May 2022
Summary: COVID-19 case counts worsen in San Francisco, so we avoid social activities and mostly stay home and not travel for several months.
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Sun May 1, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, and sliced half banana; water to drink. (I haven't always specified "half" but when it's a banana I have been usually using only half a banana since around January this year.) More linkchecking for home websites. Updates and backups and screen cleaning for home devices. Cleaned some and set up our outdoor table and chairs. Lunch at home with Patrick: delivery from Hall of Flame via Uber Eats: fried chicken sandwiches, Patrick's side was french fries, my side was a salad, we also ordered onion rings. Water to drink. I had only a few fries and onion rings. Weeded in the back yard. Cut my hair, showered. Rested. We finished watching Finch on Apple TV+. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover french fries and onion rings for Patrick, leftover salad for me, leftover lemon-cauliflower soup for both. We watched various YouTube videos including President Biden and Trevor Noah at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snacks: leftover salad, half banana with peanut butter, water.
Mon May 2, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, and sliced half banana; water to drink. Person page and orgchart work: Shondell M. Task followup. Met with Microsoft and IT to address the missing images problem. On the call I discovered that the problem no longer occurs. We agreed to close the ticket and reopen if it recurs. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch at home with Patrick: Patrick made a veggie burger for himself, I reheated leftover lemon-cauliflower soup and ate it with whole-wheat crackers. Post-lunch beverage: homemade decaf cold brew with milk, slightly sweetened. Wrote a new communication tip for Brand and Identity channel in Teams: editorial expression for posting on or shortly after June 6. Edited a first pass of the UFD for Levi. Chatted briefly with Josh about monitor arms. Verified a student's name preference with Lucia. Orgchart work: add Deborah G. Dinner at home with Patrick: variation on Martha Stewart's Mediterranean tuna salad: sandwiches on whole grain toast with lettuce and cucumber, water. Afterwards we watched Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy: 16. Firefly, Blake's 7, and Political Rebellion on Hoopla (during which I was partly sleepy) then Ian Lara: Growing Shame - Full Special on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: nachos with blue corn tortilla chips, leftover refried black beans, leftover cauliflower. Water to drink.
Tue May 3, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water to drink. Lots of task followup all day. 1:1 with Eric. Lunch and a talk: Asian Americans Building Anti-Racism. Three small tacos with leftover black beans, butter leaf lettuce, mixed cheeses. Water to drink. Watched the event sitting in the back yard. Calendar management. Web edits to correct a missing degree for faculty member Erika W. Posted an updated orgchart for Office of Admin: add Deborah G who started two days ago. More faculty member degrees fixing. Unpublished David W person page following his departure from his role in the school. Closed the 2017 and Before microsite. Investigated a new styling issue with content metadata. A new summary block has been added I don't know when or by whom or why. My local D8 installation got corrupted somehow, so I spent some time reinitializing it. Followup with OSACA about the orientation event web page. Dinner at home with Patrick: pickle-brined chicken breast with arugula and cucumber salad, water. To drink: water and decaf cold brew with milk. Patrick's was sweetened and included ice. Min was unsweetened and had no ice. Patrick washed most of the dishes. Dessert: two small grain-free cookies each. Afterwards we watched trailers and various videos on YouTube. I walked in place during part of it. Patrick went to bed. I washed the remaining dishes. Sewing project: shortened a blue Bonobos long-sleeve t-shirt in under two hours. Late small meal: sharp cheddar cheese on whole wheat sourdough slices, toasted, with arugula and fresh ground pepper. Water to drink.
