So I worked up me nerve, bit the bullet, and ventured *outside the 
house* today and took the local transit system to the Orlando Public 
Library.  So.  Walk to bus stop, 25 minutes away.  Wait about half an 
hour(?).  Get on bus, pay $2, get transfer voucher, sit.  Pull cord for 
stop a bit too soon, walk to next stop to transfer to next bus 
(foolishly stumbling on the way out of my seat).  Wait about an hour. 
Get on next bus.  Get route map brochure, watch it and scenery for 
entire trip.  Pull cord for stop at library.  Go to library.

Forget I don't live in Orange County and ask cute librarian about 
renewing my card since I moved away from the area then back.

Forget reference is on 4th floor, not 3rd, so look like idiot when ask 
for help and note things have moved around since I was last there a few 
years ago (they've not).

Process some of first half of Dewey Decimal Classification, zoning out a 
bit because I stayed up all night.  Give up before entering any data 
from second half.  Exit library.

Spend minutes fumbling with broken celphone (scroll-ball on Blackberry 
Pearl only goes one direction) to get directions to correct bus stop. 
Walk about half an hour thence.  Wait however long, get on bus, pay $2, 
get transfer voucher.  Get off bus at transfer, wait however long.  Keep 
eye on scenery, pull cord at correct time, get off bus.

Hungry, at strip mall with restaurants, so.  Sushi place...doesn't 
reopen for a few hours.  IHOP...whoah, bit of a line out the door.  Oh 
yeah, today they're giving away free pancakes.  Crap.  Too late; don't 
want to wait forever in line now.  Italian restaurant, go.  Cute 
waitress, awesome chicken/rice soup with what tastes like balsamic 
vinegar, sandwich, root beer.  Take half of sandwich, to-go root beer 
offered by cute waitress, pay bigger tip than usual, exit.

Walk home, about twenty minutes.  Put food away.  Go to bed, crash.

And I'll have to do it again to finish my data verification/collection.
(currently http://empyrean.freesitespace.net/misc/DDC.html )

At least next time I'll know where things are, and will have slept 
properly ahead of time.  Maybe bring power cord for laptop, too, even 
though had fair amount of battery left.

--
Tim Cook
http://empyrean.freesitespace.net

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