November 2020
Summary: U.S. COVID-19 cases spike dramatically and U.S. enters third surge, Biden wins the presidential election, Trump refuses to concede, two COVID-19 vaccines found to be 95% effective are announced.
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Sun Nov 1, 2020
Ran in place to Tiny World s1:e1 on Apple TV+. It was my first experience with the AirPods Pro spatial audio feature, and it worked unbelievably well despite being a tad disorienting at first. It felt and sounded like the sound was filling the room but it wasn't, and when I turned my head the sound seemed to emanate from my iPad Air, exactly as advertised. Recently I switched from iPad Pro 1st-generation with Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil to iPad Air 4th-generation with an ESR case but without a keyboard and without a pencil. Breakfast at home: medium bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and diced pear, water. Lunch at home with Patrick and Mom Ryan: Patrick prepared spaghetti with beef meat sauce and warm focaccia. Water to drink. I washed dishes. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: cavatappi with the same meat sauce, water. Patrick washed dishes. Drinks: mezcal margaritas. We watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian s2:e1 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water. I washed dishes.
Mon Nov 2, 2020
Ran in place to How It's Made s26:e1 then part of It's a Dog's Life with Bill Farmer s1:e1 on Disney+. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. D8 sprint start meeting with Eric and James. Helped Anne with a few link maintenance tasks. Posted an event for Carolina L. D8 webform build all day. Lunch: deli minestrone soup, ciabatta slice, water. Afternoon small meal: leftover pasta and sauce from last night, water. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp curry over steamed white rice, water. Helped Patrick make some changes to his website to include a forthcoming reading. We watched Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian s1:e1 on Disney+. More work on Patrick's website: add social links, change layout from one to three columns, corrected a markup error, lots of styling fixes. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water. I washed dishes.
Tue Nov 3, 2020
Ran in place to music videos on Apple TV+. Breakfast at home: warm slice of pumpkin bread with milk; medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, hachiya persimmon; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Siteimprove policy work. Read CSS Layout News 275. 1:1 with Eric. Lunch at home: leftover pasta and meat sauce. Built a departmental letterhead for Angela K. Early afternoon snack: tortilla chips. Met with Anne: linkchecking. D8 theme work all day. Dinner at home with Patrick: mushroom, grilled red onion, and avocado quesadillas; water. I also had a glass of white wine. Afterwards we watched Saturday Night Live s46:e5 with four-time host John Mulaney on Hulu Basic Plan then Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian s1:e8 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water. I washed dishes. We didn't watch election results because we knew it was unlikely we would know the final results tonight. A very complimentary review of Patrick's book If We Were Electric was published in the Bay Area Reporter today by Jim Piechota. And a five-star customer rating recently appeared in Amazon as well. Patrick chats via Zoom with writer-professor Martin Pousson in ten days in an event sponsored by Green Apple Books.
Wed Nov 4, 2020
Ran in place to Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet s1:e1 on Apple TV+ then a few short YouTube videos on my iPad Air with AirPods Pro. Patrick rented a nearby Getaround car and he dropped me off at my new office in Mission Bay before taking his mom to a doctor appointment. Everything in the building is new, and it feels nice to be in. I moved my desk and storage cabinet into different positions. I unpacked boxed items from our recent move so that the moving company could have its reusable boxes back. Patrick returned, and I paid for parking while he used the restroom. We walked across the street to lunch at Dumpling Time: xiao loong bao, veggie dumplings, shrimp and pork shau mai, seared char siu bao, pot of jasmine tea for two: $40.06 before an $8 tip for Kevin. The food seemed very high quality. Service was excellent, but a bit slow, which is easily forgivable in this pandemic climate where it can be hard to determine proper staffing if customer traffic is not constant and consistant from day to day. Posted changes to Carolina's event. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Yum Yum Sushi House via Uber Eats: california roll with real crab, miso soup, ebi nigiri, hamachi kamikaze roll, inari nigiri, papaya salmon roll, spider roll; water. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched What We Do in the Shadows s1:e1 on Hulu Basic Plan then Snoopy in Space s1:e1 on Apple TV+. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water. I washed dishes. Weeded Chrome bookmarks. Switched from bash to zsh as default shell for macOS Catalina. More tweaks for Patrick's website: cache settings adjustment.
