February 2020
Summary: Patrick's laptop repair, Join Us in the Outside Lands! with Kam and Dan, Valentine's dinner at Fable with Patrick, Yountville getaway at Gaige House + Ryokan including dinners at Bistro Jeanty and RH, King Cake and Cocktails Party at home
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Sat Feb 1, 2020
Ran most of Marina Bay Singapore Virtual Run via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: two eggs scrambled, bacon, hash brown with ketchup, buttermilk drop biscuits, water for me, orange juice for Patrick. Walked and rode Muni to Apple Store Stonestown to get Patrick's MacBook Pro repaired. Craig helped us quickly and efficiently. I didn't realize until we arrived that Patrick's laptop battery had caused the laptop to bulge quite noticeably. Walked and rode Muni to the Castro to run an errand. We encountered and chatted briefly with Mike P and Sun who were walking Chester and another dog whose name I forgot. Walked to Castro Street Station. Rode Muni to lunch at Chalos (415-562-7752, 2240 Taraval St): three empanadas and an order of churros. Spinach and cheese, chicken, and mushrooms. All the food was delicious. We saw several customers who were barefoot. Surfers, maybe. $21.20. Walked home. Swept and weeded in front of the house. Repotted the orchid because with the last repotting with all lava rock I think it was getting too little water, and I didn't want to water more frequently. House chores: vacuumed the air purifier pre-filters, vacuumed elsewhere. Lunch: Patrick had a toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I had noodles with egg, red onion, and parsley. Pulled the MacBook Air that was being used as our home entertainment server off the bookshelf so that Patrick could use it while his MacBook Pro was being repaired at Apple. Installed updates for home devices. Watched Cobra Kai s1:e1 on Netflix DVD with Patrick. Washed dishes. Needed to install Office but the MacBook Air was still on macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and the latest version of Office needed 10.13 or later so I prepped it for an upgrade from Sierra to Catalina. I hope nothing breaks. Patrick napped in the evening before going to bed. Washed dishes. Listened to various California Sun podcast episodes. Completed the Catalina installation.
Sun Feb 2, 2020
Finished running Marina Bay Singapore Virtual Run via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Ran Ko'Olina Hawaii Virtual Run via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Ran part of Niagara Falls Virtual Run with Ambient Sound via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Breakfast at home: water, grapes. Followup with Catalina install. Installed new Epson drivers. Dessert with Patrick: today he baked Foolproof Living's Ultimate Chocolate Bundt Cake which turned out perfectly delicious. Recreated lock screen wallpaper for my iPhone X and my iPad Pro using a different photo of Patrick and me. Lunch at King of Thai Noodle Cafe (1541 Taraval St): Patrick had fried chicken with rice and a thai iced tea, I had bbq pork egg noodle soup and hot tea. $31.74 before a $5.71 tip. Nap. Washed dishes. Cocktails and dinner at home with Patrick. Patrick made a cocktail with bourbon, banana liqueur, maraschino cherry juice, lemon juice. Pepperoni DiGiorno pizza, water. For dessert Patrick had another slice of today's chocolate cake, and I froze the rest in individual slices. Watched Fortune Feimster Sweet and Salty on Netflix instant watch with Patrick—hilarious! Unloaded photos from my iPhone X and uploaded them to Flickr. Sharing to the Flickr uploader works very poorly and unreliably; I uploaded 20 photos in three separate batches because each time only some of the photos would upload. I ought to get switch from Flickr but I don't know anything better that has the features I like about it. Archived files.
Mon Feb 3, 2020
Ran about half of Hoover Dam Rail Trail Virtual Walk via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Installed brew then macvim on the MacBook Air. Breakfast at home with Patrick: banana pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs with grilled tomato, orange juice for Patrick, water for me. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Followup with Siteimprove support tickets. Notified appropriate parties of orgchart-related changes. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Siteimprove work: extend policies to QBC and grad programs sites, policy work. Lunch at Artesano: chicken and vegetable soup with plantain chips, water. My soup arrived barely warm, so I sent it back and within a few minutes I had hot soup. About $9, no tip (counter service). Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover rice and beans and biscuit, water. Afterwards I reconfigured the Thunderbolt 2 docking station to work with the MacBook Air temporarily set up while Patrick's MacBook Pro is being repaired. Lots of trouble getting the MacBook Air to see the HP Z27n display; restarting the MacBook Air seemed to fix it after lots of other things didn't.
