I was trying to meditate first thing this morning and I noticed that every minute or so a huge truck would be barrelling down Sawtelle Blvd right outside my window. These trucks were so loud you couldn't escape the interrupting rhythm. The first thought I had was that they were all headed to construction zones all over the place since LA partially re-opened yesterday officially. That actually doesn't mean all that much. Just that people can now go to retail stores, still purchase online but get their stuff via contactless drive-through delivery. That should be an interesting model. Which goes on to say going all the way back to the way it was pre-quarantine is still a ways away. And I will go on record as saying I don't mind. That's because I am one of the fortunate ones that are unaffected financially. I actually like working from home now and I love the fact that the streets are far emptier than they used to be. So this morning I was supposed to go over to Lisa's and make breakfast for mommy and son. I'm trying to be nice to Lisa because it IS Mother's Day weekend after all. I know I have a lot of timemarkers in the month of May. And actually it was Lisa who reminded me yesterday that we had a wedding anniversary on May 2 which was actually a week ago. Surprisingly I had forgotten all about it which means I AM farther along emotionally with the release of all those emotional ties connected with our past marriage. I'm actually pleased with that. Anyway there are other timemarkers: Dexter's birthday which was last Thursday. For sure we would have gone somewhere to celebrate that. And then there's Mother's Day of course which is tomorrow. The USC Commencement has been a timemarker for me for almost 20 years now almost as an unofficial ushering in of summer. And THAT is happening Friday next week. And then of course the official ushering of summer on Memorial Day at the end of the month. But first there is still today. I went to Lisa's and made them French toast brioche like I said I would. They were R-E-A-L-L-Y good despite Lisa making another one of her negative observations that maybe some of them weren't soaked in enough. Gotta laugh right? You try to be nice to someone... She actually got on the phone with Jennifer Rubin (her old soccer teammate) and I must say I've always loved she and Humberto as almost our younger siblings. And I was glad to hear their voices too. Anyway I watched Johnnie while she was on the phone, continued to watch him while she played the piano. See the pic of he and I goofing around in his room upstairs. And when we ventured back downstairs she was laid out on the couch. Hey at least she got some stuff done right? By this time it was noon so I told her I'd just take Johnnie and watch him in my apartment and bring him back later on this afternoon. It was all good.
And so it was that I got a spontaneous few hours with Johnnie with us alone. It was like a Saturday when Lisa was working even while having to bring him back at 4 PM. Just as if she was at her office. Of course we had to have lunch right? More Carl's Jr chicken strips. And this time he ate all 3 and downed them with penne in chicken broth. I had some cheeseburgers from the $5 menu LOL. And then we spent some time outside too, this turning out to be a nice early May Saturday. We played baseball in my barbecue area. Look at the video I posted. The kid may have some talent actually. He also spent a good hour drawing on my floor while I was drifting in and out of a nap. He's very balanced that way this kid. He is able to amuse himself at times, which is very very good. And very very independent of him. As I mentioned, I brought him back at 4 PM and by then I didn't care if he ended up missing dinner. I personally made sure he ate at least 2 good and substantial meals today. Lisa was on the phone with her dad when we got there... which gave me an out to go "exit-stage right" LOL. And so I didn't have to stay for dinner. Sometimes you have to gauge Lisa in that there is a point where there is too much time spent together. I had my alone time with Johnnie and that was enough for me. I'm supposed to be coming back tomorrow anyway and she had already asked for a Mother's Day present. And it is... wait for it... for me to wash her car. Sigh. It's ok. I can suck it up and pay that price. I can be nice that way. Tonight I went home and watched old episodes of the HBO series Carnivale from the early 2000s. I don't know why really, it just caught my attention this good vs evil stuff. And at least it was not another period piece about early England (Last Kingdom), or medieval France (Knightfall) or the time of the Crusades. Carnivale IS set in the dustbowl during the Depression though (early 1930s). Still any day that I spend a significant time with Johnnie is a good day. And today a good it was.
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