4.17 Friday Diary

Out Lyfting, three more rides after midnight, the last one left me deep in Santa Ana, close to running out of gas while two college girls were in the car, and ... a WF debit card that would not work at the gas pump...so I managed to get in five bucks from my remaining CapOne cc that had a few available dollars on it.
The rides were worth another $45.   
Later in the morning, the summary report emailed to me showed a potential deposit of $54 and change for the night's work.
Home...
Looking for the dinner that was put away for me.  I declined having it put in a storage container and hidden in the bedroom fridge, and insisted it go in the main kitchen fridge...and it was gone, when I got home.
And I saw Sherman, asleep in the other bed.
Coincidence? I doubt it.
I had a leftover Merry-surprise-pie which was quite good, enough.
She was awake at 4 a.m.!  Talking to some buddy/friend she had created via Trivia Crack.  
And She couldn't go to sleep when I was trying, so from the DVR, started watching "Django Unchained."
And I stayed awake, watching the whole thing....
0600 pill
0715 up to feed the dogs...
Tried to get some sleep from 10 to noon...
Up and dressed and in the car, me driving...
to H-ucla so She could get signed documents prior to court next week, and I filled up the gas tank at an adjoining gas station...
Then east to Walmart..to fetch a prescription for Her, while I looked at cell phones, thinking to get a cheap 2nd phone to add and use the Uber app.
The cell phone I wanted, they did not have the activation card for, so I decided, this can wait....
Home...unpacked the car...
Showered and dressed...
And back in the car to pick up HLB, and bring him to the house.
Merry was ready when we arrived, and it was far too early.  Both he and I had factored in a cushion to allow for Merry always not getting ready on time and being late... and here it was about 17:00 and the demo he (and She) were doing was not due to start to start til 19:30, and the place was 14 miles away, so maybe 30 to, worst case, 45 minutes.
SO we sat around....
HLB and Stitch did all the talking; Merry and I did not have to say a word,  tho' Merry had quite a bit to say when their conversation steered to 'boats'.
On our way, about 1825
Arrived there...a little bit haphazardly, as the 'event' listing which we were going by had '455' as the street number, should have been '1455'.   
But we were still earlier enough to pull into the 7-11, across the street, where HLB was going to extra twenty bucks from the ATM to give us for gas and the ride, in general, but his debit cards did not work, he said.
Wish us luck ever getting THAT twenty bucks.
I took him and Merry across the street, got 'em inside the studio, and around 19:45 excused myself...
Went back to the car, pulled it around to the back of the complex to the parking lot,  got kind of comfortable and dozed from about eight to ten.
I woke up, found a bush to hide behind, and pee,  and then played scrabble on my tablet, until Merry called me, ready to go, around 22:45.
I swung around front, got the two of them in the car, and off we went.
We dropped HLB off at home,  then  decided to stop for a late dinner at the same Spires that we stopped at after the last time we dropped HLB off.
We decided,  there won't be a third time. 
First time, service was poor, food just okay.
Second time, service was good, food was bad-fair-okay, and the coffee was bitter.


HslS 1158
HslO  1314
HslFun1159
HslFun/Her/from me  671
Hr UN 448
Her DO? H since  N/670
D s l CI  141

04.16 Thursday Day

02:00  UP  P & S

05:45  up to Pill

07:15 Up to let Donna out, and feed the dogs, check email and fcb

0900, Up  to P and dressed..
 Ran into Sherman in the kitchen, who seemed to be keeping me away from the fridge by blocking my path to it...
Back in the bedroom, watched some stupid (Pain or Pleasure) movie with Merry..
Dad called, saying, No, I should Not come out to visit...
I took checks outside for Pool Guy, and unlocked the gate..
And caught up on dishes...
And we decided to take care of motor errands tomorrow, and did a pinky swear that we would get up and do 'em...
And we watched "CSI" and "Criminal Minds" and "Gotham"
And I napped from 1700 to 2100, getting up once at 1800 for a Pill
UP and dressed...
And out in car 2130, to go Lyfting.
Starbucks for an iced coffee first... then I caught two rides before midnight for about fifteen bucks.

HslS  1134
HslO  1287
HslF/me  1159
HslF/her  647  
Hr UN  424
Her DO? /Hr S  646
D s l C  141

04.13 Monday Diary

00:30  Pill

One ride,  $7.45

03:56 Home and off duty.

Dinner...leftover from yesterday's family dinner:  chicken,  stuffing, green beans, sweet potatoes...while watching season's premiere of "Nurse Jackie".

05:00 done, to sleep.
05:55 awake for Pill.

07:50 Up to let Donna out, and feed the animals,  and Pee and snack. 

12:00  Pill ..and alka seltzer and gas-x.