Tue Feb 4, 2020
Finished running Hoover Dam Rail Trail Virtual Walk via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Breakfast at home by myself: leftovers, water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Siteimprove policy work. Met with Eric and James to discuss Thursday's presentation. Read CSS Layout News - Issue 236. Lunch: leftover red beans and rice, water. Tried to get a snack from a vending machine but in one room the credit card reader was removed and in another room the credit card reader failed with three attempts using three different methods of payment. Snack: roasted, unsalted peanuts. More Siteimprove policy work. For dinner Patrick and I had planned to eat at Mandalay, but when we arrived we found a sign on the door saying they were closed even though they are normally open on Tuesdays. We walked to and dined at Mamahuhu instead: sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls with dipping sauce, wonton soup, jasmine rice. Patrick had the pu-erh soda again. I had a glass of rosé and a cup of tap water. $52.08 after a $2 tip (counter service). Afterwards we got dessert at Schubert's Bakery: chocolate mousse with toasted almonds—perfectly delicious. We also got a few items to bring home: one pineapple turnover, one cranberry custard twist, a small bag of assorted cookies. $15.50. Walked and rode Muni bus 44 home, which was made frustrating because we had missed our bus transfer by one minute and had to wait 19 minutes for the next bus 66. Watched various clips on YouTube. Looking at my receipt, I realized that Schubert's gave us 30% off our chocolate mousse, and I didn't know why.
Wed Feb 5, 2020
Breakfast at home with Patrick: pastries from Schubert's Bakery: pineapple turnover, cranberry swirl. I also had a small bowl of yogurt with fresh blueberries. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Siteimprove work. Switched my MacBook Pro from Lighthead Software's Caffeine to Yugen's Caffeinated - Anti Sleep App because Caffeine wasn't keeping up with newer versions of macOS. Watched the UCSF Town Hall on Novel Coronavirus. Snack: oil-free, salt-free popcorn from the microwave popcorn popper. Addressed and assigned issue requests from Angela K, chatting with her and also Angela G briefly about them. Resolved markup issues with some of the Residencies pages and notified Mandy M about them. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie burgers and french fries.
Thu Feb 6, 2020
Breakfast at home by myself: toasted everything bagel with sliced tomato and mixed greens, side of blueberries, water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Webadmin team meeting with Dean Joe and Michael N to explain the D7 to D8/D9 migration. Content liaison meeting. Lunch at Pomelo with James H: James had solo (soto ayam - indonesian style soup with chicken, rice noodles, bean sprouts, tomato, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, cilantro, lime juice, hard boiled egg and crispy potato). I had nan with shrimp (khao tom - thai style rice soup with chicken, ginger, chinese celery, cilantro, poached farm egg, fried garlic). Thai chilies and thai sriracha came on the side, but I didn't touch them. Water for both. About $15 each before a $3 tip each. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Laurel Heights with James H. Read WDRL 281. Siteimprove policy work: bad markup. Read the Pharmchem quarterly email newsletter. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: khao man gai (thai chicken and rice), side of chicken broth, water.
Fri Feb 7, 2020
Breakfast at home by myself: blueberries and cinnamon in yogurt, toasted english muffin with butter, water with juice and pulp from half a lemon. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Spent all day building the editorial style guide on identity. Snacks: one tangelo, oil-free, salt-free popcorn from the microwave popcorn popper; roasted, unsalted peanuts; dried plums. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: pork schnitzel and warm potato salad. Watched Star Trek: Picard s1:e3 on CBS All Access followed by various clips on YouTube.
Sat Feb 8, 2020
Slept in. Ran in place while watching videos on Vox and Architectural Digest on YouTube. Breakfast: one sliced pear, one toasted everything bagel with cream cheese. Washed dishes as he made a king cake from scratch, leaving the frosting for tomorrow. Continued reorganizing electronics on top of the living room bookcase. Vacuumed. Cut my hair, showered. Rode UberX to the Richmond. Housewarming party at Kam and Dan’s: Join us in the Outside Lands! with Scott, Andy, Tim C, Tim D, Tom, Alan, Mitchell, Ray, Ryan, Jason, JY, Adrian, Mike P, Patrick C, Galen, Brendon, Bryan L, Brian, José, Antti, Denis, and Joni. Of the several featured cocktails I enjoyed the Aviation. Small bites included deviled eggs, nuts, tortilla chips with guac, and slightly spicy shrimp canapes. For part of the party we rewatched Crazy Rich Asians on a gorgeous and gigantic television. Patrick had intended to attend but at the last minute did not feel up to it. Rode UberX home. Late meal: Chunky Soup healthy request sirloin burger with country vegetables, water.
