Sunday, January 19, 2003
Slept in while Patrick and Sam did sword practice. I ate leftovers from My Friend. Patrick met with Yasuto at Jumpin Java and also did homework. David Erickson, the carpenter, came over to do repairs on our ceiling which had leaked during the last big storm. Went to Polly Ann's Ice Cream (415-664-2472, 3142 Noriega St) with Patrick. Patrick tasted a bite of durian ice cream. We'd seen it at Mitchell's and Nico told us, "If you can get past the smell, it tastes yummy." It smelled really awful, exactly like diesel, and I wouldn't have a bite, but Patrick tried a sample and subsequently regretted it. Instead he got a sugar cone with one scoop of Turkish Coffee. He was burping up the durian ice cream every 5 minutes or so for 3 or 4 hours, making him feel miserable each time it happened. He said, "I feel like a lawn mower." I got a waffle cone with one scoop of burgundy cherry. We got 20% off because we visited their Web site at pollyann.com and printed out a coupon. We went to Golden Gate Park and walked around and took some photos of each other. We thought about going to the Steinhart Aquarium because we'd just seen it in The Lady From Shanghai, but it was already 4:00 PM and they closed in an hour, so we decided to save it for another day. Dinner at home with Patrick: stuffed chicken breast, cornbread, green beans. Watched The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys on DVD.