Saturday, July 28, 2018
Breakfast at home with Patrick: banana spice pancakes with maple syrup. Nap. Snack: half a nectarine. Rode UberX to the Castro with Patrick. Lunch/snack at Hi Tops with Patrick: half order of nachos no jalapeños, which seemed huge at first but which turned out to be just filling for two. Patrick drank a Stella. I drank water. About $24 after a small tip. Afterwards we visited a Neighborhood Bazaar at The Academy—a popup shopping event in their beautifully designed interiors and back patio. This event was terrific. Intimate, friendly, relaxed. We didn't know there was going to be food, otherwise we wouldn't've eaten before. Complimentary samosas, Ms. J's doughnuts, beverages. We browsed at nearly every vendor and bought two small jars of jam from Jake B. We also enjoyed a complimentary wine tasting from Maison Courbeaux. I took a photo of bottles to buy later. Here's a list of the vendors: Jake's Castro Kitchen: artisan jams and hunky aprons, Cameron Gerhold: modern abstract photo prints, Hunter Tanis: custom leather gear, Puppy Snob: dog lover's apparel, ArchiTec: men's athletic apparel, SokoWear: custom leggings, Maison Corbeaux: wine tasting, Hemster: premier tailoring. While leaving we encountered and chatted briefly with Jeff N and Christopher N. Then Patrick and I got beverages at Verve at Church and Market: chai tea latte for me, coffee of the day for Patrick. My chai turned out a little too spicy for me. Patrick took off to run errands. I rode UberX to 15th Avenue House. Romy let me in. Dave was napping. Some others returned a short while later from a walk. Chris, Nate, Drew, Phil, Danny, Jonathan, Richard, Michael, JP, Brian Maxwell. This was my first time meeting JP. Potluck dinner. I brought two bottles of Schramsberg (Cremant and Brut Rose), toast points, and a $3 wedge of taleggio from Avedano's at Maison Corbeaux. Jonathan made mushroom sushi and spam sushi. Richard and Michael brought two kinds of cookies: chocolate chip and molasses something. Paul brought chicken adobo. Danny made a vietnamese soup. Nate made gin and tonic sorbet. I can't recall what everyone else had brought. Everything was delicious. This was the evening in which we learned more of Jonathan's emotions.