May 2021
Summary: COVID-19 reopenings begin; Mother's Day with Patrick's mom, Patrick, and Popeye's; Chris and Nate's housewarming
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Sat May 1, 2021
Ran in place to the remainder of Kīlauea: Hawai'i on Fire on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, raisins, dried banana slices; water. Patrick prepared almond-meal pancakes to freeze, and we shared one of them. Successfully rode Muni L bus and 19 bus to Golden Gate Park. People left one or two empty seats in between, and the busses in this manner were basically to capacity. The rose garden was not yet in full bloom—just a few blooming here and there. I had planned to meet Drew at the deYoung Museum but due to a miscommunication the meeting we had planned was aborted after I had arrived and waited about an hour. Instead I walked around the Music Concourse then through the Arboretum starting at the north gate and exiting through the main gate. I happened upon Furthur Magic: A Psychedelic Poster Journey, a free poster exhibit that was fun and interesting. Walked around 9th and Judah eventually late lunching outdoors at Fresca: lomito libre not spicy with garlic fries, smokey and the bandit cocktail, water. $30.38 before a $7 tip. The sandwich was so huge that I ate only half of it. I also had some fries left over. It was so nice to be able to eat at a restaurant after such a long time. Service was very good. Many restaurants were open for indoor and outdoor dining. I saw many dogs with their owners. I saw a ginkgo tree for the first time in a long time. Afterwards I attempted to ride Muni home, but the N bus I flagged said DROP OFF ONLY and did not stop for me, whereupon I decided to ride Uber home since there was no way for me to know if it was just that one or all the N busses. Muni, you had your chance to take me home and lost it. Uber ride was uneventful, driver was masked the entire time, windows were up and I did not mind because it was so cold outside and I was fully vaccinated. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: chinese food leftovers, water. Afterwards we listened to music on Spotify. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes then watched various videos on YouTube.
Sun May 2, 2021
Ran in place to half of Ace in the Hole (1951) on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Candle maintenance. Prepped the old washlet for disposal. Organized secure document storage. Lunch: steak sandwich leftover from yesterday. Nap. Prepared items to dispose of in the garage. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick prepared baked, foil-wrapped, rosemary-lemon salmon. I prepared stir-fried broccoli with garlic and pinch of salt. While waiting, I charged our new Sony Playstation DualSense 5 game controllers which we purchased to use with Apple TV. I configured one controller and quickly tried Frogger in Toy Town—it works. We ate the dishes with leftover steamed jasmine rice. Water to drink. Afterwards we played board games: Boggle and Rock Me Archimedes with variations on margaritas. We watched The Clone Wars s1:e4 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late meal: leftover steamed white rice and leftover mu shu vegetables filling.
Mon May 3, 2021
Ran in place to the remainder of Ace in the Hole (1951) on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, dried sliced banana; water. Tasks following Stephen B's departure. D8 work all day. Midmorning meal: leftover steamed white rice and leftover mu shu vegetables filling, water. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch: large salad, water. The kitchen sink clogged. We tried the plunger and a simple snake tool which both failed. I called the landlord. He called a plumbing service. Continued working. Dinner at home with Patrick: cast-iron pan pizza with trumpet mushrooms, green bell pepper, yellow onion, mozzarella, and marinara sauce; water. The landlord arrived with a two-man plumber team and resolved our clog in about 30 minutes—grease. Afterwards I cleaned and washed dishes. We drank glasses of red wine. Afterwards we watched about half of Dolly Parton: Here I Am on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes then successfully paired our second Sony Playstation DualSense 5 game controller with the Apple TV. Late snack: one slice of leftover pizza, water.
