Vanessa, Goji Berry, Safeway, Galloway's, Granville Island, and new change purses

Before Vanessa picked me up at 11, I went from Level 75 to Level 91 in FINAL FANTASY 1, and also looked up the cost of renewing my BCID... $15 isn't that bad, haha. Thank goodness for cash! Vanessa and I talked about busing, Wayne, the Greek market on Broadway, Safeway, parking, Belgian water, Granville Island (pumpkin ale and orange Belgian Wit), Galloway's, pastries from Bon Ton Bakery, pain, Minerva's Greek market, how walking was for me, Chinese food, family stuff, Mom's stupid thoughts about a LOT, racism, black people, the Occupy Vancouver protest at the art gallery this afternoon, Europe, East Indians, white guys, disability, wine, childhood conditioning, her helping me (with heavy items) out of friendship (and NOT pity), fudge, peanut butter, prices going up, cinnamon mints, ouzo mints, doughnuts, her friends, Teunis, Krista, Ryan, syrup, chemicals, her wallet, olive bread, and vanilla air freshener vs. wild cherry air freshener. We also discussed congee, Chinese food, iced coffee (we both needed CAFFEINE!), hot soup, Dylan, Deb, stupid idiots (bad drivers and Paul), Jon / Harmony, white Eric vs. Chinese Eric (I should call him...), missions, being a relaxed Christian (swearing) vs. a super-devout one, her cousins, bible tripe, dumplings, spreadable butter, and steel-cut oats.

Conversed about wild blackberry Greek yogurt, lemon Greek yogurt (both by Liberté), my bus pass, having a cold winter, mountains, Mt. Baker, bakeries, toy cars, lupus, surgery, soy milk, chocolate milk, Oasis Health Break juices, orange juice, black cherry / blackberry juice, tea towels, hot flashes, ceramic mugs, moose, instant coffee, and more. I noticed the start of redrum, but it was okay. When I got home, I was there for five minutes before going out again to London Drugs to get on-sale Excel White gum x2 (since Safeway seemingly didn't have any) / Axe body spray (Phoenix) to get rid of certain smells / a new change purse which was less annoying than my dragon one and its inner material bunching up (worth paying $7.99 for a GOOD zipper vs. $4.99 for a stuck one, AND better than the $18 which the Smoking Lily charged!) / on-sale vanilla and brown sugar soap to remind me of Jeremy / on-sale apple juice / a 99-cent birthday card and inexpensive toy car for Mattias (he's 3!) / purple Goji Berry and Orchid Dial Nutri-Skin body wash / happy face stickers. I discovered that the usual elevator AND the stairs were both out of commission, but got home in time for the hockey game! Got home and threw some things away, then fit a pound of tortilla chips in a big Ziploc bag because the chip bag had a hole in it.