Sun Feb 9, 2020
Breakfast at home: two eggs over easy, sourdough toast with butter, hash brown without ketchup, grilled red bell pepper, leftover fingerling potatoes, hot water with juice and pulp from half a lemon. Nap. Washed dishes. Lunch: I prepared for myself leftover rice in chicken broth with frozen peas, frozen carrots, fresh cucumber, frozen ginger, and diced parsley; hot water with juice and pulm from half a lime. Patrick frosted the king cake he baked yesterday, and we ate slices. Disassembled the laptop docking station from the small bedroom and reassembled it in the living room so that we could watch a DVD. Watched Dunkirk on Netflix DVD with Patrick. Washed dishes. Disassembled the laptop docking station from the living room and reassembled it in the small bedroom so that Patrick could continue having a workstation while his laptop is being repaired. Dinner at home with Patrick: chicken salad sourdough; carrot, pistachio, and tarragon soup. Dessert: Bi-Rite mint chip ice cream. I had mine with fresh blueberries. Patrick had a cocktail—a variation on Fleur de Lys. Washed dishes. Installed Cursorcerer after noticing that the DVD Player application in macOS 10.15.3 Catalina didn't hide the cursor like it did in macOS 10.12. Late snack: a handful of roasted, salted cashews; slice of sourdough toast with butter.
Mon Feb 10, 2020
Ran 🌅 Sunset walk at Downtown Los Angeles in California USA Travel Guide 🎧 Binaural City Sound【4K】via Wind Walk Travel on YouTube. Breakfast at home: sourdough toast with avocado, tomato, cheddar, and mixed greens; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Siteimprove linkchecking let me to learn that the iOS app called CipherCloud is no longer available in the Apple App Store, so I reported the issue to IT. Forwarded a request to the Kidney Project team. Responded to an inquiry from Ling Z about presentation templates. Set up a new microsite for a project for Nadav. Lots of Siteimprove policy work: resolve bad markup. Snack: one tangelo. UCSF shuttle from Laurel Heights to Mt. Zion to Mission Bay. I arrived earlier than I had expected, so I had a late lunch at The Pub: cow burger with cheddar, french fries and ketchup, tap water. Doctor appointment. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: chicken fat rice with sautéed colossal blue shrimp and lacinato kale. Afterwards we watched various clips on YouTube.
Tue Feb 11, 2020
Ran most of Celebration Florida Virtual Run, The Community Disney Built via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: banana seltzer pancakes with coconut sauce. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Siteimprove policy work all day. Read CSS Layout News Issue 237. 1:1 with Eric. Webadmin team meeting. Lunch in the courtyard since it was a warm day: chicken salad on sourdough, water. Chatted briefly with Eric and Levi. Resolved an issue with UCSF IT. Resolved an orgchart issue for Angela K. Responded to a web request reporting an error. Calendar management. Walked and rode Muni home, stopping at Bryan's for groceries along the way. Dinner at home with Patrick: ramen with bok choy, green garlic, forest nameko mushrooms, and purple daikon. Dessert: Patrick made a bread pudding from the remains of the king cake he made, which was a tad dry inside. The bread pudding turned out even more delicious than the king cake. Patrick went to bed early.
Wed Feb 12, 2020
Finished running Celebration Florida Virtual Run, The Community Disney Built via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Ran Route 66 Road Trip Stops in Oklahoma via Through My Lens on YouTube. Breakfast at home: chicken salad tartines, water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Siteimprove policy work all day. Lunch at desk: chicken salad on hamburger buns, water. Styling work: resolved some table issues seen only in the wysiwyg. Walked and rode Muni home, stopping at Bryan's along the way for groceries. Dinner at home with Patrick: cow burgers and fries, water.
