Three Hundred Thirtieth Entry

Did you know that Netflix has a limit on how many movies you can queue? 500. Yup. I found that out the other day when I was loading up my queue with TV series, and organizing them for maximum movie enjoyment. I am burning through them a lot faster now, so I'll be down to zero in about 2.5 years!

I'm trying not to get addicted to ebay. Louis and Jen gave me an ebay gift card for my birthday. I've used it all up buying a sleeping bag mat for camping (which I am using as a workout mat) and a cool little alarm clock that tells you the temperature too! I will never not know how hot or cold it is in my room! Anyway, I find myself trolling ebay-space for random things that I may want to bid on or "buy it now". I haven't bought anything else yet, but I do have a few things that I am watching. Given my employment situation, I can sit at my computer for days on end and monitor a particular bid to ensure victory. That may be dangerous. Somebody please give me a job and keep me from getting addicted to ebay!

I am considering selling a bunch of stuff on ebay. I have quite a few things that I don't have any need for and could get rid of. Any advice? Jen? Louis?

I had lunch yesterday with former co-worker Jenny. She still hasn't found a job... :( And she was laid off two months before I was. It doesn't look good. Anyhow, we decided to meet at La Salsa in San Leandro since she was going to be in the area around lunch time. Fine. I like La Salsa. Marina Square shouldn't be too busy at about 12:30. Well, nobody told me that there was a stupid graduation at Burrell Field! The Marina Square parking lot was totally full! It took me about 15 minutes to find parking! Everyone was parking at Marina Square and walking over to the field with balloons and stuff. It was good to see Jenny though.

For dinner I had the grilled chicken from KFC. It was surprisingly good! I was expecting nastiness, but I enjoyed it. And I can't say enough about how much I love the cole slaw there. KFC is one of the few places where I like the cole slaw. Mmmmmm.....

I've been pretty good about walking daily. I am getting used to all the walking. I'm seriously considering participating in the 5K that Carolyn and Jen are doing in October. I am able to run(jog)/walk (although mostly walk) 5K in under an hour on the treadmill. I'll only improve, hopefully. Of course, doing the 5K on the treadmill is much easier than doing it outside. The treadmill surface is much softer than concrete or asphalt making it easier on the joints, there are no extraneous elements to distract you or slow you down like grade changes, potholes, other people, and you know exactly where you are in the run/walk when you use the treadmill. I think it I can get the 5K down to about 45 minutes, then I'll take the show on the road and do the 5K outside. I've already figured out a local route that equals 5K, so that part is done.

I've also been fairly good about eating less. Not necessarily better, just less. I only had two pieces of the KFC last night, and one scoop of the cole slaw...Mmmmm cole slaw...

So, I've started to read "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ" by Jose Saramago. I'm on page 6. It is a hard read. There are no paragraphs, and very long sentences. There is no dialogue yet and I'm not sure if there will be. Wish me luck on this book.

My truck had surgery the other day. It overheated and the kind folks at Oil Changers discovered that my radiator was leaking. I took it in to Doral's over there around the corner from the Post Office. They told me the radiator needed to be replaced. I knew this day would come. I've been bandaging this radiator for the last two years, so I figured it was time to finally just replace it. I considered replacing the radiator myself; it would have cost me just a fraction of what I paid to have it replaced, and would be a relatively simple operation. But I opted for the professional install with professional guarantee. This is the fourth radiator since I bought the truck, and the third radiator in 4 years. Hopefully this one works fine for a long, long time.