And on the Eighth Day, We Went Out
Oct. 25th, 2025 09:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerToday is Day 8 of Hawk's surgery recovery. The surgery was a week ago Friday. She's close to non-mobile, with one of her feet in a half-cast and unable to put any weight on it. For 7½ days she's limited herself to hobbling around the house with a pair of forearm crutches— and minimizing even that. But late this afternoon she decided it was time to Get Out.
The occasion was nothing grand. The impetus was that she'd just sold some books on eBay and wanted to get them shipped. I could've taken them to the depot for her. I mean, I'd already searched our Hobbit hole for an appropriately sized box, weighed the books (for postage), packed them carefully in the box, and printed and attached the mailing label. Driving them to the nearest postal counter open on Saturday afternoon— which wasn't even our city's lone remaining post office; it was the print-and-ship desk at an Office Depot store— was not a big ask. But I gather she was getting cabin fever after staying within these 4 walls for nearly 8 days. I understand.
I pulled the car around to the front door for her to hop in. She had her crutches with her for hopping, plus— in the back of the SUV— her knee scooter for wheeling around.
At the Office Depot she decided to hop as it wasn't too far. I carried the books box. It was compact but weighed nearly 20 pounds. Books can be heavy.
The dropoff at Office Depot seemed anticlimactic. All that effort just to hand over one box for shipping. So Hawk suggested again that we go out to eat for dinner. Cabin fever!
Except it's... also a bit better? The infusion of some new cash has let them upgrade a few interior fixtures that were looking long in the tooth. And the staff seems cheerful now, as opposed to the last time we went to the Sunnyvale location under the previous ownership a few years ago, when all the staff seemed mentally checked out out and the food was haphazardly prepared. That's why we stopped going for a few years. Anyway, now Armadillo is back, and they seem to be good again.
The occasion was nothing grand. The impetus was that she'd just sold some books on eBay and wanted to get them shipped. I could've taken them to the depot for her. I mean, I'd already searched our Hobbit hole for an appropriately sized box, weighed the books (for postage), packed them carefully in the box, and printed and attached the mailing label. Driving them to the nearest postal counter open on Saturday afternoon— which wasn't even our city's lone remaining post office; it was the print-and-ship desk at an Office Depot store— was not a big ask. But I gather she was getting cabin fever after staying within these 4 walls for nearly 8 days. I understand.
I pulled the car around to the front door for her to hop in. She had her crutches with her for hopping, plus— in the back of the SUV— her knee scooter for wheeling around.
At the Office Depot she decided to hop as it wasn't too far. I carried the books box. It was compact but weighed nearly 20 pounds. Books can be heavy.
The dropoff at Office Depot seemed anticlimactic. All that effort just to hand over one box for shipping. So Hawk suggested again that we go out to eat for dinner. Cabin fever!
Armadillo Willy's Reborn
We agreed on Empire Armadillo. For those familiar with Silicon Valley, Empire Armadillo is Armadillo Willy's reborn. The local chain Armadillo Willy's went out of business a few months ago. One local guy played the Victor Kiam "I liked the food so much I bought the company!" card and... well, bought the company's locations and equipment out of bankruptcy. Apparently he couldn't buy the name because that was held separately. But the restaurant in Sunnyvale is open again, same location, same food, basically the same recipes.Except it's... also a bit better? The infusion of some new cash has let them upgrade a few interior fixtures that were looking long in the tooth. And the staff seems cheerful now, as opposed to the last time we went to the Sunnyvale location under the previous ownership a few years ago, when all the staff seemed mentally checked out out and the food was haphazardly prepared. That's why we stopped going for a few years. Anyway, now Armadillo is back, and they seem to be good again.
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Date: 2025-10-26 08:36 am (UTC)