Thu Feb 13, 2020
Ran Florence, Italy Walking Tour (4k Ultra HD 60fps) via BookingHunterTV on YouTube. Left home without eating breakfast. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. On the 1BX the 3rd grade class of George Peobody Elementary joined our ride. It was crowded and unusual, and I had a nice chat with one adult and child. Sprint standup was late, so I walked to Rigolo for a breakfast sandwich, which turned out larger than I wanted. I ate half the sandwich, the side of fried potatoes, and took the other sandwich half to go. D8 migration meeting for Levi and Grant with Eric and James. Styled The Archive after James did some upgrading. Siteimprove policy work, including resolving a few occurrences of mixed http and https content. Lately I have been receiving what seems to be either an autodialer or a fax machine repeatedly calling me at work from both 1-628-242-2812 (four times on February 12) and 1-628-242-2817 (three times on February 13). The voicemail it leaves is a pattern of short beep then silence then short beep and silence and it repeats. I don't know how to make it stop. Prepped an announcement about the availability of the School's editorial style guide. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: orecchiette with broccoli sauce, side of slices of Firebrand sourdough batard, water. Dessert: leftover chocolate cake that we had stored in the freezer, water. Patrick picked up his repaired laptop today, so I migrated documents that he had worked on and set everything back the way it was before. I encountered some problems with accessing network folders that remained unresolved when I went to bed late.
Fri Feb 14, 2020
Pre-breakfast: one clementine mandarin. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Zoom meeting with Eric D and Joanna T to discuss lab site build process, Zaro Lab site, listservs, and html email. Worked with Eric to trim and send the editorial style guide announcement. Brunch at desk: the half breakfast sandwich from yesterday. Staged new copy for the PharmD-PhD page for Eric for Susie for Leslie and sent it to Susie for review. Walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick at Spike's where he had a mocha and I had a hot chocolate. Afterwards we walked to dinner at Fable: still tap water, glass of Les Charmes sancerre for Patrick, glass of LeDevoy viognier for me. Three-course prix fixe for $75 each. Patrick had soup, lamb, and chocolate lava cake. I had soup; scallops with pork belly, broccolini, and pureed sweet potato; and rosemary panna cotta. Food delivery was prompt for the first course but afterwards there were very long delays between courses. In particular, at dessert, Patrick's dessert arrived, then there was a long delay of several minutes waiting for mine. Someone came to our table to double-check whether I had ordered lava cake or panna cotta and then left again while I whispered to Patrick, "That's not a good sign." (Was my order not even properly entered into the computer?) We weren't in a hurry, so I didn't make a fuss, even after receiving our check, which included by default a gratuity of 20%. We didn't mind much at the time, but in retrospect I feel that this wasn't a good value. $233.66 after SF mandate and tax. Rode UberX home.
Sat Feb 15, 2020
Finished running Niagara Falls Virtual Run with Ambient Sound via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Began running Kilsbergen Sweden Virtual Run with Music but quit after a few minutes because the video quality was too poor—the only video I didn't like so far on Treadmill TV. Ran Red Rock Secret Wilderness Virtual Run in Sedona Arizona which had mixed video quality, but the scenery was more interesting than Kilsbergen, so I stuck with it. Washed dishes. Breakfast: leftover ramen, water. Washed dishes. Vacuumed. Lunch: leftover fingerling potatoes, water. Rewired and rehung picture frames, completing picture frame earthquake-proofing that I had started a long time ago. Snack: toasted multigrain chips, salsa. Watched Superstore s5:e15 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick followed by Star Trek: Picard s1e4 on CBS All Access with Patrick. Dinner at home with Patrick: shakshouka, side of slices of Firebrand sourdough batard. Dessert: Bi-Rite mint chocolate chip ice cream. Watched YouTube with Patrick: Hiking 60 Miles Alone in Hornstrandir Iceland via Kraig Adams, Marrying a 90-Year-Old for the Sex - Anthony DeVito and Sam Morril: I Got This - Full Special via Comedy Central Stand-Up. Continued troubleshooting error "the operation can't be completed because the original item can't be found" after Patrick's computer returned from repair. The solution provided by Reddit user chzplz fixed it for me: "disable file sharing on both macs, reboot, and re-enable sharing."
