Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Washed dishes. Weight training: front raise. Breakfast at home: granola with fresh, sliced banana and soy milk. Rode Muni to work. Linkchecking, kiosk work. Followup with Alex Y about new laptop setup. Followup on a request for access to a server. Made live new student profiles for Shirin. Handled a request from Cristina B for access to Google Analytics. Lunch from The View Cafe: veggie california sandwich. Susie drove Eric and David and me to Mission Bay where we met with Sarah and (by telephone) Kathy and Maria about BTS research content. Returned to Laurel Heights. Faculty page edit for Susie. Walked to Geary then rode Muni 38L to Union Square. Stopped at 135 Powell Street where a new Walgreens had opened at 10 AM this morning. The store, next door to UNIQLO, is Walgreens' flagship store in San Francisco. It of course still has a pharmacy on the 2nd level, but it's looking less and less like a drug store. There's frozen yogurt and smoothy stations in addition to a soda station. Lots of food to go items as well as convenience store items for tourists. This was the first time I have seen shelving units in Walgreens with each shelf lit, probably with LEDs. The store feels very spacious and well-designed. I am impressed. Dinner at M.Y. China with Danny, Drew, Romy, Phil, and Patrick. While arriving, I noticed John Cho walking with about seven other people through the mall away from the restaurants toward the cinema. I was surprised that I recognized him, since following celebrity culture is not something I do regularly. We later guessed that he was present for some kind of event related to Star Trek: Into Darkness. I enjoyed our dinner very much. My favorite was the whole roast chicken. We had the large, circular table on the outside edge of the restaurant, which I feel is the best table if you want to see and be seen here. Rode Muni home with Patrick.