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going to california I didn't sleep very well today. Part of it was due to my excitement about the trip. The other reason was that I was cold. Sometime during the day my heat went out. It was sixty-two degrees in my house when I woke up early this evening. Thankfully it was nothing serious. My heat is back on and I am warm once again. Flashback to Thursday night. I was in the grocery store shopping for my lunch when I came across a group of girls. I would guess that they had to be old enough to drive since they were in the store at eleven at night. They were huddled in a group in the middle of the aisle when they saw me walking toward them. Now I don't think that I paint a picture of fear in my leather jacket, but I thought that they might at least move to one side to let me through. I was wrong. They stood their ground. Now here is where the mental distress starts for me. Do I just push my way through them or do I ask them to move? When I decided to just pass around them another small mental crisis arose. How much bodily contact am I allowed to make without being rude? The girl nearest me did not seem to want to budge. Am I allowed to place my hand on her back as I pass or not? This would be done so that she doesn't back into me. It isn't as though we were nude. Both of us were wearing heavy coats, but the whole personal space issue still bothers me. Just how close can you get to a person without disturbing them? I am bringing a paper journal along with me to California to make some notes about what I see and do. Hopefully a massive upload will take place upon my return.
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