1 post tagged “caffeine”

But not for me, thank gawd, cause it's bad excitement.

Driving home, I passed a major car accident in downtown Long Beach. Surprisingly few cop cars but lots of firetrucks. It was an SUV or small truck on the wrong side of the road. Looked like the windshield might have popped out. I couldn't tell if it had been hit or done the hitting or what. (I'm not much of a lookie-loo. Only saw what I did because I was stopped at the intersection where it happened.)

Drove 20 more blocks, to my street, planning to stop at Walgreen's for munchies and cat food - but found 15 cop cars/motorcycles/trucks blocking every left turn for the next 6 lights. Turns out there was a police pursuit (maybe from the other accident?), the pursue-ee smashed into a car a block from my house, and then he ran. The cops had every major intersection blocked, trying to prevent his escape. I assume they haven't found him yet because the police copter just started circling (I got home an hour ago - where has the copter been all this time?). Luckily, I'd gone to the movies ("Blue" - not as powerful as I remembered it but Juliette Binoche was prettier than I remembered) with all the cats inside the house - so there was no need to stand around outside or open the back door or anything. No risk of bad guys hiding inside my house.

When I stopped at AM/PM for munchies (Walgreen's lot was included in the barracades) I was talking to the clerks to get the 411 on the policy activity and learned that earlier today a burned-beyond-recognition body was found not too far from here. Eeegads!! What the hell is going on out there?

On better notes:
I turned on the TV when I got home, glanced up during the end of "Catch Me If You Can", and realized the scene on screen was taking place exactly where I had been just 30 min earlier - a 2nd-hand store (Stitch In Time) on 6th street in San Pedro. That was kind of surreal.

While on 6th street, I had some coffee (I dropped the one I bought to drink during the movie. sooo annoying) and did some reading (damnit - just realized I left the book in my car. only 30 pages to go. i wanted to finish it tonight but i'm not going out so long at the police are looking for the hit-&-run guy). Once they quit the gawd-awful speaker feedback, I heard a fairly good (though entirely too loud) band at the coffee shop. And, while there, turned the owner (??) on to the Art Deco Society of LA. I can't believe he didn't know about them already - they've had events on that block - and since he's always wearing zoot suits and other cool retro garb, it just seems like it should have come up by now.

The theater's playbill indicates that the Rocky Horror Picture Show will be shown at least once a month through summer. I might have to go to that at least once - for old time sake (I've seen the move over 100 times). As I was leaving tonight, I saw someone heading up for tonight's showing (at least I assume that's why he was in a too-tight tuxedo, spats, red lipstick, and birthday party hat).

I just remembered - someone from the theater mentioned that they're showing Cabaret next week - and Micheal York is supposed to be there to introduce it. I might have to go just for that. He still looks good (turned 66 on Mar 27) - and his accent is still dreamy. I saw the film for the first (only) time last summer and don't remember much.

When I got home, I found that my makeup looked really good. That was a nice surprise. Didn't help me meet anybody or anything. But looking decent is enough. (enough to have me leave the makeup on awhile longer even though there's no one to see it)

Soooo.. 11:32pm and I'm hyper caffeinated with no plans, not much on TV, no desire to watch another movie, and my book locked in my car (I could grab another but I don't feel like it). I could vacuum. Ah-hahahahahahaha!!

Having a triple mocha at 10:30p probably wasn't the smartest thing I've ever done.