Wed May 4, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water to drink. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Patrick rode with me part of the way to a routine dentist appointment. PowerPoint edits for the title slide for today's event: Confronting Racism Denial with Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD who is always terrific every time I see her talk. Lunch via pre-order from Ladle & Leaf: cabo chicken salad with sourdough bread, water from my water bottle. Ate in the sun at 3rd and Parnassus. Team meeting to welcome Deborah G who joined us on Monday as a web writer reporting to Levi. Removed a person page for Karen G: Evelyn G. Ran an errand: shoe store to replace my pair of Asics Gel Nimbus 22 which developed holes in the toe after about six months with a pair of Hoka One One Gaviota 3 in charcoal gray and ombre blue. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: chickpea spaghetti with beef bolognese, water, red wine. Dessert: Siete grain-free cookies. We watched Moon Knight s1:e6 (season finale) on Disney+ and various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I joined him to cuddle for a while. I arose and washed dishes. Checked on linkchecking for home websites; nothing to do. Late snack: one carrot, whole wheat crackers, hummus, water.
Thu May 5, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water to drink. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Mailing list update work. Chatted with Karen and Liana at various times today. Reviewed two QBI event postings for MC. D9 meeting with Eric and James. Lunch at Poke Origin: small poke bowl, unsweetened green tea. Followup with Orientation web page change and Entering Students microsite. D9 front-end work. Account setup for Deborah G. Closed or disabled some unused accounts. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: spiced couscous and chicken, water, red wine. We watched Star Trek: Picard s2:e10 (finale) on Paramount+ then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Continued sewing project: blue Bonobos long-sleeve t-shirt. Read and decided my votes on the measures in the forthcoming election.
Fri May 6, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, cacao nibs, and diced half banana; water to drink. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. D9 front-end work all day. Reported a problem with search not working; James fixed it quickly. Lunch from Caffe Central: mediterranean salad. Ate at desk. Prepped new letterhead for Kathy G following Wednesday's announcement that she will become the new dean on July 1, sent it to Eric for review. Chatted with Anne about the entering students microsite project. UCSF town hall. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: sweet potato crust BBQ chicken pizza with a side butter lettuce salad, water, red wine. We watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s1:e1 on Paramount+. I walked in place for part of it while eating no-salt, no-oil microwave popcorn. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat May 7, 2022
Ran in place while playing Projection: First Light on Apple Arcarde on Apple TV. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and diced half banana; water and cold brew decaf coffee with milk to drink. Vacuumed. Organized plastic cutlery and napkins. We have accumulated a large collection of these items from food delivery. Restaurants tend to include these items even if in food delivery apps like Uber Eats we specify no utensils or napkins likely because it costs them so little to include and because it costs them so much when they don't include it (whether by mistake or not) and someone vengeful writes an angry review. Organized stuff in a closet. Lunch: leftover chickpea spaghetti with beef bolognese, water, cold brew decaf coffee with milk. More vacuuming and organizing. Chatted with Joel via SMS about computer recycling and disposable cutlery. Finished the blue Bonobos long-sleeve shirt sewing project. More cold brew decaf coffee with milk. Cleaned in the bathroom. Trash management. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lazy Susan via Uber Eats: dry fried aromatic chicken, crab rangoon, brown rice, garlic broccolis, two orders of brown rice, honey walnut prawn, Sanzo sparkling water yuzu for Patrick, water with lime juice for me. Lazy Susan smartly has a menu item called "no utensils needed" and we have been ordering that every time after we started seeing it. This time they still gave us utensils and napkins, but sometimes they correctly do not. Patrick's fortune: Never bring unhappy feelings into your home. My fortune: A good plan violently executed right now is far better than a perfect plan executed next week. Patrick washed dishes. Afterwards we watched 1h:14m of Cyrano (2021) on Netflix DVD. Patrick went to bed. I joined him and we cuddled a while. I arose. Late small meal: leftover spiced couscous and chicken to which I added frozen fire-roasted corn.
Sun May 8, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, and diced half banana; water and cold brew decaf coffee with milk to drink. Prepped for visitors. Kerry and Mom Ryan came over for Mother's Day brunch. We ate pastries from La Boulangerie de San Francisco Cole Valley and cold pastas and salads from Lemonade West Portal. Sparkling water, decaf PJ's southern pecan coffee, and Kerry drank Stella Artois. Afterwards Mom Ryan opened cards and gifts. Patrick washed dishes and did most of the cleaning. Later Patrick and I finished watching Cyrano (2021) on Netflix DVD. I walked in place while watching part of it. Dinner at home with Patrick: Chinese food leftovers, water. Afterwards we watched various YouTube clips and about half of Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed early. I washed dishes then cleaned and waxed the dining table. Late small meal: leftover spiced couscous with chicken to which I added frozen fire-roasted corn. Three carrots and one large whole-wheat cracker with hummus. Water to drink.
