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[jianantonic]

Getting the mail after being away for a month is always a mixed bag.

+ Postcard from Emily
-  Bill from a doctor visit SEVEN MONTHS AGO.  This is the first bill, and it's very expensive.
+ One of Z's paychecks
+/-- An envelope from the property managers -- looks like it contains a check, but surprise!  It's a bill.  For $8.  I don't really understand this.  Especially since they get $825/month from my tenant, and they're supposed to deduct all of my expenses out of that.  Lame.  But the bill doesn't really explain what it's for and I'm confused.

- About 12 pounds of junk mail

+ The new Farewell Drifters album!  
 

That last one is enough to swing any bad day into a good one.   I love them SO MUCH.  And this album is SO GOOD.  BUY IT.

 

I did a stupid thing today.  I needed groceries, so I made my list and went to the store.  I knew I needed to keep it minimal, since I had walked.  It's about a mile, and I knew that getting things like milk, eggs, and Gatorade would make my walk home a pain, but I wasn't prepared for just how fucking heavy everything would be.  That is seriously the most physically demanding thing I've done in at least six months.  I'd estimate that I was carrying at least 30 pounds in each hand.  No more major grocery store trips on foot.  Two bag max.

 

I also went to the gym for a run and bike, since it's been a pitiful long time since I did any serious exercising -- the walk counts, but it also doesn't.  Anyway, that was nice, and hopefully I can get back into a routine easily enough.  

 

Tomorrow night, The Mountain Goats are playing at my favorite venue in town, so Z and I are going to go.  I've never been to a MG show before, so it should be fun.  I've been bored with my music collection lately, so between the new FD album and the show tomorrow, that should give me a good recharge.  

Comments

[xtoolchickx.livejournal.com]

Ughhhh it's seriously so tiring carrying home my weight in groceries. I usually can't manage more than three or four bags at a time either.

I hope you have a great time at the Mountain Goats concert!

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

You'll be fine! I never drive here. It's just that I was away for a month and overdid it on the groceries. I walk to the grocery store all the time usually, I just don't try to fill up a whole shopping cart.

Do you know where you're going to live yet? The public transit here is awesome. It's going to be more convenient than you think.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

Okay I had to look it up, too -- it looks like you're in SE, right near Hawthorne, which is my FAVORITE part of Portland. I used to live at SE 41st and Division, which is basically like a mile and a half from where you will be, I think.

Also you're really near the Willamette River, and if you like to run or bike or even just stroll, there are some of the best trails here. There's a perfect 5K that goes up one side of the river, over a bridge, down the other side, and back over another bridge and it's mostly flat and just really really great.

My faaaavorite bar is walking distance, too (okay, it's a long walk...a little over a mile). It's called the Bagdad and it's a pub theater and I'm totally taking you there because I love it so much.