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Buses & Taxis & Contact Lenses

Just got in from Antenna Studios. Last week I ordered a taxi and I waited for half an hour in the rain, before I gave up and got the bus. This week, with that in mind, I walked to the bus stop.

I put my guitars down and searched my pocket for my Oyster card, no luck. I re-searched every pocket several times over, no luck. Money - I had a tenner, they wouldn't accept that, I had a pound coin, not enough.But I must've had a fiver and a pound fifty from change from the taxi up. I searched again. The bus came. I should've explained to the man and he may've taken pity on me but I was paralyzed.
I called a taxi, they said the wait was over half an hour.

Idea - the shops - I could get some change. I walked up and into a newsagent, as I angled my guitars round the doors it went dark, a man approached said he was closing. The next shop, an office licence - I entered, put my guitars down and went to choose a drink from the fridge. I thought, to break a tenner I'd have to get an expensive drink - guarva - pink in a nice big mouthed bottle. I heard the man behind the counter mutter something, and at first I thought he was on the phone.
But then I heard him say 'move those guitars they are a health & safety hazard'. I moved them and my butt out and didn't buy anything. I shut door the quietly.

I went next door to a taxi hut. I rang the buzzer as instructed in the note on the door and I waited. I tried again, this time there was a sound. The woman inside just waved for me to come in. She told me the wait was 20 mins. I left.

Out on the street, I spied a black cab and waved, it picked me up and took me home.
Phew.

Got home, in contacts - my computer screen looks like it's a flat screen!
Had to take the contacts out, usually a drag. A few attempts failed. So I got a little bottle of Optrex eye juice and dropped into my eyes ... and half my face, I'm a bad aim.

After a bit I checked the bottle again to discover they were anti-allergy eye drops. I looked at the label 'do not wear with soft contacts'. Panic. Will they melt on my eye? Will I ever be able to remove them? 'Deep breaths! Calm, calm, else I'll never be able to get these things out.

Ten minutes later they are out. My eyes, red.

A True Blog - Breakfast etc

For breakfast I had strawberries with raisins and oats and milk, I'll refer to this as museli for future reference, I did have yoghurt instead of milk a few weeks ago, upon Tina's recommendation, but it left most of my museli dry, so it was like eating wood chippings, I put on the tv and watched 5 minutes 30 seconds of adverts before I realised I wasn't even on GMTV and so I turned over to watch GMTV and ended up watching 5 minutes more of adverts, mmm that reminds me, I must pay the TV licence, I also switched on the computer with the intention of putting some more songs on my phone, I managed to copy the tracks I wanted on to the computer but time ran out and I had to dash for the train before I could put them on my phone, I waited for the train, it was chilly and I was very glad I decided to put my jumper on, there weren't many people on the platform, the usual strange looking blonde girl whose roots are coming through who was clutching a jacket to her front; I don’t know why she just didn’t put it on properly; and how come she wears a denim skirt to work, the big brunette with curly hair was there in a big coat well wrapped up, sensible, brunette I thought, she's usually on the phone, the girl with the wonky eye wasn't there, haven't seen her since she got married I don’t think, …. well eventually the train came and I got on it, the step is about a foot off the platform, I sat down across from a broken seat and got out my book

Shopping List

List of items & prices

Qty Description Size Price Total
1 Wholemeal Sliced Bread 800g Each £0.67 £0.67
1 Finest Cheese Bread Each £1.19 £1.19
1 Tesco Strawberries 400g Class I Each £1.99 £1.99
1 Tesco Blueberry 150g (Best enjoyed within 4 days) Each £1.49 £1.49
4 Bananas Loose Each £- £0.60
2 Gala Apples Pack Each £1.08 £2.16
1 Tesco Celery Each Each £0.48 £0.48
1 Cucumber Portion Each £0.39 £0.39
1 Tesco Spinach 300g Each £0.96 £0.96
1 Tesco Value Mushrooms 750g Pack Each £1.29 £1.29
1 Tesco Onions Loose Class 2 Each £- £0.11
2 Charlotte Potatoes 1 Kg Each £0.98 £1.96
1 Tesco Iceberg Lettuce Each Class 1 Each £0.64 £0.64
1 Pork Chops x 2 300g - 500g Each £- £2.44
1 T Healthy Living Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets 580-740g Each £- £5.55
3 T.H/L Wafer Thinhoney Roast Ham 110g Each £1.58 £4.74
1 T Finest Smoked Salmon 125g Each £3.49 £3.49
1 Tesco Healthy Eating Semi- Skimmed Milk 1.136ltr/2 Pints Each £0.64 £0.64
2 Yeo Valley Organic Strawberry Yoghurt 450g Each £1.19 £2.38
2 Tesco Mixed Nuts & Raisins 500g Each £1.49 £2.98
1 Shredded Wheat 18's Each £1.47 £1.47
2 Jordans Natural Muesli 1kg Each £1.94 £3.88
1 Tesco Conchigliepasta Shells 1kg Each £0.49 £0.49
1 Tesco Broccoli Florets 1kg Each £0.98 £0.98
1 Tesco Pure Apple Juice 1 Litre Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Tesco Pure Pineapple Juice 1 Litre Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Tesco Cranberry Juice Drink 1ltr Each £0.69 £0.69
1 Clipper Green Tea With Strawberry 20s 40g Each £0.69 £0.69