Saturday, September 18, 2004
Patrick and I had inadvertently overcommitted ourselves this weekend. We have to release the next issue of Lodestar Quarterly this Tuesday, but didn't have that on our calendars that when we'd said yes to two events for today. Nevertheless, we enjoyed taking a break to socialize. The first event was Bill and Glenn's house joining party. Glenn showed slides from and told us about their trip to New Orleans. We saw the new and improved back yard, watched hummingbirds at the feeder, enjoyed burgers from the grill, spanikopita and mini quiches and mini brownies from the oven, and many other delicious snacks from the kitchen. Glenn showed off the fancy sprinkler system. Misha inherited a free DVD player—a spare from Bill and Glenn's household. Afterwards Patrick and I went to Bill and Kevin's birthday party. It was yet another summer barbecue, this time with a pool, but the weather was overcast and only in the low- to mid-60s so no one except Geoff went for a swim. We got a car wash near my sister's house, then we got groceries at Safeway on Taraval before going home. I thought I would take a short nap and then wake up and work on Lodestar, but I ended up sleeping.