I'm eating sushi and taking the only break I plan to take today. Usually I'm not one to buy into chain emails. I did get that email warning everyone not to go to the mall today. I deleted it of course ... but I read it first. I was at the mall earlier and I felt uneasy. I really did. Not just because of the email. When I got here this morning, Norm said she had a bad feeling all day. Like something bad's gonna happen. Y'know sometimes you feel get a feeling? I like following my gut. When she said it ... it made me alert. And when I got to the mall to get my sushi I kept thinking not just of the email but about what Norm said.

"Yah ... but what terrorist would be dumb enough to attack a mall in White Plains of all places?" I thought. "Hmmm ... but what terrorist was dumb enough to fly into the World Trade Center."

On the escalators down to the food court ... I realized how many people were there. Eating, shopping, hanging out. And I think that's what made me feel even more uneasy. Terrorists wouldn't care that it's a mall in boring White Plains. What they would care about is the people there. And there are more than enough.

It's so hard not to even a little paranoid now.

The sushi's not as good as the ones I usually have. I took one of the specials today. Tuna with avocado. Which I like ... except for little bits of onion or something in the middle. I called Jim just before going to get lunch. We talked for a while. He seems like a really cool guy. He flirted a good bit. Blah. And I liked it. Double blah. Talking to him sorta brightened up the day a little, though. Ugh. Triple blah.

My eyes keep watering today. Thinking about my dog *sigh*. And also because my contacts need changing. But I can't get new ones because I need a new prescription. And I can't get one, of course without an eye exam. And I can't get a new eye exam because I don't have any money for it. And because I don't have any money, my eyes water more at that thought.