Mon May 9, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pecans, and diced half banana; water. Switched in-office days from Wednesday, Thursday, and sometimes Friday to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Resolved an images layout problem with the drafted UFD for Levi. Resolved many incorrect and missing alt tags for person pages. Lots of UFD email work. Lunch from Carmelina's: taco grande with black beans and carnitas. Water from my water bottle. Dropped off plastic cutlery at the OSACA, chatted with Josh and Kathryn M. UFD launch. Followup with tasks following the discovery that webform emails haven't been delivered properly since May 2, including responding to a logo request from DO and enabling Joel to see messages he needs to see. Visited T-Mobile to swap my sim and set a sim pin and wherein I learned (a) it's easy to do once you know the default sim pin (1234), (b) not all the sales representatives know what a sim pin is or will even help you completely through the process or even know the default sim pin, and (c) it can take literally a few seconds to complete after they spend 15 minutes confirming you are who you say you are and waiting for a manager to authorize something. I also confirmed that nothing is stored on the sim. Rode Lyft home because the next Muni was over an hour and Uber was surging more than double the usual rate. Another frustrating case of by the time an ordered rideshare shows up the missing bus actually does appear and spending $13 more than bus fare thinking you're going to save an hour doesn't save more than a few minutes. In truth, none of them deserved my money. Dinner: chickpea lumache with leftover beef bolognese. I also had leftover brussels sprouts salad with strawberries. I washed dishes. Patrick made us cocktails: bourbon sidecars. Afterwards we finished watching Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. I joined him to cuddle and fell asleep. I woke around 8 p.m. Late small meal: leftover Chinese food: brown rice with garlic broccolis, water.
Tue May 10, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted walnuts, and diced half banana; water. Followup with Cam Mon about turning off link tracking and image downloading (proxying). Followup with Joel about the Ask form and broken email delivery. Posted a new tip to the Brand and Identity channel in Teams: Understanding and using brand colors. Edited a future tip. Removed spam from webform results. 1:1 with Eric. This morning Patrick made cupcakes using almond flour and coconut flour. We shared one, and he plans to frost the rest later. Lunch at home with Patrick: sharp cheddar grilled cheese sandwiches on sourdough spelt bread with parsley. Mine also had super greens. Water to drink. Met with Anne: person pages, Asana workflow, and more. html email template work. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Underdogs Tres via Uber Eats: fish taco for me, pollo asado and horchata for Patrick. We shared carne asada nachos (no jalapenos). Dessert: churros with chocolate sauce. Afterwards we watched Sarah Silverman standup comedy from a while back then an hour of The King's Man on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: sliced half banana with peanut butter, water.
Wed May 11, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water with juice from half a lemon. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Chatted with Lucia, gave her more plastic cutlery. html email template work all morning. Lunch from Carmelina's: enchiladas meal. I ate in Saunders Court which was sunny but freezing and with strong gusts. The wind knocked my full water bottle off the table! D7 styling work: news summary content metadata. Various task followup. White Coat and Commencement web pages work. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: rosemary-garlic white bean soup with German rye bread, water. Dessert: remaining churros and chocolate sauce from yesterday. We finished watching The King's Man on Hulu Basic Plan then extras for it on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: leftover tortilla chips and pico de gallo from yesterday's dinner.