Sun Feb 16, 2020
Vacation day 1 of 3. Ran about half of Hoover Reservoir Virtual Run via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Breakfast: toasted sesame bagel with cream cheese, water. Packed for a short trip. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover orecchiette with marinara sauce, leftover soup. Patrick also had brioche toast with butter. Patrick got a rental car from Turo and we drove to Glen Ellen. Checked in to room 15 at Gaige House + Ryokan for two nights. We enjoyed delicious complimentary cookies with hot tea, then rested in the room, unpacked, and explored the property. Drove to Yountville, arriving a bit early for our dinner reservation at Bistro Jeanty (707-944-0103, 6510 Washington St, Yountville). We walked in the area a bit then attempted and failed to get a drink nearby. (We arrived without enough time, and service was also too slow.) The line at Bouchon (or was it Bouchon Bakery?) was out the door—crazy. Bistro Jeanty was full and lively. Bottle of Evian ($7.5), Lumiere cocktail for Patrick ($14), Hemingway daiquiri for me ($13). We shared: quenelles de brochet (pike dumplings with lobster sauce, $16.50) and salade Lyonnaise (escarole with a soft-boiled egg and a warm apple-smoked-bacon vinaigrette). Patrick had filet au poivre (8 ounces of tournedos with a black pepper crust, mashed potatoes, haricots verts, and a creamy mushroom sauce, $48) with a glass of 2018 Paradigm rosé of merlot ($19). I had entrecote frites (12-ounce prime rib-eye steak with french fries and berneaise, $39.00) with a glass of (off-menu?) Hall cabernet ($25). For dessert we shared a chocolate mousse brulée ($10.50). Patrick had a double espresso with dessert ($4.50). $228.16 before a $40 tip for Josh, whose service was very good. We enjoyed our meal very much. Neither of us had had anything like the pike dumplings before, and we enjoyed them. We found the warm vinaigrette on the salad was an atypical and perfect dressing. We both enjoyed our entrees. For both dishes the meat temperatures we requested were exactly correct. I was unable to finish my entrecote. The fries are about 3/8" cut and were served with ketchup and a horseradishy-mayoey dipping sauce. For the drive to and from Yountville, Waze failed us because it required an internet connection, which was very weak in these parts. Google Maps took us along the route with the shortest time which was also through very windy roads—Trinity Road, Dry Creek Road, Oakville Grade Road—which we regretted by the end of the night because it was more effort as well as more risk, especially at night.
Mon Feb 17, 2020
Vacation day 2 of 3. Ran in place while channel surfing cable television. Breakfast at Gaige House + Ryokan: steamed potatoes, oatmeal with fixins, chocolate croissant, fritatta slices, toast with fixins, fresh fruit, orange juice for Patrick, water for me, coffee for both. Patrick and I drove to Sonoma and explored Sonoma Plaza and the surrounding shops, stopping briefly at Basque Boulangerie Café for a few items. We visited Mission San Francisco Solano, including the incredible cactus wall in the inner courtyard and the prickly pear cactus outside the entrance. Admission was $3 each. Stopped at Whole Foods on the way home mostly so that Patrick could buy bubble bath. We spent the rest of the day enjoying our room. I sunbathed and began rereading Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris on our private rear garden patio which overlooked a small manmade creek empty of water. I snacked on an Urban Remedy chia parfait and a small to go container of asian noodle salad. Patrick had half of a chocolate-cherry muffin from Basque. Patrick filled a large egg-shaped stone tub and bubble-bathed. I joined him after a while. We showered, then dressed for dinner. Again we drove to Yountville, but this time we instead took the southern route through Schellville and Napa. Again we arrived a bit early for our dinner reservation and walked in the area. Neither of us had seen The French Laundry in person before, and we were surprised at how easy it was to miss because it is so unassuming from the street. The gardens were easy to spot, however, and we enjoyed seeing them from the sidewalk. Our dinner was not at The French Laundry, however. We got a round of drinks at the Restoration Hardware bar: 2017 Jean Philippe brut rose for me, 2018 Unti cuvee blanc for Patrick. $34.48 before a $7 tip for Carrie W whose service was very good. Afterwards we dined at the Restoration Hardware restaurant (707-339-4654, 6725 Washington St, Yountville). One glass of 2018 Hourglass Estate sauvignon blanc for both, ice water for both. We shared a shrimp cocktail (with lemon, dijonnaise, and cocktail sauce) and a butter lettuce salad (with chervil, chives, sauv blanc vinaigrette). Entrees: Patrick had roasted half chicken (with roasted garlic, olive oil potato puree, natural jus). I had broiled salmon (with honey, black pepper, brown butter, lemon). For dessert we shared gelato: one scoop each of salted caramel and coffee. Patrick had an espresso with dessert. $158.40 before a $23 tip. Service by Matt (aka Mathew S) was excellent. Drove back to Gaige House + Ryokan, southern route.
