Thursday, April 10, 2014

Breakfast: blueberry-apple granola and unsweetened soy milk. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Laurel Heights. Followup with a student-reported problem with availability of Acrobat Pro. Checked in with Celeste about SAGE. Listserv management. Redirected an issue to the education team. Content and styling work in Drupal. Doctor appointment. Content and styling work in Drupal. Lunch from The View Cafe: chicken with green beans over brown rice with an egg roll, water from my Contigo water bottle. Encountered John K, we ate outside in the courtyard, with Eric joining. Encountered Susie in the elevator, chatted briefly. Assisted with a meeting related to management activities. Brief 1-on-1 with Cindy. Minor web edits for Cindy: pharmsci PC 165. Content and styling work in Drupal. Prepped for scanning. Dinner at Frances with Patrick: a fantastic meal. Glass of 2012 Antoine Sanzay Cabernet Franc, Saumur Champigny, France for Patrick; cava (huckleberry) cocktail for me; applewood smoked bacon beignets with maple chive creme fraiche for Patrick; roasted turnip empanadas with sultana raisins and salsa verde for me; squid ink linguine with green garlic, cortez bottarga, meyer lemon, and espelette chile for Patrick; kale salad with roasted baby carrot, sesame, mission olive, mint, and ricotta stagionata for me; grilled bavette steak with fino sherry and roasted spring onion jus, maitake, and gruyere for Patrick; sonoma duck breast with pumpkin seed dukkah, japanese sweet potato, and blood orange for me. For dessert, chocolate plaisir sucre with hazelnut dacquoise, cocoa crumble, and burnt caramel for Patrick; toasted poppy seed genoise with mandarin curd, citrus caramel, pistachio brittle, and kumquat for me. We used a gift certificate that Patrick had given me last Christmas. A perfectly pleasing meal. Melissa was our server. Rode UberX home. Watched Archer season 2 episode 9 with Patrick. Sent David links about Heartbleed.