Thu Nov 5, 2020
Ran in place to English Grammar Boot Camp e14: Only Adverbs on Kanopy then a short clip on Vox on YouTube. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Breakfast at home: medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; water. Siteimprove policy work all day. Made some small edits to the photography guide. Helped Marissa with some gallery edits: remove caption. Lunch: leftover shrimp curry with jasmine rice, water. A-Z list followup. Dinner at home with Patrick: Dr. Praeger's veggie burgers with sharp white cheddar and fixins, crinkle-cut fries, water. Patrick washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Star Trek: Discovery s3:e4 on CBS All Access. Dessert: one peanut butter cup each. Patrick also had some bites from a pistachio and dark chocolate bar. Watched What We Do in the Shadows s1:e2 on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. I encountered difficulty while attempting to install iOS 14.2—error 4016 then later unknown error 75. I had to restore from backup, and it took a long time. Eventually I got my phone working again and with iOS 14.2.
Fri Nov 6, 2020
Ran in place to English Grammar Boot Camp e15: No Ifs, Ands, or Buts on Kanopy. Breakfast at home: medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced hachiya persimmon; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Investigated why webpagetest.org thinks we have jQuery and jQuery UI vulnerabilities on our sites. Handled a person data request from Angela. Siteimprove policy work. Lunch: sharp white cheddar grilled cheese sandwich, leftover crinkle-cut french fries, ketchup, water. Met with James in D8 sprint recap. UCSF town hall. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and bacon farfalle, water. Glass of white wine for me. Superstore s6:e2 then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e3 on Hulu Basic Plan then Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian s1:e2 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, raspberries; water. Washed dishes. Updated the iPad Air from iPadOS 14.1 to 14.2. Fixes to resolve search console errors for Patrick's website.
Sat Nov 7, 2020
Ran in place to Amtrak's Coast Starlight: Los Angeles to Seattle via CoasterFan2105 then various other clips on YouTube. Breakfast at home: medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Today was the first day in a long time we felt the need to turn on our oil-filled space heaters. We learn today that the Associated Press called the presidential election for Biden and that Trump still has refused to concede. Feeling lazy today before and after doing some house chores. Early afternoon small meal: leftover farfalle. Long nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Hole in the Wall Pizza via Uber Eats: medium combo, caesar salad, water. Afterwards we watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian s2:e2 on Disney+. I made for myself a cocktail with lychee liqueur, ginger syrup, gin, ginger ale, and ice. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, raisins; water. More edits for Patrick's website, trying to resolve search console issues.
Sun Nov 8, 2020
Ran in place to Art Deco Icons s1:e1 on Amazon Prime Video. Breakfast at home: medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, raisins, dried sour cherries; water. Midmorning snack: delivery from Tartine via Uber Eats: we each had a morning bun, and we split an egg sandwich; water. Chris stopped by to drop off a 4th-generation Apple TV that he and Nate no longer used. We chatted outside while wearing masks. The day was very windy. I hadn't seen him since before March, so it was good to chat with him for a while. Afternoon meal with Patrick: leftover pizza. Set up Apple TV in a temporary location on the floor. I got stuck on the language screen because I didn't know the top part of the remote was both a trackpad and a button. I figured it out after finding the answer on the web from other people who figured it out. Dinner at home with Patrick: tacos with fixins, water. Dessert: we shared a large chocolate chip cookie. Watched Ted Lasso s1:e1 on Apple TV+. Patrick washed dishes. Chatted via SMS with Tina throughout the day. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blackberries; water.
Mon Nov 9, 2020
Ran in place to various clips on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water. Vacation day 1 of 2. Set up Apple TV in its permanent location on the bookcase, rearranging components to accommodate it. Lunch: steak and potato Chunky soup over leftover basmati rice with frozen corn off the cob, water. Investigated cable raceway prep work. Dinner at home with Patrick: Lucca deli chicken parmagiana with caprese salad and garlic focaccia, water. Watched Wild Nights with Emily on Netflix DVD on a MacBook Pro then part of Saturday Night Live s46:e6 on Hulu Basic Plan on Apple TV with Patrick. Red wine: a standard pour for me, a small pour for Patrick. Dessert: deli tiramisu. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water.
