, primarily famous for its retarded Jewelry Exchange commercial that's been playing since time immemorial; and Hayward Park. The former was like a typical town in the peninsula, stores here and there with trees dotting the sidewalk, and a promenade in the center of ( Read more... )

I went to the picturesque Golden Gate Park yesterday bright and early, and hooked it all the way across from beginning to end. I even forked over $7 to mingle among the tourists in the Japanese Tea Garden, and took pictures of the Koi fish and the playground structure built like a Japanese temple. About the middle of my trip, I got texts from two ( Read more... )

When I was in high school, I once went into a Sam Goody looking for various and sundry bullshit, and when I thanked the sales associate, she chirpily replied, "Cool welcome!" I didn't know whether or not to think that was daft or clever ( Read more... )

Since I'm free-time Sally now, I took the CalTrain to Hillsdale mall on Friday for a little inebriated adventure. The half hour train ride itself was uneventful and pleasant, and I have to say, the conductors they have now are vastly more pleasant than the ones I encountered when I first took CalTrain in the late '90s and early 2000s. Like the time ( Read more... )

I've taken to grading guys as I see them. Some degree of discretion is given, maybe they're a C or C- depending on how inebriated I am. In defense of my scale, it rarely gets a B+ or more ( Read more... )

The progress on my health has been infinitesimally slow and steady. On the plus side (and there are actually several plus sides, all things considered), I stop by Subway to get something to eat after the infusion. So, there's a treat for myself if ever there was one ( Read more... )

Since my life has become 60% Prime and Netflilx now, I've realized from many shows that it's easier on the ears when they transition from a song playing in the foreground to one of the characters listening to it on earphones or in their room, so I now try to mirror this in my own life when I come home by turning the music down first before turning ( Read more... )

Sunday's visit to church with Zela, for all the anxiety I produced over it, was fairly uneventful. She seemed tolerant of the event, took pics of some of the pastor's quotes shown on the screen, and declined to meet him and the family pastor afterwards. We did lunchies afterwards and caught up, then parted ways. No biggie, and I don't get the sense ( Read more... )

I invited Zela to church with me this week as part of my church's Bring a Friend thing, and she's coming. We're doing lunchies afterwards. I kind of got an inkling that it was meant to be when I ran into her the other day walking down the street. I had started off on my side of the street, and crossed over to the other, which I don't normally do. ( Read more... )