February 26th, 2022

Walking down the street, some guy is harassing homeless people, kicking them and taking their stuff and scattering it. I see him do this to two people. I come up to him and tell him to stop it. He laughs at me and asks what I’m going to do. I come close and slowly start moving him into a corner. He grabs a bottle and tries to hit me. I disarm him and hit him on the head with it. It doesn’t break so I hit him again. He goes down and I walk away. Someone comes with me and I grab a tell to wipe off the bottle, then put it under the fence on one side. I got into a potty to pee. Come back out and talk to the people who helped me about how we’re going to make our stories match if the cops come. I’m thinking self-defense, and some his come close, so we stop talking. Then a security car parks close, so we stop again.

February 25th, 2022

On a train, kissing Marybelle.

Showing some girl a map-she says she’s never seen where California is. Not much time-show her where e are, expand and shore her larger and larger views.

At work, we moved into a new building. Try to figure out where our group is. Come back the next day, forgot my key card. Talk to some execs, get a tour, so don’t need the card. Walk around and get into the elevator.

At a kite thing, start to put together a synergy, someone is talking about a fellow kite flyer who died. Look through my bag for a rev.

February 24th, 2022

At 30700, big party, my room is full of stuff. Really mad.

At home, trying to get Hemant Pradhan his prescription, call, walk downstairs and meet him.

Sitting, take care of some baby.

Watch a big plane taxi up a road, down to a small runway, try to take off, go down and land in the water.

February 22nd, 2022

Walk into a room with Mikaela Shiffrin and others to do a commercial. There’s an odd clock on the floor, and I try to figure it out. Someone asks what things are and I point out the second hand. A co-worker says no, that’s stupid. I get upset, tell him to fuck off and leave. Walk down the hallway and back into a glass room. Someone else comes to ask me what happened.

Standing outside, look up and little lights zoom past. I realize that I can make contact and rise up to meet them. A portal opens up and I can see beyond it. It fades and I try again, it opens and fades again. I come back down. Mom is mad because this isn’t of God. I ignore her. I ask sis if she saw me fly and she says, “No, you just walked away down the street.”

February 18th, 2022

Going down a hill, trying to gear up for a hike. Look up and over the ridge, see a long reddish meteor? streak down the valley on the other side of the ridge. It eventually crashes, and water starts coming down the hill. I run, then grab my backpack and climb a tree.

At a kite thing, go back inside. Next day, looking for my pants, walk past Steve Kent’s shop, sit down on the couch.

February 13th, 2022

Trying to make a audio input to a monitor work. Try a couple of things, replace the jack, as it can do direct. Notice that the plug into the monitor isn’t in all the way. Push both in. Sit back on a couch and a green dog comes and puts its head on my lap. I pet it.

Walking through town, they’re doing a ritual to prepare for the messiah. I decide to look up info about the next one, and go over to the building. I go down the hall, decide not to take the shortcut. Open the door, go to the next door, and it gets opened for me. The spirits float me down the stairs, and I walk around to the entrance. I decide to visit my spirit friend in the reactor. Walk over to the reactor and say hi. There’s a family talking to the spirit in the speaker. I say hi and we chat. They play a counting game.

February 12th, 2022

Reading Mad magazine at the bookstore. Start to fold up the back page, then decide to put the magazine back. Crouch down and get ready to put it at the back of the stack. Someone comes over and I wait.

In an office, preparing a test for incoming lawyers. It has all sorts of odd questions. Another person writes another test. I start organizing my stuff that’s on a table. We put together the tests and another lawyer looks over what I did.

February 11th, 2022

Driving around the 42nd area following Robert Fripp and Toyah driving an RV. They circle around and around and into the Safeway lot. They drive around a bit and jump the RV off the lot and onto King. We get out and Robert is between me and the sun, making him surrounded in a halo. He comes right up close to me grinning.