Tue Nov 10, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e2 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water. Vacation day 2 of 2. Doughnuts with Patrick from Royal Pin via Uber Eats: chocolate bavarian cream, maple coconut, glazed yeast, coffee with milk. Watched part of today's Apple event announcing new laptops and a new Mac Mini. I'm generally happy with the announcements but disappointed that a smaller, lighter MacBook Air was not part of the lineup. A Microsoft Surface Pro with Type Cover, for example, still weighs about half a pound less than the newly announced MacBook Air. Cut my hair, showered. Late lunch at home with Patrick: delivery from Saiwaii Ramen via Uber Eats: tonkatsu ramen with egg and karaage. In midafternoon Tina ordered food delivery for us, a pre-dinner appetizer of sorts: Dumpling Park via DoorDash: garlic string beans, salt and pepper chicken wings, shanghai soup dumplings. Helped Patrick wrap a copy of his book to send to Jewelle. Spent a couple of hours attempting to create custom ringtones and get them onto my iPhone. I tried nine ringtones but only three of them worked. Gave up. Chatted briefly with Joel on iMessage. Part of what I told him: "After the pandemic is over, young people who never went thru it will not understand how joyous it was to simply see something other than home and nearby parks." In the evening Tina ordered food delivery for us: China Live via DoorDash: lo mein, crab spring rolls with two dipping sauces, ginger-lemon kombucha, and dessert: Humphrey Slocombe matchadoodle ice cream. All so delicious! We watched Ted Lasso s1:e2 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water. I washed dishes. Late snack: half of a Royal Pin donut: vanilla cake with white frosting and fall sprinkles.
Wed Nov 11, 2020
Holiday. Ran in place to Glee s1:e3 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; heated bran muffin; water. Midmorning small meal: leftover Chinese food, water. Snack: Royal Pin donuts: half of a crumb donut, half of a chocolate yeast donut, water. Assembled a Squat Assist Row-N-Ride Trainer exercise machine that Patrick had bought. Long nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover Chinese food, water, red wine. Dessert: deli tiramisu. Afterwards we watched Ted Lasso s1:e3 on Apple TV+, What We Do in the Shadows s1:e4 on Hulu Basic Plan, and Snoopy in Space s1:e2 on Apple TV+.
Thu Nov 12, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e4 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; heated bran muffin; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Inbox cleanup after two days of vacation and one holiday. Began monthly HR import. Midmorning small meal: leftover garlic string beans, water. Siteimprove policy work. Read CSS Layout News 276. Orgchart work. Early afternoon small meal: nachos using taco night leftovers, water. Read An Event Apart's megapost called Articles, Links, and Tools From Online Together: Fall Summit. Dinner at home with Patrick: deli lasagne, deli chicken pot pie, deli marinated mushrooms, water. I washed dishes. Dessert: tiramisu. Afterwards we watched Star Trek: Discovery s3:e5 on CBS All Access then Ted Lasso s1:e4 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, raspberries; water.
Fri Nov 13, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e5 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, raspberries; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Edited a story for Levi. Resolved a link add request from Peggy at ActivityHero. Lunch at home with Patrick: delivery from Grubbin' via Uber Eats: spicy mouth waterin' sandwich on dutch crunch for Patrick, savorin' sandwich on french roll without red onions for me, water. HR data import to Mailchimp. Read the UCSF Safety Task Force report that was released today. Added person page for Lauren A for Joel. Dinner at home with Patrick: deli shiitake mushroom pizza to which Patrick added bacon and mozzarella and cherry tomatoes, water. Dessert: Humphrey Slocombe matchadoodle. Afterwards Patrick participated in a conversation with Martin Pousson hosted by Kar at Green Apple Books. The event went very well, maybe even perfectly. Martin and Kar were both delightful, and Martin's insights into various aspects of the book—and in particular its relationship to New Orleans—were masterful. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water. Late snack: nachos using taco night leftovers, water.
Sat Nov 14, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e6 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, raspberries; water. Nap. Errand: Walgreens. On the way home I got a late lunch to go from Sugar and Water: ginger chicken mixian noodle soup for me. For Patrick: popcorn chicken. Activated my new iPhone 12 Mini. Shortly afterwards I encountered a problem in which a wi-fi calling notification appeared repeatedly on all my devices and began troubleshooting it. I resolved it by turning wi-fi calling off on my iPhone then logging out of iCloud on all devices then restarting all devices and decided to leave wi-fi calling off. Installed a new hdmi cable that was needed after installing the Apple TV. Installed the User CSS add-on for Chrome because I was tired of reading Wikipedia pages with excessive line lengths and centered table cells. Dinner at home with Patrick: mac and cheese special, water, red wine. Watched Superstore s6:e3 then Star Wars: The Mandalorian s2:e3. Continued new iPhone 12 Mini setup. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water.
