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People you meet at Aldi
Dec. 15th, 2009 02:45 pmI've been doing my basics shopping at the new Aldi over by Granville because for basic stuff it really is cheapest.
I also get into the most interesting conversations at the bus stop in front.
The last time I got chatting with a homeless-looking dude who happened to have a copy of Jim Butcher's latest paperback in his coat pocket. It's probably good for me to have my pre-conveived notions slapped out of me once in a while. We talked about Oregon.
This time I chatted with an unemployed home care aide and a nice but slightly creepy old Polish dude. OPD heard us talking and when he heard we were unemployed he gave us each $5. Bless him and I will try to pay it forward. I will not, however, call him tomorrow like he asked. Cuz, um....no. But the home care lady and I talked unemployment and food stamp strategies.
As a single woman living alone in a large city, I have a pretty sizeable case of urban paranoia. But little moments like these are a nice change from the couch and the TV.
Today is my "use the hell out of that 1-day CTA pass" day - I'm gonna get my $5.75 and THEN some out of it. Besides the trip to Aldi I'm about to head out to the Sulzer Library for a stack of reading material. Then over to the free afternoon at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Cabinet of Curiosities - some people I met at the Baron's Soiree are presenting. And if it's not too cold perhaps a stop at the Zoo Lights on the way home.
I also get into the most interesting conversations at the bus stop in front.
The last time I got chatting with a homeless-looking dude who happened to have a copy of Jim Butcher's latest paperback in his coat pocket. It's probably good for me to have my pre-conveived notions slapped out of me once in a while. We talked about Oregon.
This time I chatted with an unemployed home care aide and a nice but slightly creepy old Polish dude. OPD heard us talking and when he heard we were unemployed he gave us each $5. Bless him and I will try to pay it forward. I will not, however, call him tomorrow like he asked. Cuz, um....no. But the home care lady and I talked unemployment and food stamp strategies.
As a single woman living alone in a large city, I have a pretty sizeable case of urban paranoia. But little moments like these are a nice change from the couch and the TV.
Today is my "use the hell out of that 1-day CTA pass" day - I'm gonna get my $5.75 and THEN some out of it. Besides the trip to Aldi I'm about to head out to the Sulzer Library for a stack of reading material. Then over to the free afternoon at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Cabinet of Curiosities - some people I met at the Baron's Soiree are presenting. And if it's not too cold perhaps a stop at the Zoo Lights on the way home.