Tue May 4, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced mango; water. Sprint standup. Mass email comparison followup. 1:1 with Eric. For lunch I prepared for Patrick and me stir-fried velvet chicken with snap peas and lemon-ginger sauce found on Serious Eats except we had lime instead of lemon. This recipe was very frustrating to make because of poorly ordered, poorly written directions. For example, "combine remaining soy sauce, wine, and cornstarch in a small bowl" and later "combine remaining ginger, garlic, and scallions in a small bowl and set aside" forces you to stop where you are reading then look in multiple other locations for the quantities specified in the ingredients list and the quantities you have used while also doing the math to subtract amounts used from the amounts originally specified. If you are also halving or doubling the recipe, prepare for lots of mental gymnastics. If you printed the recipe duplex, then some of your listed ingredients are on the back side, so prepare to flip and flip and flip, subtracting and halving or doubling along the way. The recipe turned out okay except the pea pods were inedible. I used English peas, which seemed like a reasonable substitute for snap peas, but the pods turned out too rubbery and were hard to cut. Now I know: sugar peas and snap peas have edible pods. We tolerated it by splitting the pods, releasing the peas, and discarding the pods. The peas were fine. Water to drink. Continued working. Met with Joel on short notice to discuss anchors and links. Dinner at home with Patrick: we prepared pork dumplings and steamed them in bamboo baskets atop a wok filled with water. This was probably our first time making dumplings together. Water and red wine to drink. Ginger-soy dipping sauces. I washed dishes and Patrick helped clean and tidy. Afterwards we watched various clips on YouTube and Disney+ mostly related to Star Wars. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Updates for home websites.
Wed May 5, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts then to part of Nova's Flying Supersonic on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced mango; water. Sprint standup. Mass email comparison followup with some last-minute answers about LISTSERV Newsletter Builder and new info I wanted to add about using our brand fonts. For lunch, Patrick and I prepared pork dumplings similarly to last night's dinner. Water to drink. I played a few minutes of Frogger in Toy Town by myself. I figured out how to drop the bomb and perform other actions: on a DualSense 4 or DualSense 5 it's the X button. Telework survey contact list build and invitation send in Qualtrics all afternoon with Liana and Eric. Played more of Tint for iOS. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Hall of Flame: two chicken burgers with fries, beer-battered onion rings, and for Patrick a chocolate shake. Water to drink. For me only: red wine. Afterwards we watched a few minutes of Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones before quitting it because it did not make us laugh at all. Then we watched the remainder of Bo Burnham's what which was amusing. Patrick went to bed and we cuddled a while. I arose. Played more of Tint for iOS. I washed dishes.
Thu May 6, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today, Fifth and Mission, and Something You Should Know podcasts. Attempted to finish watching Nova's Flying Supersonic on Kanopy but Kanopy streaming seemed to be not working both via Apple TV and via computer browser. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Sprint standup. Mass email comparison followup all day. Lunch: I prepared for Patrick and me a pork and vegetable stir-fry with oyster sauce which we ate over instant brown rice from a pouch. Water to drink. Rode UberX to an eye doctor appointment: the glasses I received last week did not work as I expected. Miranda made some adjustments and I'll try them out. If still not good after a week, I have another appointment to further investigate. Rode UberX home. Dinner at home with Patrick: large salad featuring roasted cauliflower with various veggies, cheeses, quartered boiled egg, and more. Water and red wine to drink. Afterwards we played games on Apple TV and Apple Arcade using both of our DualSense 5 controllers simultaneously for the first time. Of the games we tried, only Fledgling Heroes let us play simultaneously and it just worked without requiring setup or configuration, so we spent the most time with that one. In other games both our controllers worked but we both controlled the same character/player so we either did different actions or took turns: Pinball Wizard, Dear Reader, Pac-Man Party, Things That Go Bump. A few hours went by quickly, and we did have fun after some frustration finding a game that let us do what we wanted. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes and tidied. Late snack: cashews, prunes, mini pretzels, water.