Merry,  out to take Babyman home... go to OC court again ... get money from Ch account,. put it in WF account, then make a house payment...then go to Walmar for various this and thats.
..home around 1700.

I got up...showered...dressed.... packed up..
1800 ish..Pill...

Car 1839 , and at work  1926.

Two events going on,  cars tied up everywhere.
A regular client, well known actress (if you're into the whole Underworld series)... looking for a car and driver in 90 minutes tolerant of her smoking...
Along with other, than went on and on....

H s L S  1062  

H s L O  1215

H s L Fun 1063

H s HEr L Fun  575

Hr UN  352

Her DO? HR since  n/574

D s last ci  138

4.12 Sunday Diary

Three more rides, for about $44

Home and off duty, shortly after 03:00

Called  my office with an early heads up, that I was feeling awful and very likely would not be in to work (in 12 hours).

Dinner:  my last can of chili from the cupboard, over rice,  along with the last two cinnamon rolls, and last two taquitos.
0415...  to bed.
0530.. up, pee, Pill, snack.
915, up, Pee, and text management that I would not, for sure, be in that afternoon.
12:00 Pill.
1745, Pee.
1930, Alka seltzer and Ibuprofen.
2045, showered, dressed, getting ready.
In car, off to Starbucks.
21:41 On duty.

Two rides before midnight, $21.

H s L s 1038

H s L o  1191

H s L F/me  1039

Hr s F/Her  551

Hr Un  328

Her DO/Hr S  N/550

Days s L CI  137

4.11 Saturday Diary

0100 or so, Pill

Another 4 rides for about $55 and a five dollar cash tip...

Home and off duty 3:22.

Dinner, saved for me: Pork chops, rice, carrots...
Watched  "Big Bang Theory"...
 Watched a bit of "Young Frankenstein" just  to remember the exact quotes:
"What knockers!"
"Thank you, Doctor!"
05:00 sleep.
06:00 pill.
Awake for another pill,  12:00.

18:00 awake to watch "Elementary".
Showered, and dressed.
In car, to 'work'  2100.
Starbucks first, 
and on duty 21:15.

Four rides,  for about $54 before midnight..
A crash course all over Orange County.

H s l S  1014
H s L O  1167
H s L Fun  1015
H s L Her Fun  527
Hr Un 304
Her DO?/Hr s   N/526
Days since L Cig  136

4.10 Friday

00:04 Got an order that cancelled, 3 minutes later...

00:09 Got an order that cancelled 2 minutes later...

0:50 Got an order... that did not cancel, got four bucks for it.

01:21 Got an order that cancelled, 2 minutes later

01:45  Got an order that did not cancel, got four bucks for it.

It was 2:14, I had under 40 miles remaining on the tank, and She has the gas card. I headed home,  at normal speed, still in driver mode, in case anything did come up.

02:30, Home and off duty.

Dinner, hot pockets, and peanut butter on graham crackers, while watching "Justified".  

A Pill, at some point....

04:00 or so, trying to go to sleep.

0900, awake off and on....   alka seltzer from Her.... really upset stomach...ugh...

Working with Her on notes to pass on to our boarder who has overstayed his welcome... 

Loaded some new timewasting games for my phone...

1200 pill...

She left around 1500 with Stitch to go get Babyman and bring him to the house til Monday morning.

I added a bunch of water to the large dog-water-bottle-dish.

And made coffee.

And updated blogs  up to this point   ...   16:33  4/10.....

Watched  "Agents of Shield"...
Tried to take a nap...
Shower, dried,  and dressed...
Went to work  ...
In car, about 20:00.   

Got three pickups, for about $24, before midnight....

H S L S   990

H s L O  1143

H s L Fun  991

H s HER L Fun  503

H UN  285

Her DO? Hr since  N/502

D s l C  135 

4.09 Diary Thursday

0430  Up for P & S
0600 UP for Pill
sleeping...
1200 up for Pill
1400 awake, saw that She had just starting watching "Guardians of the Galaxy" via on/demand.
Then, watched "Criminal Minds".
UP, 1700... showered, dressed, packed and prepped...
In car 1755, with Her and Stitch...
Headed for Uppity..stopped at market, then dropped them off at the Meeting Center....18:30.
ANd began Lyft-ing....
 Got two rides for  $19.49 before going back to pick them up, shortly after nine.
Took them home, and went back to 'work'.
Sat in front of my house... 
21:51, got an order that immediately cancelled....

