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The blog of an obsessive-compulsive who has a "purging" reaction to certain words and sights (the M-word, the I-word, the WH-word, etc.).
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Shawn and the schlong
On Tuesday Jolene's house provided her with money -- about $6 -- when we picked her up."What would you like to eat, Jolene?", La Netta asked her."A taco", said Jolene."All right, we'll get that", said La Netta."So I guess that means we're going to Ta...
Bluish-greyish-greenish stuff
The week before, I had made an especial request for La Netta to put Grocery Outlet on the schedule. And Wednesday, December 9, was the day we were supposed to go to Grocery Outlet in Berkeley.As we were about to leave the office for our journey to Be...
Ross
You'd think that after going to Ross on Thursday we'd go somewhere else the next day, right?Wrong.On Friday, I found myself in Ross once again.Shortly after we walked in, I heard a song about Christmas. The singer said that she ate two gallons of ice...
Emanuel plays with purge words
On Thursday I had asked Stan for more money, and he said he'd give it to me before he left. Friday morning came, and he never gave it to me.La Netta and Darnell picked me up. Ken said "axx oxxx the pxxxx" during our morning drive, which became the fi...
Jolene\'s doughnut
On Wednesday morning Kay was there to pick the gang up, along with La Netta. Our first stop was Burger King, whereat I walked into the restroom. I stayed there, not wanting to hear words outside while La Netta and Jolene were in the women's changing ...
Frosty Freeze!
Darnell told us this morning about his uncle Chuck. Chuck had destroyed a part of Darnell's car called the rim while taking it for a drive, then Darnell's mother was defensive of Chuck. She told Darnell the car was only a material possession, and he ...
Ken\'s watch
We were standing outside the van. I saw Ken from a distance, including his watch. Oh, no! Was it 9:42 or 9:43?I approached him. 9:44. Then 9:45."James, Ken don't like it when you look at his watch like that", La Netta said."I didn't mean to see it", ...
My attempts to use the Internet, Part 2
On Tuesday morning we were driving to program. The conversation was about being hungry."People hungry in Africa and axx oxxx the pxxxx", said Ken.I growled. I made it into the restroom at the CIWP office, and after some rubble-clearing, purged it off...
A day I'll never forget
Today La Netta was off to attend her children's first day of school, so Donna was picking Robin and me up.KBLX was playing. Traffic came on the radio. "Oh no, traffic!", I said.Donna turned it off.The traffic came to life as Donna herself got caught ...
Jolene's annual
On Friday, Darnell said, "Could you scxxt over some, Jolene?""Rrrrrrrr!", I growled."Sorry, James!", Darnell said.La Netta said the first site on our schedule was the Disney Store. After I purged at Vincent Park, we drove over to the Hilltop shopping...
Getting up on the wrong side of the bed
When my staff told me La Netta was here this morning, I was very tired. I lay in bed for about three more minutes before getting out.I combed my hair and applied deodorant, put my sunglasses on, then grabbed my CD player and headphones and turned off...
Lisa, Lisa, Lisa
As we got back into the van and Jolene changed herself at Emeryville Marina, Lisa was struggling with her walker as she got back in."Excuse me", she said. "Maybe if I just . . . and scxxt over here . . .""Rrrrrrrrrrrrr!", I growled."Oh, my god! I'm s...
Let's stop walking around
"I like your earrings, they're pretty", said Jolene to Alejandra this morning.It was Wednesday. We were doing pick-ups. We had Ken, Jolene and the barely-noticeable Robin.La Netta turned the radio to Star 101.3, and after "Hey There Delilah" by the P...
Hold it in or touch cobwxbs?
Today La Netta came back after an absence yesterday. I was so glad to see her, my friend with the jean jacket. We waited about thirty minutes in front of Kweisi's house before picking up Jolene and Robin and then coming back for Kweisi.We next went t...
Not J, G!