Fri May 7, 2021
My usual podcasts were not showing what I had expected in Apple podcasts via Apple TV, so I did not listen to them today. Finished watching 10 minutes of Nova's Flying Supersonic on Kanopy then ran in place to English Grammar Boot Camp e16: However to Use However on Kanopy. I returned to Apple podcasts and found that the problem had been corrected. I guess someone restarted a server somewhere. Continued running in place to Apple News Today then Fifth and Mission podcasts. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, sliced banana; water. Began using new eyeglasses and am not sure if they're going to work out for me. Sprint standup. Mass email comparison followup. Resolved a cropping issue for Marissa L. Reported a problem to UCSF Brand Identity: broken link to recommended vendors. Orgchart work: OEIS. Weeded AD groups with Eric. Lunch: I prepared for myself tonkatsu-flavored ramen with tofu, zucchini, English peas, sliced trumpet mushroom, parsley, chives. Transportal email alias followup. Reported to IT lots of spam or scam calls received on my work telephone from Regent University (757-352-4990) and from 571-662-3241 and 415-877-3144. Asana task followup: broken link for clinpharm, e with accent needed in person's name. Scheduled an email reminder for the telework survey for Eric and Liana. Dinner at home with Patrick: lentil and feta fritatta with a tomato-basil salad, water. We watched Legion s3:e7 on Hulu Basic Plan with Martha Stewart’s Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn and white wine. I washed dishes. We watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars s1:e5 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Realized that the temples of the new eyeglasses are much too tight after comparing with the old eyeglasses—head hurts.
Sat May 8, 2021
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, sliced banana; water. Trash management. Walked to the nearest medication disposal site. Stopped at Lou's Cafe for lunch to go: Italian special, toasted, for Patrick; Asian chicken salad for me. Water to drink. Nap. Played more of Tint for iOS. One mezcal margarita to share. (We had lime juice enough for only one.) Dinner at home with Patrick: crumbled tofu tacos with fixins, water. I washed dishes. We watched Legion s3:e8 season finale on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Late meal: tonkatsu-flavored ramen with soft-boiled egg, sliced trumpet mushrooms, diced parsley, sliced zucchini, and mixed greens. Read part of an article in The New Yorker dead tree edition.
Sun May 9, 2021
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries, sliced banana; water. Rode UberX with Patrick to Whole Foods on Market and then walked to his mom's place. The day was pleasant, and we started seeing more people not wearing masks since San Francisco followed the recent CDC guidelines to permit no mask wearing outdoors and away from crowds. Kerry was out with a friend Kevin who came to visit. We three ordered lunch and dessert in: Popeye's, cannoli. Patrick attempted to make iced tea but instead we had hot tea because there was no ice. I helped resolve some of her iPhone issues: logging in to Apple ID, disconnecting a wifi connection that was making things worse. Patrick shared photos and videos he received from Tony. Patrick received a late birthday card from Gerry. We enjoyed our time with her. Patrick and I walked in the Mission for a bit before riding UberX home. I took a nap. When I awoke we dined: fish fillets and french fries from frozen, water. We played chess using a new board Patrick recently purchased. We had red wine. Patrick dominated the first half of the game, boldly outing his queen to threaten my side of the board before I eventually forced her retreat, captured her, then soon won the game. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Performed some hardening. Late snack: yogurt with MCD granola.
Mon May 10, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today podcast then part of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, dried cherries, dried banana coins; water. Sprint standup. Announced availability of the mass email services comparison document I have been working on the past few weeks to Comms Network in Teams. Mailchimp work: commencement reminders prep. Attended a COVID-19 vaccine webinar for UCSF employees. Lunch at home: Patrick had leftover fries then yogurt with MCD granola. I had a large salad with halved cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella chunks, mixed super greens, caesar dressing and water to drink. More commencement reminders prep. Read NNGroups email newsletter. Finished reading CSS Layout News 301. Sent and scheduled reminder email campaigns for commencement 2021P and 2021T for Jon, Cindy, and Eric. HTML email template work. Midafternoon snack: yogurt with MCD granola. Dinner at home with Patrick: fried chicken tacos with refried beans and fixins, water. Patrick had red wine. I washed dishes. We finished watching Dolly Parton: Here I Am on Netflix instant watch. Patrick had a slice of almond cake topped with fig butter then coated in melted Valrhona chocolate then chilled. We watched various photo slideshows on Flickr. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Late snack: corn off the cob from frozen with a pinch of salt, water. Washed dishes.
