Saturday, 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.