Park my car in that same lot, go into a store. Come back out the car is covered in snow-wrong car. Mine is next and clean. The rear tires are flat-someone pulled out the nozzle. Wolf gets in and starts driving away-I’m trying to hold the hole closed, but it’s only leaking a little so I let it go. The tires get huge, but don’t pop as he’s driving down Harrison. We’re looking for a gas station but they’re closed. We get to a tire place and park the car. A guy comes out and I tell him what happened and that we just need a cheap pair because the car is old. Get a ticket and walk over to a park bench. Sit a little and a lady comes up and sits too. She’s wearing a gi with a blue belt. I ask her what thing and she asks me how long I’ve been doing martial arts. I say 30 years and she asks for advice. I give her some.

Walking down to the 224 with some boy. He’s simple, and walks across the highway, losing his shoes along the way. He goes back to get them, even though there’s traffic. He comes back without them and I tell him to stay here while I get them. Two guys take off with the shoes and I follow. I find some shoes, but they’re not his. Keep following them, go up the hill. It get steeper and steeper and I’m climbing. Some old lady is parking her car and gets out crawling. I note how steep it is and she agrees. I give up and go back. Find more shoes, and one pair that clip together. I don’t see the boy on the other corner.

February 10th, 2022

In an office crowded with stuff. We’re trying to come up with an ad plan. I’m thinking about knots, and grab paper and pen and start drawing a big knot. I then think about small knots on a wide band.

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It’s February-pretty quiet, after a very busy and tiring December. Trying to keep an even keel, though Erika wants to move. Everyone is fine, Colin seems to be OK too. Trying not to pay attention to happenings in the outside world. It seems that jobs are good, inflation is not, Olympics are good, Russia isn’t. Then there’s the wacko Republicans and the orange shitgibbon. At least I’m going to the gym regularly…

Thursday, 1/6. Lots of people are talking about what happened a year ago today. I won’t. I decided to stop talking about politics here. Just too tiring.

Friday morning. Starting work, not much going on. Got back from the trip, laundry and lazy, Salem to roller derby that didn’t happen-went to the rink instead. To libe, picked them up. Dr’s visit Monday night-180#. The week has been mostly work and TV. Worked out Tuesday-still sore. Lots of people getting Covid now-Salem’s teacher, Colin’s roommate.

Saturday evening, watching Leverage: Redemption. Busy day-bought a new printer. Slept late-ish, shop, dinner, Erika had a thing. Good workout last night- hurried up the workout so I could get to t’ai chi before my BP drops. Got most of my work done this week.

Sunday evening, bedtime. Pretty quiet day, Erika had a shorter thing. Took Salem to practice, got canceled again. Glad I didn’t schedule my thing. Good workout-BP was good. Shower, dinner, bed. G’nite.

Wednesday evening, hanging out in bed watching crap TV. Usual day of work, looked at a house. Needs a ton of work. Lots of space, though.

Saturday noon. Erika is sick. Pretty quiet otherwise. Work, workout, that’s it. Got stuff done. Erika went back to the house with a realtor friend, and we’re passing-just too much work needed, including foundation cracks, mold, termites, a blackberry forest, an old buried oil tank, and they’re likely not going to take a realistic offer. I was dreaming about having my own space, though. Mike’s for dinner last night. My BP is looking good. My cholesterol is 215, which isn’t bad for me.

Sunday night. Hanging out in bed. Pretty quiet, got up mid-morning. Salem to derby practice, binz, picked up Salem-they’re improving. New Seasons, laundry, later workout because of it, shower, dinner, chill, folded laundry. 175#

Wednesday evening, watching Mission Impossible, season 1. Had to work out today-the gym was full last night. Not much else-one of Salem’s classmates has the ‘rona, so we’re waiting to see how it goes. Not much else, working. Tidied up on Monday. Trying to keep it going. Put my kites into an Adidas bat bag-I would’ve done this earlier if I had known they’d fit. Now I can put each into a separate sleeve, and the handles and line bag fit too. Erika broke our shower head. The house we looked at was pending, then not.

And now a week, Wednesday (1/26). Watching Battlebots on Discovery +, and Everest Air. We’re a bit short of cash, after 2 weeks of spending on vacation… Pretty quiet-negative ‘rona test for Salem, her classmates, not so much. Matt’s birthday on Sunday-delicious pizza, skipped workout until Monday. Got rid of the car Colin’s old GF had left. Still keeping the tidy up, thinking about how to consolidate things-Erika wants to move to a house-5 years here, that’s about the norm for her. Time to do laundry. We got a nice rain shower head.