Tue Feb 18, 2020
Vacation day 3 of 3. Ran in place while channel surfing cable television. Packed. Breakfast at Gaige House + Ryokan: pancakes, oatmeal with fixins, chocolate croissant, fritatta slices, toast with fixins, fresh fruit, orange juice for Patrick, water for me, coffee for both. On both days of our stay the breakfast was delicious, thoughtfully prepared, and beautifully arranged. Afterwards we visited the fire trough for a few minutes. Checked out. Drove home to San Francisco, stopping for gas and a car wash at Loop at 19th and Lincoln. There was a very long line at the car wash and a driver ahead of us who had left his car permitted another driver to cut in to the long line. And somewhere along the way we lost our receipt with the car wash code so we had to pay for it again. Patrick returned the rental car. I unpacked and snacked on the remaining half of a chocolate-cherry muffin from Basque. Patrick received a Good Eggs delivery while I napped. For dinner I prepared Good Eggs barley salad with spiced chickpeas, beets and feta. The meal is delicious, though Patrick warned me that the chickpeas never crisp for him like the instructions say they should in recipes like these. After dinner I rewatched part of Beyonce's Homecoming on Netflix instant watch.
Wed Feb 19, 2020
Ran The Great Wall of China Walking Tour, Mutianyu 慕田峪, Beijing | What's it like in China? 《4K》via VisualJ on YouTube. Breakfast at home: Patrick made for me oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, and diced pear. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Launched Zaro Lab and executed followup tasks. Followup with a request from Rodney for OEIS letterhead. Followup with web support form requests. Published a QBI seminar event item for Carolina L. Resolved an editor access problem for Marissa L. Styling work: resolved a z-index problem with slideshows on mobile. Read CSS Layout News 238 and NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch at desk: leftovers from last night's dinner. Asana task followup. Siteimprove work: policies, resolved broken links. Received an unsolicited call on my work phone from 1-512-649-0808 which I presume to be spam or scam. Reviewed config file settings for ResourceSpace for James H and provided feedback. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Good Eggs ginger-chicken meatball banh mi sandwiches, water. Dessert for me only: blackberries with Bi-Rite mint chocolate chip ice cream. Rested. Washed dishes.
Thu Feb 20, 2020
Ran Walking tour of 16th Street Mall in Downtown Denver, Colorado 【4K】via Wind Walk Travel Videos on YouTube. Breakfast at home: oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, and diced pear. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Worked while playing 4K River Kayaking - Birds Singing - Water Sounds - Paddling a Canoe Relaxing Nature Video - NO LOOP in the background. Siteimprove: linkchecking. Followup with Marley about a new faculty member's title that needed adjustment in CLS. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm. Lunch at desk: leftovers from two nights ago's dinner. Walked and rode Muni home, stopping at the hardware store along the way, but they didn't have what I needed. Dinner at home with Patrick: Good Eggs garlic-butter shrimp with bitter greens and creamy polenta, water. Washed dishes. Resolve small problems with name placement with iOS custom wallpapers I created. Backed up iOS devices to two computers. Recharge Medical work: request review. Attempted to upgrade MAMP PRO from 5.5 to 5.7, but the installation failed. I resolved this by restarting the MacBook Pro and rerunning the installation when MAMP PRO was not running.
Fri Feb 21, 2020
Finished running Hoover Reservoir Virtual Run via Treadmill TV on YouTube. Ran part of A walk in Shichahai, Beijing, Hutong tour | What's it like in China? 《4K》via VisualJ on YouTube. Breakfast at home: oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, and diced pear. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm. Lunch at desk: leftovers from last night's dinner. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Shanghai Dumpling King via Seamless: hot and sour soup, sweet and sour prawns, pan-fried pork bun, pot stickers, general tso's chicken, stir-fried noodles shanghai style, three orders of white rice. $75.84 before an $8 cash tip for the driver. We ordered at 6:16 pm, and delivery was received at 6:45 pm—very fast. Food was delicious, no problems. Afterwards we watched Superstore s5:e16 on Hulu Basic Plan. Recharge Medical work: added galleries to /about and to /mens-clinic. Small late meal: Chinese food leftovers.
