Saturday, November 24, 2007
Wrapped Christmas and birthday presents. Pulled the christmas wreath out of storage. Processed photos. Housecleaning. Uninstalled Trillian and installed Pidgin 2.2.2, which after using for a few minutes I like pretty well. Brunch with Drew, Phil, Shain, Quyen, and Patrick at Tangerine. Errands in the Castro. Chris's birthday dinner at Ruth's Chris Steak House (415-673-0547, 1601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco CA 94109) with Nate, Jen, and Patrick. Dinner and service were both excellent. Our server was an Asian woman named 712 Maureen. Petite filets medium rare all around except for Chris (filet) and Jen (stuffed, roasted chicken). Appetizers: calimari, onion rings—both excellent. The calimari was especially tender, and the onion rings were unusually light and crispy. Dessert: lemon and raspberry sorbets, vanilla ice cream, creme brulee. Patrick and I got him a caffeine molecule t-shirt and a Doctor Who t-shirt. A fine evening.