Sun Nov 15, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e7 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, raspberries; water. Web prep work for Patrick's website: added a video embed for Thursday's talk. Urban hike and photo shoot in Stern Grove with Patrick. Lunch to go from King of Thai Noodle, ate at home: steamed chicken with rice for Patrick, chicken pad thai for me, thai iced tea for both. Published changes to Patrick's website. Watched Ted Lasso s1:e5 on Apple TV+ with Patrick. Patrick and I reviewed photos from today's photo shoot. Dinner at home with Patrick: cow burgers and mixed crinkle-cut fries (regular and sweet potato), water. Afterwards we had Coolhaus bananas foster ice cream. Template research for a redesign of Patrick's website. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water.
Mon Nov 16, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e8 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Enrolled new phone in Duo. Chatted with James about D8 view modes. Lunch: leftover popcorn chicken, leftover special mac and cheese, leftover mixian noodle soup, water. Nap. D8 work: gallery view mode build. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Dinner at home with Patrick: red beans and rice, half ciabatta roll, water. Cocktails: margaritas. Watched Ted Lasso s1:e6 on Apple TV+ then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e5 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced pear; water. Ran in place to Glee s1:e9 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV.
Tue Nov 17, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e10 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; baked slice of zucchini bread; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Finished organizing/deleting extra copies of OneDrive/SharePoint files from the two months I spent troubleshooting sync problems. D8 work with James: set up IEF Table View Mode. Lunch at home: Patrick prepared a meat sauce with tomato and red bell pepper. I prepared spaghetti and had that with water. Met 1:1 with Anne. Ran in place to part of Glee s1:e11 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Park Gyros: dolma, med combo plate for Patrick, beef kabob plate for me, water. Watched Ted Lasso s1:e7 on Apple TV+ then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e6 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced pear; water. Ran in place to the remainder of Glee s1:e11 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV.
Wed Nov 18, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e12 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Orgcharts, UFD, and email campaign work all day. Lunch at home: leftover spaghetti with meat sauce. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers. Dessert: Coolhaus campfire s'mores ice cream topped with a s'mores bite. Watched clips on YouTube then Ted Lasso s1:e8 on Apple TV+ then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e7 on Hulu Basic Plan with Patrick. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water.
Thu Nov 19, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e13 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced pear; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. UFD email build and UFD edit all day. Read CSS Layout News 277. Today Patrick made classic blueberry muffins with streusel from The Good Book of Southern Cooking. Lunch at home: leftover red beans and rice. Helped Joel with a question about email signatures appearing in the wrong place. UFD launches. Prepped and sent an email asking John K and Kevin D for help with an EDS issue regarding degrees release. Dinner at home with Patrick: grilled gruyere, tomato, and olive tapenade sandwiches; water. Dessert: matchadoodle for Patrick, lychee for me. Afterwards we watched Star Trek: Discovery s3:e6 on CBS All Access then Ted Lasso s1:e9 on Apple TV+. Archived documents and unloaded photos from my iPhone. Changed the photo format from HEIC to JPG on my iPhone 12 mini. Created a quick action to convert HEIC to JPG on my MacBook Pro. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Revived an old script I wrote long ago to automatically mount a network drive in order to resolve duplicate mount point errors, updating the drive name and switching from bash to zsh. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water.
Fri Nov 20, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e14 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, diced banana; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Chatted briefly with Eric about the missing degrees EDS problem. Biophysics content work for Nicole: life after biophysics. Lunch at home: toasted everything bagel with cream cheese, water. Walked to the nearest UPS drop-off location to deliver a package. Fixed some minor issues with nested tabbed structures for Mandy M. D8 sprint recap with James. UCSF town hall. Afternoon snack: pretzels, unsalted pistachios, cinnamon cashews. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Old Mandarin Islamic via Uber Eats: wonton soup, mu shu beef with pancakes, lemon chicken, chicken stir fry and clear flat noodles, egg fried rice, water. Washed dishes. Dessert: half scoop of lychee ice cream and half scoop of matchadoodle ice cream. Watched Superstore s6:e4 on Hulu Basic Plan then Star Wars: The Mandalorian s2:e4 and Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian s1:e4 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, raspberries; water.
