... continued from yesterday, i help sydney weld fix the boutique's security gate. sydney used to be the grumpy old man who scares neighbourhood kids. he's more talkative these days. i'm impressed by his machine skill - with his arc welder & solder gun he looks like a rock musician with an amped guitar. he has big hands.

morning at the store i'm dissed by a dreadlocked boy walking in a gang of 4 past the shoppe. i felt insulted for an instant until i realise that he felt threatened enough by a dreadlocked guy with blue nail polish to lash out - i feel better.

godfrey off to stay over with lucy - who called earlier inviting me but i was busy. he has an interview tomorrow & is helpng lucy with her website.

i help fatima with a little bit of research for her information sciences assignment. she & carol gave me some ampules of salve for eye sore.

my mother insists on taking me to the chemist for burn salve ....