Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Electronic forms for James. Lunch at desk: sandwich from the cafeteria. Eye doctor appointment with Dr. Will Chantaduly at Eye Gotcha. This appointment was okay except the doctor's fees seemed to eat up all my vision coverage benefit that I got with Vision Service Plan, and I didn't have any benefit money leftover for any contact lenses. Well, they said I had $5 worth, but would that even buy me one pair? Dinner at Xiao Loong (www.xiaoloong.com, 415-753-5678, 250 West Portal Avenue) with Patrick and Galen: We had waited a long time for a table, so when we finally got seated they treated us to a free plate of deep-fried spring rolls—very considerate! We had sizzling rice soup, dry sauteed asparagus, black bean chicken, steamed rice. Patrick had a Tsing Tao. Patrick's fortune: You want to get even, but you will be better off concentrating on getting ahead. My fortune: Put work responsibilities aside for the day. Focus on family and friends. Galen's fortune: You will meet someone special at a social event. All the food was delicious (again), and we had a great time chatting with Galen. Ice cream (me and Patrick) and milk (Galen) from Rite-Aid afterwards.