Sat Feb 22, 2020
Finished running A walk in Shichahai, Beijing, Hutong tour | What's it like in China? 《4K》via VisualJ on YouTube. Ran part of ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking NYC (Narrated) : Fifth Avenue from 60th Street to 23rd Street (Flatiron Building) via ActionKid on YouTube. Breakfast at home: Chinese food leftovers. Patrick made red beans today. Rewatched Swinging Out Live by Harry Connick, Jr. via Jazzy Sea on YouTube while folding laundry that Patrick had washed earlier. Nap. Watched Star Trek: Picard s1:e5 on CBS All Access with Patrick. Unpacked Mardi Gras decorations and party supplies. Cocktails: variations on fleur de lis. Dinner at home with Patrick: Chinese food leftovers. Afterwards we watched Comedy Central and Ellen clips on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I cooled the red beans with a small fan so that it could be refrigerated overnight. Small late meal: Annie Chun's miso soup with noodles, which were surprisingly not bad for a meal that cooks in two minutes. I added some shredded carrot leftover from a Good Eggs meal.
Sun Feb 23, 2020
Ran ⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking NYC (Narrated) : Fifth Avenue from 60th Street to 23rd Street (Flatiron Building) via ActionKid followed by more ActionKid videos on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, dried banana, dried pineapple, dessicated coconut; water. Patrick and I prepped for a Mardi Gras and king cake party at home. In attendance: Fletcher, Tina, Jennie, Chris D, Nate, Chris G, Andy, Wayne, Drew, Richard F. We decided to keep it smaller than some parties we've held in the past due to limited space. The menu: Caluda's praline-filled king cake, PJ's Carnival Blend New Orleans cold-brew iced coffee, New Orleans-inspired cocktails, Creole red beans and rice with andouille and smoked sausage, French bread, Zapp's Cajun dill potato chips, smoked almonds. Chris G found the baby in his slice, and he received a gift of Tony Cachere's creole seasoning. Afterwards we cleaned then I napped while Patrick continued cleaning. Dinner at home with Patrick: deli cornmeal crust sausage and onion pizza, water. Watched Michelle Wolf's Joke Show on Netflix instant watch with Patrick.
Mon Feb 24, 2020
Ran part of Beautiful Tour of Positano, Italy in 4K via Prowalk Tours on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, reconstituted tart dried cherries, almond extract, vanilla extract; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Siteimprove linkchecking. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm. Helped Joel with a website question. Snacks: one navel orange; roasted, unsalted peanuts; roasted, salted cashews; one small bag of Doritos from a vending machine. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: miso and udon noodle soup with veggies, water. Dessert: we shared a slice of red velvet cake that we had stored in the freezer.
Tue Feb 25, 2020
Ran part of Beautiful Tour of Positano, Italy in 4K via Prowalk Tours on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, tart dried cherries, dried banana; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Read CSS Layout News 239. Reviewed and cleared the review inbox in Asana. Siteimprove policy work. Errand: grocery shopping at Bryan's. Ate lunch in the courtyard, joining Eric and Levi. I had half of a chinese chicken salad with water. More Siteimprove policy work. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: mushroom and shallot pizza topped with broccoli de ciccio, water. Cocktails: mint juleps. Washed dishes.
Wed Feb 26, 2020
Ran more of Beautiful Tour of Positano, Italy in 4K via Prowalk Tours on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: half orders of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, fresh raspberries, fresh banana slices; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay. The bus ride took over an hour, and at 3rd and 20th I walked the rest of the way because there was a long wait for a train. Door to door time was about 90 minutes. I'll have to reconsider this Bus 48 strategy for when our office moves to Mission Bay. Eric and I met with Julia M and Nicole F about the QBC and grad programs migration project. Afterwards Eric left for Parnassus. I ate an orange outdoors in the sun then caught the Blue shuttle to UCSF Mount Zion then the Orange shuttle to UCSF Laurel Heights. Lunch: I finished the chinese chicken salad from yesterday. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm. Snack: sesame-flavored rice crackers, water. Began registering email newsletters. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: barley-based veggie burgers dressed with lettuce and tomato; seasoned curly fries; water with lime and orange wheels. Voted by mail. Played with BetterTouchTool configuration settings to understand them better.
