Saturday, June 16, 2007
Coffee, breakfast and shopping at Ferry Building Farmer's Market with Tina, Chris, Nate, and Patrick. We bought groceries then split up—Tina and Patrick stopped at Tower Market before going home. I took Chris and Nate shopping downtown. Chris bought new shoes, Nate bought new Levi's jeans. We stopped at Sprint so they could settle (for now) their cellphone plan transition. Lunch with Chris and Nate at Leila (415-217-0099) at Crocker Gallery, 3rd floor, 50 Post Street. I had tabouleh that was made with pickles instead of cucumbers—very strange (and, we all agreed, wrong). I also had cow with saffron rice, which was good. I realize today at around 3:50 PM that I forgot to change my camera's clock forward one hour many weeks ago, so my Flickr photos have incorrect exif info—one hour too early, changed the clock. I showed them The Container Store, the Metreon, Yerba Buena Gardens. We stopped at Beard Papa for a small bite to eat then took the train home. We got on at Powell and all was fine until Van Ness where the train was delayed for about 20 or 25 minutes due to a problem at Castro Station. By the time we got to Castro Station, about an hour had passed since we entered Muni at Powell - crazy Muni! Home. Relaxed. Patrick prepped for dinner. Tina got back from Petaluma and they cooked. Radish canapes on walnut levain with chevre; carrot and cumin soup; lavender and lemon roast chicken with roasted spring onions; rotelli au gratin with fontina, gruyere, and chevre topped with sauteed mushrooms (porcini, nameko, and king trumpet); cherry clafouti, pinot noir. Began file migration for Tina's computer.