Sunday, February 8, 2004
Tried making a tip card (e.g., for tipping in a restaurant—15% or 20%) for Dianne but I didn't want to make the type too small for her to read. The attempt I did involved folding a laminated 3-panel double-sided card, but the folding part doesn't really work—the laminate is too stiff. Instead, I'll find out from her what size works best for her purse or whatever she carries. Patrick takes a nap after waking up early to do tai chi, breakfast, some writing and reading. He's reading from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which he found in hardcover at the library. Organized desk drawer stuff and stuff in closets. Returned Happy Together DVD to Le Video. Patrick mailed 3 submissions of a short story to journals. Drove to the beach, walked along the ocean for a while. Stopped at a Safeway on La Playa we never knew existed. Got 2 doughnuts and a strawberry Nesquik milk. Drove home. Patrick wrote while I organized computer CD-ROMs, choosing some of which we're ready to get rid. Dinner at home with Patrick: chow mein. Watched The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen on DVD which we borrowed from Sam. The plot was laughable but entertaining. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go out of his or her way to see it, though. Archived data. More backups.