We were at Target on Thursday when Ken found a globe.I heard, "I've just been jxggling it a little bit"."Did Ken say the J-word?", I asked La Netta."No, he said, 'OK, I've got it'," said La Netta."I heard him say, 'I've just been J-wording it a littl...
La Netta gets racially profiled
We had started pick-ups at Jolene's house, and Jolene was trying to get in the back while Kweisi was sitting in the back row. "Scxxt over", she said, and I growled.Later Mon was talking about the new bra she had bought. She and the other ladies discu...
Another day in Alameda
La Netta drove us to Alameda today. We went to Cole's without incident. Then I told La Netta, "Well, La Netta, are you ready to look at food?" (Trader Joe's was on our schedule today.)La Netta replied in the affirmative, so we were on our way.When we...
Waiting for money
When I got home yesterday, Stan had already left because La Netta got me home so late. As a result, he wasn't there to bring me money. Two different staff left messages on his answering machine telling him I needed $20.This morning, my staff called S...
La Netta works her mouth
Instead of going to our normal sites today, Rosa took us to court to pay a ticket. It took her forever. We waited in the van while she and Kweisi entered the building.When she finally came out, she said she had waited in line thirty minutes to pay a ...
Welcome back, Jolene!
Today, after picking up Kweisi, we stopped off at Robin's house. But it wasn't just Robin we were picking up this time. Jolene was scheduled to come back to CIWP today after her intense leg surgery."Maybe if I scxxted over, we'd have room for Jolene ...
Trying it again . . .
Today we picked up Rodney again. We were supposed to go to Albany Bowl, but since we would be picking Ken up we decided to stay nearby.Darnell said the M-word, and I used the restroom in the office when we got to the office.Then we called the office ...
Ken saves the day
"Magandang umaga", said Clarissa as I got into the van."Magadang umaga", I told her.Donna said good morning to me, so I said good morning to her. Ken was riding in the front. Rodney came along with me.We picked up Kweisi and Robin. Then it came time ...
Stan gives us money for See's
Over the week-end, I asked Stan for money. Last night he said he hadn't "posted" the money yet, and would bring it in the morning."Stan, are you sure you're going to have the money in the morning?", I asked."If not then, I'll bring it to program", St...
It was "walking around"!
When my staff woke me up on Friday morning, I asked her whether La Netta was here. After she said yes, I forgot to ask her whether the news was on.As I walked out of my room, I heard a television playing. Did I hear the word "mxss"? To make sure it w...
The ultimate rubble-clear
". . . axx oxxx the pxxxx", said Ken as we were driving up to Davis Park.Did I hear him say tihe A, O the P words?"He takes us axx oxxx the pxxxx", Ken repeated."Rrrrrrrrr", I growled.On the way to lunch, "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfie...
Inauguration Day
Today was the day Chimpy finally left office. After eight years of the living incarnation of evil as president, I can stop biting myself over Junior. This next four years might see the end of racial profiling, or the legalization of marijuana, or gre...
La Netta and her omniscient ears
While we were driving to the court building, Ken said, "She takes us axx oxxx the pxxxx"."Rrrrrrr!", I growled.People continued talking, while the radio continued playing. I heard many more "all"s, "over"s and "place"s."La Netta, can we have the radi...
A day in the city
Today we had Robert in the van when I walked in and sat down. When we got to Mike Williams' house, La Netta and Rosa were afraid Mike was going to fight with Robert. Mike addressed Robert as "Bradley" when he got in.After he entered the van, Mike sta...
Jerk and an idiot?
On Wednesday, we were parked at Kennedy Grove when La Netta made a call on her cellphone.". . . They're probably going to ask for ice xxxxx", she said."Blechhhh!", I said."Sorry, James!", said La Netta. "Here, go out and use the restroom."I found my ...
Ken says the A, O the P words again
Yesterday when I got home, I asked Stan for money. He didn't give it to me.This morning, I told my staff that I needed money, and she called Stan. Stan said he would bring it to me at the office.Today La Netta took us to the office. She said I could ...
