What are you drinking?

LKB · March 05, 2018, 04:26:00 AM

Getting caught up in denoting my current outlook has resulted in poor manners, for which l apologize.

I thank those who have been supportive. As l am currently living parts of Winterreise or Songs of Travel, l find l am somewhat inward, as described above.

I'll try to be less self-absorbed, and more worthwhile.

Cheers,

LKB

Karl Henning · March 05, 2018, 04:33:51 AM

I deny that any apology is due from you 0:)

Florestan · March 05, 2018, 05:30:15 AM

LKB, you are a great person! I deeply admire your courage and optimism in such dire moments! Wish you all the best and a quick recovery of your former circumstances! God bless you!

LKB · March 05, 2018, 11:49:14 AM

Quote from: Florestan on March 05, 2018, 05:30:15 AM
LKB, you are a great person! I deeply admire your courage and optimism in such dire moments! Wish you all the best and a quick recovery of your former circumstances! God bless you!

Thank you sir. Your words are deeply felt, and appreciated.

This phone is nearly dead, and I've found that one of the biggest challenges of late is keeping it charged. So l may be offline until l can juice the battery somewhat.

Until l can return,

LKB

vandermolen · March 05, 2018, 12:16:36 PM

Quote from: LKB on March 04, 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Tbh, it wasn't so much a guilty pleasure as it was a psychological imperative. While winters in the Bay Area are relatively mild, this weekend has been fairly cool and damp. When you find yourself walking the chilly streets in the early evening, homeless and alone, with the last few precious dollars in a busted bank account balanced against that prospect of a comforting cup of memories, the challenge can be very great.

Tonight, a friend stepped up. Thanks to him, I'll have at least one meal every day this week, which makes the remaining battles for sleep and shelter possible. There may even be more hot chocolate...

Gratefully,

LKB

I've just read the last few pages of this thread properly and wanted to say that I am very sorry you are having such a tough time. I hope that things improve for you very soon.

I remember that in Alan Watts's fine book 'The Wisdom of Insecurity' he points out that in Dante's 'Inferno' the way out of Hell lies through the centre. I found this weirdly comforting during difficult times of my own.

All strength to you.

Baron Scarpia · March 05, 2018, 12:28:15 PM

Dear LKB

I feel sincerely disturbed to read of your circumstances. I also think I understand your apology for your supposed poor manners. You want to come here to interact with people who are not aware of your difficulties, and who regard you as you regarded yourself when circumstances were better. You don't want pity, but you want your interactions here to be a bulwark against self-pity and loss of hope.

Let is suffice to say that I admire you for your resolve and persistence and have confidence that will manage to improve your circumstances. Best of luck to you sir.

LKB · March 05, 2018, 05:13:15 PM

Thanks Baron S.,

Your estimation of my intent is mostly correct, and l salute your astute perception ( there's that word again... ).

Today's objective was to get my food assistance reinstated ( it was discontinued by mistake ), and this was accomplished. So now I'll be able to stay reasonably fed for the rest of March, which is no small matter!

Shelter involves traveling, some via public transit, and the remainder on " wings of song " ( i.e., the rather exquisite Sennheiser headphones l purchased years ago ) and a pair of high-quality walkers.

Having music on my phone has at times been an almost redemptive asset. While l have hundreds of hours of music resident between my ears, running it by memory won't keep me awake. Von Karajan's Bruckner, Hogwood's Beethoven, and the recordings of Haydn by Colin Davis... Those are the ticket, when open eyes and steady legs are required.

Oh... And yes, l do have the Vaughan-Williams Songs of Travel on the phone as well, though l resist playing them for the most part, preferring to sing them quietly from memory when l am feeling humorously recursive.

Tonight l rehearse, and so will sign off for now. If l can recharge the phone, I'll bbl.

Cheers,

LKB

LKB · March 06, 2018, 06:42:20 PM

TD:

Glaceau Vitamin Water,

Specifically the orange/citrus-flavored " rise ". Not too expensive, doesn't require refrigeration, contains 150% of an average adult's Vitamin C requirement, along with other vitamins and electrolytes.

I suppose it qualifies as a sports drink, but it's the ascorbic acid l am most interested in. While l avoid other homeless to the greatest extent possible, l find myself among them on a daily basis, usually on the buses where we get much of our sleep. That exposes me to disease vectors, so having plenty of VC is a priority.

Anyway, it's what l drink the most of, and allows me to post OT here.

( swallows ),

LKB

Karl Henning · March 07, 2018, 03:51:24 AM

Green tea (workaday, yes, but I like it)

nodogen · March 07, 2018, 04:00:42 AM

Oolong. It's nice, but it isn't keemun.

LKB · March 08, 2018, 07:25:35 AM

Another wet morning in the Bay Area, so I'm finishing up another hot chocolate at Starbucks.

Ahhhh,

LKB

Karl Henning · March 08, 2018, 07:26:52 AM

Cheers!

NikF · March 26, 2018, 10:07:57 AM

With sirloin steak and fried potatoes.
Food/wine - *all good things in moderation. And speaking of which -

- as you can see, I changed my mind about gaining weight. I was starting to look like a muscular triad of Stretch Armstrong, Mighty Joe Young, and Spongebob Squarepants - and that's not my idea of a good time. So it's back to welterweight kind of numbers.

e:
*most

NikF · March 27, 2018, 02:16:55 AM

This afternoon -

An early, quite light lunch because I'm going out tonight. I won't try to dress this up, so - some sharp, sharp, sharp Orkney cheddar, along with a few slices of a wholemeal bloomer that's toasted and rubbed with a clove of garlic. Humble as ever.

LKB · March 27, 2018, 07:46:48 PM

At this precise instant, enjoying my last vitamin water.

Had my last hot chocolate at Starbucks this morning. I'll miss that place, but until l have more than $2.11 to my name, nothing on their menu is affordable.

From here on out, until my luck changes, it will be plain water... which is, after all, enough.

I'll post here again when l have something more interesting than h2o to talk about.

Prosit,

LKB

Baron Scarpia · March 27, 2018, 09:32:18 PM

Sorry again to hear of your difficulties.

I can't help but think that the "vitamin water" is more of a marketing ploy than anything else. Even if you get a smaller volume for the same price, I'd take ordinary orange juice over the vitamin water. The body absorbs nutrients better when they are in a natural context. I applaud the chocolate milk. Nutritious and uplifting.