Saturday, January 31, 2004
Grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Finished watching Cabaret (1972) then a few DVD extras. Set up the lamp cord for a paper lantern over the kitchen counter. Leftover pizza. Bought a small round paper lantern for $3.40 at Soko Hardware (415-931-5510, 1698 Post St) in Japantown. Snack at Cafe Flore. I continued reading from Cryptonomicon. Patrick began translation work on the 2nd chapter of a Chinese novel. Watched dogs play at Duboce Park. Very cold today, the air was mostly very clear. Grocery shopping at Golden Produce. Chatted with Jesse in front of Cliff's Hardware. Went home. I installed the paper lantern—now we have much better lighting while preparing food. Tested burning a CD-ROM—it works! Hooray! No blue screen! Some playback problems in Winamp, but WMP plays it fine, so I know it's a Winamp problem. Dinner at home with Patrick: organic mini penne with mushrooms, spinach, and pancetta in a light cream sauce. Mini ciabatta bread.