Ralphs Sepulveda / Imperial Hwy by LAX:
Their commitment is admirable. I have nothing but respect for their tenacity and I thoroughly appreciate the unique non-verbal symbolism even if it is meant to intimidate. It is intelligent and effective. That being said they will probably napalm my village.
Being sold a jar of "Spaghetti sauce" after being reassured that it was ok when in fact it was filled with hot chile's and tomatoes...I suppose I deserved that. However, gotta keep trying.
Very bad night tonight. Full twitching and muscle spasms. One of my fingers shakes like it wants to leave its socket. Not painful but you can't sleep if your muscles twitch like someone is sneaking up to grab and scare you ;) every couple of seconds.
At 3 am at a faraway Ralphs all the water was off the shelves, except presumably what was spiked. On that same shelf were two large can soda packs of the exact same brand that kept me awake all night last Fri except they were diet - no sugar, get it? on the water shelf as a warning. Probably the sodas were all ok. I got one of the possibly spiked waters that I realized I better throw out.
Kinda like the 25 cent water dispenser outside. If it is bad there is nobody in sight to spook you, but I drove a few blocks away taking an unexpected turn and in front of another Ralphs I found a dispenser but this one with a person standing in front to intimidate. Why? because it was probably ok...anyway I got radiator water from a gas station (that's not a typo) and not from a gas station by the first grocery store. I did this the other night so if there is a way to cover it it will be covered. I had to drive to a gas station they weren't expecting me to find.
Incidentally the uc guy offered the Ralphs checker two COKE bottles as I was picking up my bags of food and the worker burst out laughing. Had I said, "Isn't this entrapment, officer?" the humor would backfire. Like me saying I 've been clean for 10 years or that I haven't had a beer since 2002 due entirely to Karina. Those are facts that make things worse, not better... I do have to live with them, tho. Every day.
I have learned to accept all of life: the doob, the dah, and the dabba.