Tue May 11, 2021
Ran in place to NPR's Up First podcast then the remainder of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, dried banana coins; water. Sprint standup. HTML email template work in MJML: finish building a master then build Pharm Ed News. 1:1 with Eric. I attended the COVID-19 vaccine webinar mostly to hear the kinds of questions others were asking. Patrick made a delicious cake from cream of rice today. Lunch at home: leftover fried chicken, side salad with ranch dressing, water. Met with Anne. Set up a test RSS campaign with MailerLite. It worked, but it generates Read More links that are not good for accessibility, and a support engineer said it could not be changed and that they do not have RSS variables like Mailchimp that would permit one to customize the page to work around the problem. Dinner at home with Patrick: Mediterranean quinoa salad, water. Patrick had a glass of red wine. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched videos from Musee d'Orsay and BookingHunterTV (Valencia, Spain) on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Late snack: leftover fried chicken, water. Washed dishes.
Wed May 12, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts then various clips on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, dried cherries, dried banana coins; water. Sprint standup. Edited a short news story for Levi. All day: continued investigating RSS-to-email solutions following yesterday's mixed results with MailerLite (it works well except that it is not accessible and cannot be made accessible). Lunch: leftover Mediterranean quinoa salad, water. Snack: a few salted cashew halves and pieces. Read CSS Layout News 302. Dinner at home with Patrick: bbq veggie burgers, fries, water. I washed dishes. Patrick prepared then chilled chocolate-covered marzipan bonbons in two varieties: one with dried cherries, the other with amaretto. I played more of Tint and Patterned for iOS on my iPad Air. We rewatched about three fifths of Shortbus on Netflix DVD. Patrick made Martha Stewart’s Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn mostly for just himself because I wasn't as hungry for it. We ate the bonbons. Patrick went to bed. More hardening tasks.
Thu May 13, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts then various clips on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, pumpkin pie spice, diced pear; water. Sprint standup. Reviewed html email accessibility practices. Made adjustments to font stacks for the mass email brand typography document. Commencement program flipbook insertion for Eric, Jon, and Cindy. For lunch Patrick prepared masa tortillas from scratch and together we prepared and assembled the remaining ingredients. Water to drink. HR import. Telework survey: scheduled two new reminders for Eric. RSS-to-email service testing. Dinner at home with Patrick: sauteed mushrooms over creamy polenta with toasted ciabatta, water, red wine. Afterwards we played various games on Apple TV with Dualsense 5 controllers then finished watching Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby which we had started a long time ago. We experienced a momentary power outage in the evening. Patrick went to bed. I watched more various videos on YouTube. Late snacks: leftover french fries, reheated; cashew halves and pieces; hummus with a carrot and a few blue corn tortilla chips; water.
Fri May 14, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts then Bill Vicars on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Published commencement program flipbook insertion for Eric, Jon, and Cindy. Blue Sky meeting. Honors and awards meeting. Lunch: I prepared for myself a medium mexican tofu salad with side of blue corn tortilla chips, water. Nap. RSS-to-email service testing. D8 sprint recap with Eric and James. UCSF town hall: telework. Dinner at home with Patrick: mango ginger rice bowls, water. I washed dishes. Patrick made a deep-fried dessert from egg roll wrappers, marzipan, sliced banana, and pumpkin pie spice. Afterwards we watched various videos on YouTube. Patrick went to bed, and we cuddled for a while. I arose then washed dishes. Reorganized part of one Tunhem cabinet.
Sat May 15, 2021
Slept in. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Ran in place to The Year Earth Changed on Apple TV+. Midmorning small meal: one almond flour pancake, previously frozen, with butter and maple syrup; water. Cleaned the bathroom, cut my hair, showered. Mid-afternoon snack: one carrot with hummus, water. Unloaded photos from my iPhone 12 mini, uploaded some of them to Flickr. Phil and Drew picked me up, and we drove to Chris and Nate's new place in San Jose. This is my first gathering with friends indoors since before March 2020. In attendance: Chris, Nate, Jen, Wayne, Peter, Quyen, Dave, Jonathan, and my first time meeting Heron. We ate snacks over the course of the gathering and drank Costco sangria (surprisingly good) and various wines and liquors. I brought a bottle of sparkling wine and a bottle of dessert wine in a Mister S Leather paper bag. Patrick remained at home to finish a new short story called "Small Spaces."
Sun May 16, 2021
Slept in. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; water. Walked in place while rereading "Between Here and There" from If We Were Electric, preparation for reading then editing Patrick's new short story "Small Spaces." Lunch: I prepared for myself from leftovers polenta and black beans with fire-roasted tomatoes over bed of arugula topped with a bit of sour cream. Water to drink. Continued walking and finished reading. Rested. Washed dishes. Midafternoon meal: I prepared for myself tonkatsu-flavored ramen with sliced carrot and two kinds of cabbage; water. I began editing "Small Spaces." Dinner at home with Patrick: spaghetti with basil and arugula in marinara, water. Games night with Patrick: we played a game of Jenga, the first time with a new set. We finished watching The Italian Job on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. I finished editing "Small Spaces."
Mon May 17, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts via Apple TV then to Tiny World s1:e2 on Apple TV+. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; water. Sprint standup. Completed the UC staff engagement survey. Read NNGroups email newsletter. RSS-to-email service testing all day. Lunch: leftover spaghetti with marinara, one carrot with hummus, corn off the cob from frozen with ground pepper, water. Rode UberX to the eye doctor to see about my new glasses which weren't working for me. Rode UberX home. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Spiazzo via Uber Eats: caesar salad, tortellini in brodo, petto di pollo al funghetto, side of risotto. Afterwards we watched part of Being Poor in New Orleans Series episode 1 before giving up on it since it was basically news from 1977. Then we watched Forever Chinatown on Kanopy. Dessert: tiramisu. Then we watched Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy: Star Wars: Good vs. Evil on Kanopy. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: leftover caesar salad, water.
Tue May 18, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today, Fifth and Mission, and Vox Today Explained podcasts via Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; water. Sprint standup. RSS-to-email service testing and documenting all day. Lunch: I prepared for myself breaded fish fillets from frozen, roasted rosemary potatoes, side of homemade cole slaw. Afternoon snack: pretzel sticks. Met with Anne. Dinner at home with Patrick: tahini veggie noodle salad, water, red wine. Afterwards we watched various videos on Kanopy and YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snacks: leftover cole slaw, blue corn tortilla chips with hummus, water.
Wed May 19, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Extra Spicy podcasts via Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Sprint standup. RSS-to-email service testing and documenting all day. Blue sky comms and marketing meeting. Lunch: I prepared for myself quinoa with roasted carrots, roasted potatoes, and garbanzo beans with an olive oil and lemon dressing; water. Stuck on online chat with a mass email service company and so missed my blue sky HR meeting. Dinner at home with Patrick: Tex-Mex stuffed bell peppers, water. I washed dishes. Dessert: Patrick prepared chocolate cake in a mug from a microwave which turned out well. We finished watching Shortbus on Netflix DVD then watched some of the extras. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Did some organizing and labeling of items in the fridge. Shopped for local coop Mac games on Steam. Late snack: nachos with mild salsa.
Thu May 20, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today, Fifth and Mission, and Something You Should Know podcasts via Apple TV then Bill Vicars on YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced pear; water. Sprint standup. RSS-to-email service testing and documenting all day. Accessibility Is for Everyone meeting on Zoom. Lunch: leftover tahini veggie noodle salad, water. Expanding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Digital Accessibility Allies meeting on Zoom. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie cheeseburgers, sweet potato baby tater tots, water. I had red wine. I washed dishes. We played Papa's Quiz on Apple TV with our iPhones as controllers. Dessert: delivery from Bestselling Ice Cream and Desserts (Daly City) via Uber Eats: Smitten ice cream coffee with cream and sugar and Smitten ice cream cookie dough with pretzels and chocolate chips. Continued playing Papa's Quiz. Watched more of Shortbus extras on Netflix DVD. Played Super Mega Mini Party on Apple TV. Patrick went to bed.
