The Whole Foods debacle made me look up online a bunch of stuff I could only get retail there (JASON's sweetener-free toothpastes and scent-free soaps) online, and they're unsurprisingly cheaper. So I'm glad for that.

Oh, good. I really like JASON stuff. I don't shop at Whole Foods though, anyway. Now I have to remember where I get my JASON stuff. I think at Longs?

Hil, you'd love my hood's little organic grocery. It's maybe 1k square feet, but they do a fantastic job. I can't believe it's tucked away in a strip mall on the border of San Leandro and Oakland, but there it is. Such a lovely little surprise to find when I moved.

Fortunately, WF stopped carrying the JASON moisturizer I use (not in all stores, I think, just the one near me), so I'm out of reasons to shop there anyway.

At the Safeway near me, it's kind of hit or miss whether they'll have tofu on a given day. They never have any of the spices I want, and fruits there are apples, oranges, grapefruit, lemons, grapes, bananas, and sometimes strawberries. There will usually be a few other things in addition to those, but those are the only ones that you can count on them having.

There's a co-op with local and organic goods half a mile from me, as well as a lovely farmers market a similar distance away on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I also go by a Fresh Market on the way to and from work. I have no earthly reason to go to Whole Foods ever again. It's sort of like boycotting bourbon when you have a fine selection of reasonably priced single malt scotches three blocks away.

Wasn't there a TT thread on WF a long time ago? I vaguely recall an employee (or maybe more) writing about her awful experiences working there. Ring a bell anyone?

I'm probably not going to be able to maintain this no-Whole Foods position. There are just too many things that I can't get anywhere else around here.

Wow. Wow wow wow. Someone screwed the fuck up, and there's a hell lot of silver lining for it (well, for me).

Someone, apparently, gave my email to a local artist I love for mailing list needs. So far, so good.

I click on the email to read, and see all of the recripents' emails. Among, some big name VIPs, Everyone Who is Someone in the Israeli Indie/Alternative Scene, but most of all - the fangirl gasped - the emails of the two artists who gives me goosebumps and, y'know, there are no words to say how much I cherish their musical work - well, there are, but I won't post them here and now.

HA!

Now, I'm all Goody Two Shoes who'll NEVER use said email to, let's say, write a sentimental love letter to two of her top fucking beloved artists (Katamine (Assaf Tager) and Noam Rotem, if you're keeping track). But I'm all greening widely and madly here, at the start of pulling a white night to finish a paper for tomorrow, because of this (well, that and the Soulsavers' new album that's on streaming now).

Seriously. I know I'm, like, 12 year old for getting all excited over this, but a part of me goes "Yeahhhhhh!".

Um, if Ofra Haza were still alive and on the email list I woulda bribed you bigtime for her address!!! I am kinda still not over her death.

I don't know what to do about the WF thing. We have friends who work at the local one, and it's where we do almost ALL of our grocery shopping. I'm going to have to sit down with Pete and talk about our options.

I am sick, and The Girl is out doing the sound for one of her shows. Been having chills and stuff all day, but ignored it, 'cause EDS does funny things to your body most of the time anyway. But this is definitely something else. (If it's flu, I might cry. My family doctor is in Leeds, and I am in London.)

Going to lie back down now...!

Laura - re Time Traveller's Wife, posted in the movie thread earlier, when I could sit up to type. Will think it about it more when not sick. Lots of consider there, especially in terms of what the movie did with plot and character.