Sat Nov 21, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e15 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, sliced banana; warm blueberry muffin from frozen; water. Feeling very unmotivated today. Long nap. Small meal: leftover red taco meat, red beans, and rice; water. Vacuumed air purifier prefilters. Did some cleaning in the bathroom. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night. Cocktail for Patrick only: mezcal shot. Dessert for me only: a Starbucks rice krispie treat. Watched The Sugarland Express (1974) on Netflix DVD with Patrick. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water.
Sun Nov 22, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e16 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; warm blueberry muffin from frozen; water. Continued reading from Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. Patrick had gotten this book after he had learned that the Ortega Branch of the San Francisco Public Library had reopened. A few days ago we learned that it had won this year's National Book Award for fiction. Midmorning meal: Chinese food leftovers. Chores: vacuuming, swept leaves in the back yard. Cut my hair, showered. Afternoon snack: no-oil, no-salt popcorn. Dinner at home with Patrick: butternut squash fusilli, water. For Patrick only: red wine. I washed dishes. Dessert for Patrick: s'mores ice cream. Dessert for me: a small piece of peppermint dark chocolate. We watched Ted Lasso s1:e10 on Apple TV+ then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e8 on Hulu Basic Plan then Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian s1:e5 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water.
Mon Nov 23, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e17 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Royal Pin donuts with Patrick via Uber Eats: we each had a glazed yeast donut. Orgchart work: OSACA. News and media coverage meeting with Judy and our team. Another donut: boston cream with milk mixed with water. Biophysics new content followup with Nicole. Siteimprove policy work. Digital letterhead work. Walked to the mailbox and back during lunch break. Investigated html email frameworks the rest of the day. Small midafternoon meal: leftover Chinese food with leftover rice. Dinner at home with Patrick: pepperoni pizza from frozen to which Patrick added sliced green bell pepper, red butter lettuce salad with blue cheese chunks, diced cucumber, diced tomato with a lemon-olive-oil dressing. Water to drink. Dessert: Royal Pin donuts: we shared a chocolate cake donut topped with shredded coconut and a chocolate-glazed yeast donut. Patrick had his with milk. I had mine with water. I washed dishes. Today I began an effort to build strength in my quads with weights that wrap around the leg with velcro. Recharge Medical work: updated the USCIS flyer with a new price. Watched part of Murder She Said (1961) on Hoopla with Patrick. Patrick went to bed. Upgraded from iOS 14.2 to 14.2.1. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blueberries; water.
Tue Nov 24, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e18 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blackberries; Royal Pin donuts: half vanilla cake with chocolate glaze and chopped peanuts and half yeast with chocolate glaze, water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Read CSS Layout News 278 and WDRL 285. News and media coverage data type prep meeting with Eric, James, and Anne. Lunch at home: toasted sesame bagel sandwich with black forest ham, red butter lettuce, tomato, mayo; water. Digital letterhead work. Confirmed that we will no longer have fax send or receive capability at Valley Tower. Published a QBI event for Carolina L. Forwarded a news correction to Grant and Levi. Siteimprove policy work. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Calibur via Uber Eats: double burger and Mexican Coke for Patrick, single burger for me. We shared an order of tallow fries. Water for me. No dishes! Afterwards we watched clips on YouTube and What We Do in the Shadows s1:e9 on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries; water. I washed dishes. Recharge Medical work: new ID card for Benny Z.
Wed Nov 25, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e19 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blackberries; water. Worked from home. Sprint standup. Followup with SIS project using a School of Pharmacy logo with Crystal Reports. Letterhead work. Followup and finish with new Biophysics content: Life After Biophysics. Cleaned some references to 3333 California Street. Lunch at home with Patrick: after picking up Thanksgiving meals for us and Sam at Gus's, he stopped at Lou's for a bbq chicken sandwich, which Patrick and I shared. Water to drink. Orgchart work the rest of the day. Today Patrick made gateau de sirop, and in the midafternoon we each had a small piece. Began wading into MJML for building html emails. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Pho Ga via Uber Eats: imperial rolls, five-spice chicken with imperial rolls and rice for Patrick, rare beef and brisket noodle soup for me, thai iced tea for both. The imperial rolls were missing in our order. Uber Eats immediately refunded the amount upon reporting the problem. Afterwards we watched Warrior s1:e1 on SFPL DVD then What We Do in the Shadows s1:e10 on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Computer maintenance: monthly updates. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, blackberries, raisins; water.