Fri May 21, 2021
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced mango; water. Rode UberX to a doctor appointment. Walked and rode Muni home. Finished RSS-to-email service testing and documenting. Lunch at home: I prepared for myself a black bean and roasted vegetables salad with a dressing made from sour cream, lime juice, and Mexican spices. Water to drink. Walked to the nearest mailbox and returned. D8 sprint recap with Eric and James. Dinner at home with Patrick: green onion and asparagus fritatta, water. I also had red wine. I washed dishes. Dessert: Smitten ice cream coffee with cream and sugar. We watched The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel s1:e1 on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed.
Sat May 22, 2021
Didn't sleep well. Ran in place while watching most of The Emoji Story on Kanopy then finished watching the rest while eating breakfast. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Long nap. Late lunch: salad similar to yesterday's lunch but with southwest spices rather than Mexican, side of fresh cornbread that Patrick had just prepared, water. Dinner at home: two-bean veggie chili with cornbread, water, red wine. Patrick washed dishes. Afterwards we tried watching a Mediterranean cooking episode from The Great Courses on Kanopy but it was having delivery issues. So instead we watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars s1:e6 then The Simpsons s31:e20 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Late small meal: beef ravioli in tomato sauce from a can.
Sun May 23, 2021
Slept in. Woke to Patrick making buttermilk drops. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Ate buttermilk drops. Edited the recipe in InDesign, then produced a PDF to share with family on Facebook. Ran in place to a rewatching of John Mulaney: New in Town on Netflix instant watch. Cocktails with Patrick: variation on Le Colonial's Ah Nhi's Ghost. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Perilla Haight via Uber Eats: five-spice chicken vermicelli for Patrick, brisket and rare beef pho for me, imperial rolls, papaya salad with shrimp. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Michael McIntyre: Showman on Netflix. Patrick went to bed.
Mon May 24, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts via Apple TV then while rewatching part of John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blackberries; water. Sprint standup. Mass email services followup then mjml template remastering all day. Lunch at home: leftover pho, small black bean and roasted vegetables salad with a dressing made from sour cream and southwest spices, water. Buttermilk drops. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick prepared roasted vegetable lasagne, prosecco, water. Dessert: coffee ice cream with shaved Valrhona. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Mardi Gras: Made in China on Kanopy then trailers for Eternals and Tchoupitoulas. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: small piece of cornbread, heated; leftover papaya salad with shrimp and fish sauce.
Tue May 25, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today, Fifth and Mission, and NPR Up First podcasts on Apple TV then various YouTube videos. Sprint standup. Mass email services followup then mjml template remastering all day. I can't recall what I had for lunch. Met with Anne. Read CSS Layout News 304. Dinner at home with Patrick: mango, black bean, and avocado tacos on homemade corn tortillas; white wine; water. Afterwards we watched various videos on YouTube related to travel or tours or amusement parks. Dessert: buttermilk drops.
Wed May 26, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today, Fifth and Mission, and NPR Up First podcasts via Apple TV then while rewatching the remainder of John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Sprint standup. Funding updates. mjml template remastering all day. Snack: rainbow carrot sticks with a dip made from sour cream mixed with non-spicy creole spices, water. Installed an update for Sublime Text. Worked through some issues on the Sublime Text community forum. Dinner at home with Patrick: grilled cheese with green nonspicy harissa and havarti, tomato soup with focaccia croutons, water. Dessert: Patrick had ice cream with toppings. Watched Angels and Demons on Netflix instant watch with Patrick.
