Saturday, June 9, 2007
Usual oatmeal breakfast. Brunch and shopping with Patrick and Mom Ryan. Brunch at Ella's (415-441-5669, 500 Presidio): Mom Ryan had English Breakfast tea and eggs over easy with bacon and toast. Patrick had coffee and chicken hash with biscuit. I had ginger-orange punch with 3 pancakes. The pancakes were huge. I didn't believe our waitress, who seemed doubtful that I could eat 3 on my own, but she was right. I was full after 1 pancake! Patrick helped me eat 1.5 pancakes. Mom Ryan ate one eighth. We still have some left over that no one ate. $48.69 after tip. Mom Ryan needed some lightweight blouses for her forthcoming trip to New Orleans to visit Tommy. She had written in to a magazine about her desire to revisit her brother and a man in Indiana is granting her her wish! At Mervyn's I found a boy's tie for $3.98. Joel is likely to say it's too short, but I don't really care what anyone says. I think it will look good. My mom recently sent me a package in the mail and I finally got around to opening it: 6 bowls of instant noodles, a spiky massage roller thing made of wood and plastic, and a box of Flag's American ginseng tea. I recently finished reading Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran. Holleran is one of Patrick's favorite writers, and I can see the effect—Patrick writes in a rather similar style. Did some catching up with e-mail. Snack: leftover mac and cheese, cherries. Afternoon run: 6 minutes. Weight training: advanced plank, front raise, lateral raise, dumbbell bench press, reverse wrist curl. Cut my hair, showered, night run: 10 minutes. Chatted with Tony Q. He's in Seattle today and found a place to live on First Hill. Continued backfilling journal entries for the Hawaii trip. Dessert: coffee ice cream bar from Trader Joe's—it's goood and good for you, too!