Thu Nov 26, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e20 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced prunes, dried cranberries; water. Thanksgiving holiday. Financial paperwork. Midmorning small meal: leftover butternut squash fusilli. Recycling maintenance. Early afternoon snack with Patrick: a piece of gateau de sirop. I had mine with milk mixed with water. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, dried cranberries; water. Finished reading Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. Thanksgiving feast from Gus's Market with Patrick: 6 oz. turkey breast, 4 oz. asiago roasted garlic mashed potatoes, 4 oz. roasted acorn squash, 4 oz. traditional sage stuffing, 4 oz. roasted Brussels sprouts with lemon and dried cranberries, 3 oz. traditional turkey gravy, 2 oz. cranberry persimmon sauce, 1 dinner roll: $19 per plate. We added red wine. Dessert for Patrick only: gateau de sirop, milk. Afterwards we watched Star Trek: Discovery s3:e7 on CBS All Access then Saturday Night Live s46:e(7?): Thanksgiving special on Hulu.
Fri Nov 27, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e21 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV then various clips on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced peach (previously frozen); water. Day after Thanksgiving holiday. Bought some gifts. Put an old docking station online for sale. Edited Patrick's written interview for The Write Stuff. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced peach (previously frozen); water. Reviewed Wirecutter's Black Friday deals but did not act on any of their advice. Watched Star Wars: The Mandalorian s2:e5 on Disney+. Zoom chat and cocktails with Chris and Andy. We had mezcal margaritas and, for me only, a glass of red wine. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover butternut squash fusilli with slices of Aidell's italian style smoked chicken sausage with mozzarella cheese, water. The portions were small, so we then shared a bowl of Nissin Demae tonkatsu ramen with sliced green onions, sliced mushrooms, and egg.
Sat Nov 28, 2020
Ran in place to Glee s1:e22 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV then various clips on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced mango (previously frozen); water. Lunch: I prepared for myself lo mein egg noodles with sliced scallions and sliced mushrooms in chicken broth. Long nap. Afternoon snack with Patrick: olive bruschetta, water. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, raisins; water. Dinner at home with Patrick: rigatoni with sugo di pomodoro alla vodka, water. I washed dishes. Dessert: 1-minute chocolate mug cake which took maybe 45 minutes. Afterwards we watched Sex Education s1:e1 on Netflix following a recommendation from Andy and Chris. We like it. Then we watched part of Warrior s1:e2 on SFPL DVD. It's beginning to be too violent for me, but we're trying to stick with it. Patrick went to bed. Updates and backups for home computers and devices. Stretching.
Sun Nov 29, 2020
Ran in place to Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds on Apple TV+. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Patrick returned home from practice with Sam. Heated slices of banana bread with Patrick. Lunch at home: leftover fusilli in a simple cream sauce that Patrick helped me make, water. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, sliced banana; water. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Popeye's via Uber Eats: 12-piece chicken meal with 6 biscuits, one large cole slaw, one large mashed potatoes with cajun gravy, one regular cajun rice, one apple pie. We added water and red wine. Many leftovers. Afterwards we watched the trailer for The Prom on YouTube then part of Hamilton on Disney+ following a recommendation from Andy and Chris. We like it.
Mon Nov 30, 2020
Worked from home. Sprint standup. Ran in place to Glee s2:e1 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced pear; water. D8 sprint start meeting with Eric and James. Letterhead work. Filed my timesheet. BP small web edit. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. D8 content types work: job listing, gallery, IEF table view mode. D7 styling work: resolve problems with link offsite icons on grad programs sites. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night's dinner, water. Worked outside in the back yard for a few hours. Dinner at home with Patrick: pork tacos with refried black beans, water. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Warrior s1:e3 on SFPL DVD then Comedy Central channel on YouTube then the new opening to Black Panther paying tribute to Chadwick Boseman. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: seaweed; oil-free, salt-free popcorn. Ran in place to Glee s2:e2 on Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV.