Sunday, August 29, 2004
Fruit smoothie for breakfast: orange, nectarine, 2 bananas, a few strawberries, milk, ice, sugar. Brunch with my sister Lani and my nephews Jeremy and Matthew. Jeremy is 4.77 years old and can count to at least 80. We watched Clifford the Big Red Dog. He showed us the LeapPad book we got him for his birthday last November. We set him up with a starter kit of 2 books and he has lots of them now. He needs a giant book to hold the LeapPad and all his books and cartridges. Jeremy seems very smart. I hope when he grows up he'll remember who set him up with the fun LeapPad book. Matthew is talking now—new since the last time we saw him. For example, "I'm makin' poo-poo now" or something like that. He's 2.38 years old, and Jeremy shares his LeapPad book with Matthew—such a kind brother. We ate brunch at Miyake in Cupertino (408-253-2668, 10650 South De Anza Blvd, Cupertino)—inexpensive sushi on boats. The quality of some of the food was disappointing, but the service was above average. For example, the tough and grainy beef teriyaki in the bento box special suffered from low-quality meat and/or overcooking. Several pieces of California roll on one sushi boat had collapsed because the roll hadn't been rolled tightly enough, or perhaps it had too much of something wet inside. Not everything is awful, though. If you're on a budget but want the novelty of sushi boats, give it a try. Before driving home, Patrick and I got coffee at Starbucks in downtown No Mountain View (we'd been tired all day from yesterday's many activities), then bought gas and got a quick car wash. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from Xiao Loong delivery. Hot sex. Patrick and I made an ad for Lodestar to appear in the holiday issue of The Gay and Lesbian Review. Laundry.