The cast of weird continues: While getting caffeine snacks for Heavy Gear participates at the annex I run into the Crazy tall long bearded guy at the Coffee stop. The same strangent who almost ran me over at 1:00A.M. last night was getting the day old bagel hook up from the boyz. Giant bag of a few dozen or so bagels is gently placed into the rogue shopping buggy, fuel for the Midnight races. No cream available for Richard's decaf, owner of the shopping cart holds door open for me as I walk out. The street is covered with snow.

Trying to find lost notes for post, walking back late at night on sidewalk.. I hear the rattle of a shopping cart behind me.. I don't want to look back, I know its something insane.. walk faster. Rattle continues stronger...faster..I walk faster..it rattles faster..damn its going to pass me..damn..then it does. I knew it! Crazy looking tall long bearded old man pushing metal shopping cart full of garbage and noticeable milk carton races past me and rockets up the street. I can't find my notes anywhere.

At Work again: Balin's Tomb is still pink..Master of the annex requisitions new improved palette for the customer base. Art comtemplates weekend escape to Cleveland to see Dirtbomb at the Ballroom. During mail call the rekkid agents are glued to the screen watching 98 OZZFest at Starlake, I watch with them for a bit. More processing of product..field a cheer-up call..successful..who orders all this shit! Card trade of rare elf for determined goblins. Dale swoons Warhol museum intern..she escapes. New spiderman front piece looks snazzy and a vast improvement over what was there before!

At Work: Started with book processing which leads into coffee break with bagels and Argentinian bread pudding. Lots more processing..Howard Stern with super over the top Letterman as guest on the radio..its always a guilty laugh with Howard. Later at the game board Balin's Tomb is being worked on for store demo soon..Foo Fighters and Queen's Flash Gordon movie music are being played alot for quick energy. Pink insulation foam core everywhere, the price of creativity. The rekkid agents are selling the hell out of the "Dragons" and other choice numbers. Much talk about the upcoming "Stillers" game between the sports sages. Evening musical cap of the Overture from "William Tell" on QED by National Symphony Orchestra followed by more Queen Flash Gordan. Close out, everyone leaves so we can do this tomorrow.

The two things of note today: A street artist who I never have seen before came in and wanted to sell us a small water color he did of our building. I hesitated at first but he was weirdly nice and said he spent last sunday afternoon doing it out in the cold. The more I looked at it the more I liked it and he seemed like the real deal. He wanted 5 bucks, I gave him a 10 spot. He was thrilled to have coffee $. Money well spent for both of us. I guess if I was a whiz kid I could have a picture of this up here, but I'm not whiz enough yet, so maybe later. Thing two, coworker coaxed me try a vanilla peep Valentine heart. Its nice to know that the people who gave us peeps to begin with have decided to branch into other holidays..now thats confectionery vision!