Tuesday, (Feb 1st). Trying to get things done. Failing. Not really motivated. Pretty quiet weekend-Thai dinner Sat., tidy Sunday. Working out M-W-F now. Increased weights yesterday, not sore today. Salem’s classmates’ moms are now getting the ‘rona. Not us. Hanging out with Mr. Duck-he’s pooping everywhere.

Thursday-working through detailed UAT issues. Fun. Just did laundry, worked out last evening. Big fun.

Wednesday (2/9). Pretty quiet-watching some Olympics. Finished reading the sequel to Dodo. This one may have legs. Weekend was the usual-shop, libe, binz, drop off Erika and Salem at the mall for a haircut, picked them up after. Erika did a big pull everything out and toss, so no tidy, and the house is a mess. Working out MWF. Burned the wheat I boil for oatmeal on Saturday night-the entire living room was full of smoke, but no smoke alarm. Smelled like burned wheat for 2 days…Tested the smoke alarms, and they were fine-guess we caught it in time. Mr. Duck is hanging out here most of the day.

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February 8th, 2022

Working on a painting on the floor. It’s big, and I mix a bunch of blue paint for the sky. Paint a bunch of small brushes in random colors before putting on the blue.

In a room, there’s pee all over the walls coming from a hose. Have to clean it up before it stains. Some girl calls freaking out-it’s coming from a speaker, her bf leaves and I try to calm her. She hangs up. I start gathering up my stuff and leave.

Listening to an old reggae song. Some guy says he has a recording of this from the 30’s. I’m enjoying the one drop beat.

February 2nd, 2022

At a big house. One of the kids is having problems and wrecks the toilet. He pulls it off and water goes everywhere until I shut off the pipe. I go to fix it and need supplies. Go outside and the patriarch is holding court. I go to tell him what happened and to get cash for the repairs. Go back inside and start to work on it-there’s another toilet that needs repair too. Shut it off and take off the toilet. There are 2 drains.

February 1st, 2022

In Long Beach, there’s some attack going on. Helicopters and planes are flying towards the ocean. Leslie Bassage and I get on the train going towards the mountains. It’s open-air, and we grab big fluffy pillows from under the seats to keep warm. I want her to sit with me, but she goes into the next seat back. We get to an airport, and go through the terminal. There are lots of people there, and a convention going on.

January 30th, 2022

A bunch of people from old church come over to see Erika. She’s not home, but on her way. I tell them to come around the couch and sit down. I go out to see if she’s coming. Walk down King-there’s construction going on. Walk back, and the foreman is pretty hot. Walk past her trying not to stare. Walk back up and Matt is driving a work truck back home. He gets out to do something and the truck continues around and down the hill and rolls on its side. I continue up the hill and Matt throws a football at me. I catch it and yell at him about the truck.

Walking through a house, one of the rooms has odd stuff growing through the floor and wall. I look at it closely-it’s like mushrooms but wood. Erika goes into a room and says “no.” I go in and the room is half finished, with all the odd growths and half a wall open to the outside.

January 27th, 2022

Moving out from the house, let caught critters go, dump out their shit. Look for Stimpy! He’s not inside. Look outside, he’s crying. Get in the car-Christina’s husband is driving. There’s a car stopped and he swerves.

In a big room, Julie Chlopecki is there and we’re lovers. Going over tax documents, I have a bunch of naughty pictures and try to gather them up . Fail and one of the girls picks up a picture. Get ready to leave, but wait for Julie to finish. Stay, without pants. Julie comes over and talks to some nefarious guy on the phone. I stay quiet. She sees me as I’m putting on my underwear and laughs. Some guys start showing up.

January 26th, 2022

In England, walk down the usual tracks, someone is running, try running to see how it would go. There’s a train coming from the track that curves the other way. It’s a fancy one that holds royalty. Walk back to my room. The door is ajar and I go in. There are toys and kids stuff everywhere. The landlady is picking stuff out for a yard sale. I start gathering the stuff I want to take with me. It’s all in bags. I leave and go down to the train station.