Thu May 27, 2021
Apple News Today podcast failed to load in Apple TV. Ran in place to a rewatching of John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City on Netflix. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Sprint standup. mjml template remastering all day. Blue Sky breakout meeting. Lunch at home: I prepared for myself a medium salad from leftover ingredients and reheated the remainder of Patrick's sandwich from last night. Water to drink. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from 8 Immortals via Uber Eats: rice, chicken with ginger and onion, shrimp wonton soup, cod fillet with sweet and sour sauce, potstickers, beef with black bean sauce chow fun. Water to drink. I also had a glass of white wine. Afterwards we attempted to play Untitled Goose Game on my MacBook Pro via Steam. After a lot of attempts the Mac eventually recognized both DualSense 5 controllers. I confirmed that Steam was able to send a vibration to both controllers when I clicked the Identify button in controller configuration. But the game failed to recognize any button presses while on the screen asking "Which controllers would you like to use?" Then we played Marble Knights on Apple TV (or was it Apple Arcade) with the same controllers and were delighted to find that it worked, though it's not obvious it will until after you select multiplayer mode.
Fri May 28, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Yesterday and Apple News Today then to Comics Watch: A Desert Oasis (John Mulaney) on Amazon Prime Video. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, diced pear; water. Nearly all day: reviewed and edited Jill W's draft of How to Select a Bulk Email Service for the IT website. Followup with Bharat T about RSS feeds and group policy. Calendar management. Followup with Mandy M about a website migration request. Followup with Marissa L about converting an image inside a PDF to JPG. Sent a suggestion to UCSF Documents and Media. Followup with Emma G about Qualtrics. Lunch: leftovers from last night, water. Followup with Izzy R about bulk email. Handled a digital letterhead request from Trang T. Read WDRL 288. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night, water. Cocktails: mezcal margaritas. We snacked on Martha Stewart's Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn while watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel s1:e2 on Amazon Prime Video then trailers then nearly all of The Oprah Conversation: Elliot Page on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Updates for home computers and websites. Did some house chores. Late snack: leftover wonton soup.
Sat May 29, 2021
Slept in. Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Lunch at home with Patrick: Patrick had tomato soup and toast with butter and honey. I had leftover chinese food. Dinner at home with Patrick: celery and garbanzo bean rigatoni, water. We shared a glass of white wine then a glass of ginger ale mixed with a bit of mango juice. I washed dishes. Afterwards we finished watching The Oprah Conversation: Elliot Page on Apple TV+ then Philip K. Dick s1:e1 on Amazon Prime Video then trailers on Apple Trailers. Patrick went to bed.
Sun May 30, 2021
Ran in place to half of Crip Camp on Netflix instant watch. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. House chores and cleaning. Removed some mold from the shower wall and regrouted it. Early afternoon small meal: corn off the cob from frozen with onion powder and a tiny pinch of celery seed, water. Midafternoon snack: carrot sticks and hummus, water. Late afternoon snack: pretzel sticks. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie burgers with cheddar and fixins, sazeracs, water. Dessert: ice cream: Patrick had Double Rainbow chocolate with various toppings. I had Humphrey Slocombe strawberry blondie. Afterwards we watched trailers on Apple Trailers then about three fifths of Jenny Slate: Stage Fright on Netflix instant watch. We both to bed. I arose around 12:20 a.m. and washed dishes, read a bit from the dead tree edition of June issue of The Atlantic, ate three mandarins.
Mon May 31, 2021
Memorial holiday. Ran in place to the remainder of Crip Camp on Netflix instant watch. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, blueberries; water. Pastries with Patrick from La Boulangerie Cole Valley via Uber Eats. Lunch: tonkatsu-flavored ramen with tofu, spinach, cabbage, cherry tomatoes, corn off the cob from frozen, chopped garlic. Dinner at home with Patrick: pan-fried scallops in butter sauce with rigatoni leftovers, white wine. Afterwards we watched part of Amazing Grace on Netflix DVD. Biphasic sleep.