Then it was Thursday…

The weather report at 5:30 a.m. Thursday said it was cold and cloudy, but there was absolutely no more rain. And, yes, it was cold and cloudy, but I drove through light drizzle all the way to work.

I walked over two containers (one white rice, one the red bean mixture) to my Facilities friend and fellow foodie, Michelle. She wasn’t there, so I left it in her fridge and left her a voice mail, letting her know it was there.

I stopped in at Time Out for lunch and got their “Chicken Catalina” special. It was a grilled chicken patty, covered with provolone cheese and topped with diced tomatoes. The side dish was potato salad (which they do well).

I was joined (briefly) by a friend and (recently) ex-coworker, who stopped in to say hi. She was lucky, as I had almost went to Ten Yen. She just had a glass of water while we chatted about her new job. Then we hugged, she left and I finished my meal.

I only had one meeting in the afternoon, so life was good!

Facilities Michelle called me back, thanking me, but said she’d brought sushi, so she would be trying it tomorrow. I asked her for a full report!

Sidebar: I forgot to tell her about hot sauce, but it’s damn good without it.

Back home after work, I started an extra wash. I had noticed some mildew on the downstairs shower curtain, so I washed it in some laundry detergent and bleach. I threw in some kitchen towels that were getting dingy. You need a little something, something to bang against the mold, you see.

I went out back and harvested three scrawny Italian tomatoes (not that I needed them, but I was just checking on the garden). My neighbor Rick saw me (I didn’t see him) and walked over to the fence and gave me a handful of his big, beautiful tomatoes. He laughed and said, “I see the skunk got you again this year!”

I said, “Yeah, I got skunked!” We talked a bit about his new woodshed and then made our goodbyes. On the way in, I dumped the rain gauge. It’s supposed to rain again Friday night/Saturday morning and I want to give you an accurate account.

Inside, I put the dish towels in the dryer and hung up the wet shower curtain. Then I heated up a big bowl of red beans and rice. I topped it with hot sauce and dug in.

I watched a couple of taped shows and then switched to reading until bedtime.