Thu Feb 27, 2020
Finished running Beautiful Tour of Positano, Italy in 4K via Prowalk Tours on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: half orders of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, fresh raspberries, fresh banana slices; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights, mailing our ballots at the mailbox at 6th and California. Finished registering email newsletters. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm. Snack: sesame-flavored rice crackers, water. Helped Joel with a question about imprinting our logo onto hand sanitizer bottles. I advised that he use the logo expression in any of the provided colors he chose. Chatted with Susie about a new presentation build for Joe. Helped Joel resolve a Year 1995 problem with an old PDF form created by the registrar's office. Powerpoint presentation build. Altered BetterTouchTool configuration settings to match what I had set at home yesterday. Rode UberX to dinner at Son's Addition (2990 24th Street, across the street from Humphrey Slocombe) with Patrick : Cocktails: major/minor for Patrick (cappelletti, brut, lemon), 2018 Cantina Furlani bianco frizzante nosiola blend sparkling wine from Trento, Italy, for me. Appetizer: Patrick had a bacon-kimchi deviled egg (with green onion and black sesame seed). We also shared a small plate called broccoli and friends (with black garlic bagna cauda, fried sourdough crumbs, lemon, pecorino). Entrees: Patrick had roasted achiote half chicken (with fingerling potatoes, broccoli di ciccio, thyme jus). I had a Marin Sun Farms burger (with white cheddar, bacon-onion marmalade, iceberg lettuce, 3/8-inch-cut french fries with ketchup), medium. Dessert: Patrick had a coffee. We also shared chewy dark chocolate chip cookies with sea salt. $114.46 before a $20 tip. Our receipt said that Ting S was our server, but really we were served by multiple persons, and all provided very good service, even if it was a little too communicative at times (e.g., "Are you finished?" when the plates are completely empty). We enjoyed our visit very much. Rode UberX home. Recharge Medical web work: replaced two galleries with single images at Alyssa's request.
Fri Feb 28, 2020
Ran part of 4K Virtual Hike Near River through the Forest - Baker River Trail & Chain Lake Trail via 4K Relaxation Channel on YouTube. Breakfast at home by myself: full order of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced pear; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Laurel Heights. Sprint standup. Continued and completed Foundation presentation build for Joe. Continued the build of the QBC and grad programs sites on pharm, including manually converting a PDF to HTML. Snack: toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and cucumber slices, water. Snack (later): two brown rice crunchy rice rolls, water. Checked pcard paperwork but there was nothing to file. Siteimprove work: linkchecking and policy work. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: pumpkin-coconut soup with pepitas, two-cheese grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato, water. Cocktails: Patrick made a variation on a Pimm's cup. Watched Superstore s5:e17 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick. Watched Hot Gay Comics s1:e1 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick, but we stopped watching after about 15 minutes because it was not very funny. Watched the recent John Mulaney segments on Jimmy Fallon. Washed dishes. Attempted to resolve macOS duplicate mount point error in relation to iDrive, then attempted to resolve error selected destination volume doesnt have proper permission. I failed to resolve the duplicate mount point problem and instead simply pointed iDrive at the placeholder-1 or placeholder-2 drive name which then worked for backing up to a hard drive on a network-connected computer where placeholder was the drive name. Sanded a wooden spoon to remove rough edges and splinters. Removed some sticky goop from our cocktail shaker. Goo Gone failed but Goof Off worked with a lot of elbow grease. Late snack: toasted everything bagel with sesame seeds rescued from a previous bag of sesame seed bagels.
Sat Feb 29, 2020
Continued running 4K Virtual Hike Near River through the Forest - Baker River Trail & Chain Lake Trail via 4K Relaxation Channel on YouTube. Breakfast at home with Patrick: oatmeal with mango, tart tried cherries, desiccated coconut. House chores: vacuumed air purifier pre-filters, cleaned the electric toothbrush. Repaired the routing of wiring in the bedroom. RSVPd a wedding invitation. Updates for home Macs and backups for home devices. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover pumpkin-coconut-curry soup from last night, toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and cucumber slices (and mine with rescued sesame seeds), water. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Park Gyros via Uber Eats: chicken kebob plate, falafel plate, water. Afterwards we watched The Last of Sheila on SFPL DVD. Late snack: leftover salad, sesame seaweed rice chips.