H s L S 966
H s L O  1119
H s L Fun 967
H s HER l F  479
H UN  256
Her DO?HR since  478
D s l c  134

4.03 Friday Diary

Home,  01:20.
Dinner.... watched The Big Bang Theory ... 
0230, sleep
0400 up P & S
0815  up feed the animals...snack...P.
845 asleep,
1100 awakened by Her, home from appointment with J. 
I thought my alarm was set for 1000, but guess I'm still learning my way around this new phone.
Toilet, shower, dry dress....
12:00 in Her car together, me driving, to HB, K's house, to pick up paperwork... 
Then to courthouse in S.A..... She was inside... 15 minutes, maybe twenty...
Back to HB to drop paperwork....
then to a Mex restaurant in HB for lunch...
and headed home.
1600, at home...
Scooped litter box, cleaned up the newspaper all over our bedroom floor, filled the dogs' big water bottle...
Watched "Archer", "Shameless", tried to take a nap...
Gave up, 1830...
Up, toilet... dressed and prepped...
1920 On duty for Lyft-ing.
Got one ride, just before 2100.
Home and done,  2130...with a head ache and nausea.
She asked for company, and I drove Her to the market, and waited in the car.
Then we went to another market in search of sweet potatoes, but none to be had there either.
Home...
Eat  (banana, popcorn, graham crackers)...
While watching  "Scorpion"..
Lights out  00:20.

H s l S  822
H s l O  975
H s L F(me) 823
H s L F (her) 335
Hr UN 112
Her DO/hrs since  No/334
D s L CIG  128

4.02 DIary THursday

0230  up P & S
0600 up P & S
She brought me a Pill...
Still in bed, we watched "Comic Book Men" and "The Following"
 then we talked....
Then watched "Criminal Minds"
 ...and a nap....
1715, Up and dressed.
Once ready, I went out to 'the car' 18:00 and set it up for Lyft-ing.
And ..had to go get gas.
Went 'on duty' from the 76 at Atl and So.
Went to *bux for an iced coffee...
2115 home to use the toilet, still not a ride yet.
 I got six orders..that immediately cancelled, before getting some 'real' rides...   three in a row, each over $9.
then one, kind of a 'screw' because he input it as Lyft-share, meaning he got a flat rate from A to B but once he got to B, he asked me to take him to C, much further away,  so... I took him from Lkwd to Ana  for a flat rate of $6.00
  (I immediately sent an email to L, about it, and come to find out later,  he added a $5 tip to the charge, and L was going to give me another nine bucks.)
After dropping him, I headed home.... 

H s l S  798
H s l O  951
H s L F(me) 799
H s L F (her) 311
Hr UN 88
Her DO/hrs since  No/310
D s L CIG  127

3.27 Friday Diary

Home 2:00.
My take, $59.41
Dinner, til 3
Bed, 03.20
AwaKe 08:30
Pee and Pill
Fed all
In chair.
M up, 09.
Updated email
Water back on.
All dishes done.
Sat at table, going over bills, while M paid the utilities.
Sorted notebook, sorted bills, created a bill sheet.
M went to the market, I went back to bed, 14:30.
She came home, joined me, 1600.
Alarm off, 1630.
Dozed a bit, decided to not go out until sundown.
Up 19:00, got ready, 
Car 1945, got a ride in two minutes.
Thought it was gonna be a good night.

After sitting in one spot for 90 minutes, I headed home, and off duty 00:10 .
$33.07 for 4+ hours.

H s l S. 654
H s l O 807
H s L F/me 655
H s L F/her 167
Her DO and hours since n, 190
Hr un. 55
Day s l C 122

3.26 Thursday Diary

Awake 400 for peanut butter and cookies.
Awake 0500 with nasty acid reflux.
Alarm 0730, and I called the surgery center, told 'em I would not be there and why.
10 awake asleep
11 awake asleep
1300 up, moved to living room, sleeping in my chair.
1600 poop no. 1
Talking etc
Poop no. 2
Stitch home, I took his phone
Started getting ready
Poop no. 3
I showed Sunshine how worthless for security the pink silicone CD was, and took it off.
Packed bags, made iced coffee, headed out to the car.
Went straight to a 76 to fill up.
On duty 1817
First pick up 8626 Firestone .
I passed it twice following GPS, then figured out for myself, it was a Ralphs.
Picked up a guy, took him home, 4.10
A bit later, another pickup in Downey, a block north of Firestone. Took him to some recreation park, 6.10
A bit later, a pickup in a large shopping center in Southgate. Took her home to City Terrace. An adventure because Cesar Chavez off the 710 was c!osed. I got off at Valley, she did not know the way from there, Waze to the rescue... 21.75. I then drove back into Downey.
One more pickup for a young girl off work at a fast food restaurant, Downey, local.  4.05
A long dead spell spent catching up on blogs on the Tablet.
Headed home to pee and get an e-cig filter out of my car.....




H s l s 630
H s l O 783
H s L F/me 631
H s L F/her 143
Her DO and hours since No, 146
H l-un 17-7
Day s l C 120