Friday, June 11, 2021
Ran in place to Apple News Today and Fifth and Mission podcasts via Apple TV then to the remainder of Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America on Amazon Prime Video. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cinnamon, sliced banana; water. Sprint standup. Finalized MJML template work all day, began checking in with Mailchimp users. Lunch at home with Patrick: TJ's orange chicken from frozen over instant brown rice from a pouch, water. Met with Anne. D8 sprint recap meeting. Rode UberX with Patrick to dinner at Mister Jiu's since we had attempted to go for his birthday last year but had to cancel due to the pandemic. Sourdough scallion pancake (puffy rather than flat, kind of like a Chinese doughnut), potstickers (tight and with perfectly scalloped edges), egg drop soup (super-fresh corn, squash blossom was a nice touch, soup was thicker than we had expected), Martin's asparagus (deliciously smoky), Stemple Creek beef chow fun (extremely tender beef), black sesame chocolate cream (a textural delight: crispy on top and bottom with chunks of apricot and creamy goodness in between). Drinks: luck cocktail and nantou tea for Patrick, happiness cocktail and holy basil tea for me, tap water for both. $216.61 before a $36 tip. Rachel F and everyone we encountered provided excellent service. We were seated adjacent to a large table that was celebrating a birthday and were boisterously loud. UberX home. To bed. Biphasic sleep.