Monday 09/02/2024
First thing was a 9am rehearsal with Mary and John of “You’ve Got a Friend,” or YGAF as I abbreviate it in my calendar. Then down to the dining room to pick up my sandwich bag supper.
At 10 I warmed up the auditorium for the First Monday Book Talk. The speaker was Prof. Darwin Patnode, who has been giving literature lectures at Channing House for a long time. He spoke on Mark Twain in California, actually a recap of Twain’s whole career, and at the end said he had given this exact talk here at CH just 15 years ago.
Labor Day lunch was a barbecue. The dining staff had their barbecue roaster going on the patio and we filed by loading our plates. Actually their BBQ sauce was rather lacking IMO but it was a nice change and the ribs were well cooked.
Then down to FOPAL because I’m a nerd with no imagination, and back for a nap, and then the sixth floor picnic in our dining room. My fruit compote was well-received.
In 2005 on our trip to Japan, in Narita airport on the way back, I bought a tiny Tetris game, a Tetris Junior, a hand-held game with a key chain. It has lived in my bathroom ever since, going on 20 years. And I play it most times I’m on the toilet. It’s getting rather old, and the buttons are kind of insensitive. Every few years I take it apart and clean it and change its batteries, but I worry about it dying. I might be permanently constipated.
So tonight I thought, huh, eBay has everything, I think I’ll just look. Searched on eBay for “Tetris Junior” which is the actual name printed on it, and of course there were several. Also of course it is now a retro vintage thing, so one that is original sealed in plastic is nearly $200. But there were some used ones cheaper, so I bought two. Or maybe three. Shipping from Japan, and from Spain. Will report when they arrive.
Codgerville 