Friday, January 1, 2016
More home improvement. Brunch: rosemary ham and cheddar sandwich on sweet french roll, water. Watched Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi via Apple iTunes with Patrick. Patrick napped. Repaired a problem with my journal in that if I forget to create a new set of xml files for a new year the homepage will appear to hang. Snack: one tamale. Nap. Rode Lyft with Patrick to the Mission. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens at the two-week-old Alamo Drafthouse New Mission at 2550 Mission Street. We saw a 10:30 pm showing. The theatre is beautiful and the adjoining Bear vs. Bull bar was packed and lively. It was odd to not see a concession stand in the lobby. Concessions are ordered at your seat and servers deliver the food and drink to you. The menu is large and excellent. Patrick had a chocolate malt shake, I had an iced tea. We shared a bowl of popcorn (served in stainless steel—nice!) and a pepperoni pizza. (They were out of fennel sausage pizza.) Tickets were about $10 each. Food and drink was $40.06. Service by Bryan was excellent. The film was really great. I enjoyed it very much. We like this theatre very much. Rode Uber home.