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Thursday, October 29, 2026
Slept in a bit. Breakfast: plain yogurt with Patrick's homemade granola, hot water. Caught up on journaling. Uploaded last night's photos to Flickr. Syndicate Lunch at Hot Johnnie's with Scot B, Scott T, Andy M, Dan P, Galen B, Emery M. There was confusion over the ordering process. Previously one ordered either with a human at the register or from one of the ordering touchscreens. Five arrived before I did and placed an order. While walking over, I tried to put an order in with Andy over Slack, but the menu on the website did not match the menu in person. I arrived and asked if they still had the item I wanted on the menu on the website: a romaine salad. They did not have it anymore. I took a few minutes to look the menu over again. When I was ready the person who helped me earlier was working in the back, so I asked if I could place my order on the screen instead and he said yes. I began to place my order but realized there was no way to order drinks. Once I pointed this out, he took a photo of the screen then said he would take my order at the register. I placed my order and paid. All of this took about 15 minutes. I walked to the back. As I sat, everyone told me that it's now table service and that they had ordered but not yet paid. People drank wine from ribbed coupe glasses. We talked about iPhone Duo, new MacBook Pros totaling $5000 or more, Cardi B, health issues, the myth that spiders enter your mouth while you sleep, medical tape, forthcoming trips, losing Apple TV remotes, measures in the forthcoming election, ballot dropbox locations, and more. While we ate, owner Johnnie stopped at our table to provide service and chat a while and return more than once with complimentary beverages—so nice. Afterwards I walked home and began a project to paint the patio door primarily because the bottom edge of the window in the door was weathered similar to the bottom edges of the window panes in our living room sliding glass doors. I sanded then cleaned the bottom edge then masked it with painter's tape (green Frogtape). Then I touch-up-painted the whole door and then painted the bottom edge with several layers. Afterwards I struggled getting the paint lid on the can and ended up damaging the lid which was rusty in spots and hammering caused part of the lid to come apart. Fortunately I had new empty cans in the garage. I filled the new can but when I tried to attach the lid it wouldn't fit no matter what I tried. After about an hour I gave up and poured the paint into a spare jar that we had from Bi-Rite soup. Later, dinner at home with Patrick: deli chinese food and chinese food from frozen, hot water. Cleaned the half bath sink and toilet. Afterwards we watched Apple Music Hall: Troye Sivan (London) on Apple TV+ then the remainder of The Naked Gun (1988) on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes, cleaned the kitchen, and started the dishwasher. Archived documents. Shopped online for shoe cabinets that aren't crap that fit our needs and space. We have been searching for weeks now. I'm not sure they exist. To bed late.