SO, yesterday off. A few things done before I fell down the rabbit hole...
#1. Got rid of that goddamned old computer and flat-screened monitor. $20 it was a steal, but - try selling an old computer. I'm just glad that it didn't end up in the e-cycle. (and, on a similar note, tonight sold my computer projector for $20 as well, another e-cycle rescue). Now a bit of room on my kitchen island to plan my next steps; I discovered in an idle box delivered to me by the boy a demonstration model of Banana Pump which I should endeavour to sell before Christmas...
#2. Paydays. Mine is behind. Last was a couple of weeks ago, the "hours" cheque, used to pay rent, but it's been 3 weeks since the "tip cheque" and I'm getting hungry. How hungry was discovered last night when Kramer came over and I took her for dinner and she got way-too drunk (2 cocktails? Really?) - but the price put my credit card over the limit. And so I had the embarrassing task of part-cash part-cc payment. I shouldn't be this behind, should be ahead even, but community housing, the local banker, loans agent, etc, it's taking it's toll. Payday, apparently tomorrow, fingers crossed.
#3. Kramer. Coming over to watch a lame-assed movie of her own recommendation, kicking her boots under my bed, leaving her coat on my chair, lipstick on my towel. She's marking territory she's never even tried to claim. And not like I'm looking for action or to get lucky but - bloody hell, if ever I did there would be a lot of explaining to do.
#4. Neighbour Upstairs. Sketchy, as always, but now (met on a cigarette break) telling me she didn't turn in her ex(boyfriend) Fred for Welfare Fraud. Which tells me she did. And the entire building disagrees. All the while telling me he should get a job, work, be productive, buy her nice things...She hasn't worked for 20 plus years. He's in trouble and discovering the hard way how toxic certain females can be.
#5. Burger Month. Thank fucking god it's over and the restaurant is once again at a reasonable pace. It's insane, this, I need to write a November fairy tale for the town that involves Santa-Easter Burger coming and leaving hamburgers on the table, this is nonsense. We didn't win, the same winners as last year, the one - for presentation, an orchid on a charcoal brioche bun, well done. Not a great burger but a spectacular presentation, fine. The other, one of the other sushi places, I never tried. And finally the winner for flavour, the "Foi Gras", too close to last years entry and yet it won again, and this is bullshit, somebody, somewhere, is paying 'Big Burger" for the promotion...theirs was a good burger but - bloody hell - ours was better and a hell of a lot more original.
#6. And yesterday friend takes me for lunch and tells me I can stop making her car payments. This is - well, a relief, I'm not rich and don't even own a car myself. She's found work training our AI Overlords and offers to send me a link so I can do the same. I'm not particularly interested, the futures grim and will be so without my help. I send the link to Kramer, who despite wanting work and money so desperately is not interested in this, doesn't have the requisite communication skills. I'd happily be the "Saboteur" but apparently this is not a job they're offering ...