Wednesday, January 15, 2003
IRC babysitting. Dentist appointment with Dr. Natasha Anne Lee, DDS (415-731-9311, 1317 9th Av at Irving). This was perhaps the best dental experience I've ever had. The office is brand new and very tastefully decorated. Original art hangs on nearly every wall. Modern electronic music reminiscent of Enigma plays softly in the background. Clutter is nowhere to be seen. The interior design is practically perfectly balanced in every respect: ratios, colors, textures, lighting, ventilation. Every employee is not simply polite, but gracious—a welcome change from the 6 other medical offices I've visited in San Francisco. The doctor (dentist) herself is the very model of all this order. She evokes wisdom, honesty, and a dedication to service unmatched by any other dentist I've known. I don't think you'll find a better dentist in all of San Francisco.—Worked on Susie's State of the Web document. Worked on Cindy's graduation changes. Lunch with Joel and Michael at You See Sushi. Michael had Special A, Joel had Special B, I had Special C. Dinner at Four Season with Patrick: drums of heaven, Shanghai chicken (finely chopped chicken with pine nuts and other stuff), tangerine beef. My fortune: You will always be successful in your business or professional career. Patrick's fortune: You will never know hunger. After dinner we were going to go to the Jon Sims Center for the Arts to hear Beth Lisick and Justin Chin read poetry, but we got the time wrong. We thought it was at 7:00 PM, but it was really at 8:00 PM—too late for us, so we went home. Patrick studied Mandarin. I caught up on e-mail.