Thu May 12, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water with juice from half a lemon. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. D9 meeting with Eric and James: event content type field list build. Gathered data for James about which D7 microsites can be deleted. Shopped for a new rolling briefcase because the one I have I discovered has holes causing some minor damage to my laptop. Lunch: leftover chickpea lumache with leftover rosemary-garlic white bean soup. Did some research into how I can use vacation days of which I have too many because I have reached the cap for earning more. Afternoon snack: three skinny carrots with hummus, water with lime juice. Dinner at home with Patrick: arugula, egg, and charred asparagus salad with whole grain crackers, water for Patrick, water with lime juice for me. Patrick frosted the almond-flour-coconut-flour cupcakes he recently made. Dessert: one frosted cupcake each. I made cocktails for us: bourbon sidecars. We watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s1:e2 on Paramount+ then The Simpsons s33:e1 on Hulu Basic Plan. Butcher block wood butter treatment. Late snack: half of an unfrosted cupcake, whole-grain crackers with cheddar, water with lemon juice.
Fri May 13, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted walnuts, and blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Archived D7 domains that can be deleted. Various task followup. Rode UCSF shuttle to Mission Bay. Rerouted misdelivered mail. More cleaning and organizing in 33T including vacuuming. Lunch at Upper Cut: brisket bowl with brown rice, lemon La Croix. Rode UCSF shuttle to Parnassus. Team time on Zoom. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: quinoa with caramelized corn and scallions, german rye with butter, sparkling water for Patrick, water with lemon juice for me, white wine. Dessert: we shared one frosted almond-flour-coconut-flour cupcake. Afterwards we watched YouTube: Jon Batiste and Friends via Jazz Night in America then standup comedy. Patrick went to bed. I joined him to cuddle, then arose at 11:10 p.m. I continued shopping for a new rolling briefcase then washed dishes and listened to Apple News Today and Life Kit podcasts then listened to Liquid Mind on Amazon Prime Music. Late snack: three skinny carrots with hummus, water with lemon juice, corn chips, hot milk with Mexican vanilla.
Sat May 14, 2022
Slept late due to last night's biphasic sleep. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted walnuts, and diced half banana; water. Repaired a loose door handle on a Frigidaire refrigerator by removing the handle and tightening the screws. Napped briefly with Patrick who took a longer nap. Lunch: leftover chickpea lumache with leftover rosemary-garlic white bean soup and baby arugula, water. Patrick arose then we watched Oh, God! (1977) on Netflix DVD. Patrick ate Cheetos and drank an iced coffee with cream and milk and vanilla Torani. I had chilled coffee with cream and milk and salted caramel Torani. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Squat and Gobble West Portal via Uber Eats: I had fish and chips with cole slaw but substituted chili for the chips. Patrick had a fried chicken sandwich which normally came with fries but he substituted a kale caesar for them. The chili was spicy, so I ate only a little of it and then ate some of the cole slaw and most of the kale caesar. We saved the fries for Patrick for later. Our delivery was 25 minutes later than expected. We encountered some noise issues from upstairs that were resolved after I rang the doorbell and chatted with them. Late snack: carrots and hummus, water.
Sun May 15, 2022
Slept in a bit. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced half banana; water. Read news and a long article in the New Yorker. Lunch: Patrick had chili fries from yesterday's leftovers. I had sauteed carrots and asparagus with quinoa and parsley, yogurt, sour cream, garlic, and lime juice. Water to drink, mine with lime juice. Patrick had an iced coffee with cream and milk and vanilla Torani. I had chilled coffee with cream and milk and vanilla Torani. Unpacked and set up my new rolling briefcase. Sanded rough edges on my MacBook Pro with an emery board. Vacuumed. Cut my hair, showered, cleaned the bathroom. I played games on the iPad: Reach (got stuck on stage 3 and deleted it) and The Gardens Between. Dinner at home with Patrick: chickpea fettuccine with garlic-mushroom sauce, white wine, water. Dessert: one warm almond-flour-coconut-flour cupcake each, with most of the frosting scraped off. We watched The Lost City on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: half can of beef ravioli.
Mon May 16, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced half banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Met with Eric to review event content type planning in Excel and how mapping to UCSF calendar might work. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch to go from Panda Express. I used their mobile ordering for the first time. The ordering process was reasonably smooth. The pickup process was not since there's no obvious way to let them know you have arrived since many people are already waiting nearby, the line is continually moving, and there is no notification when your order becomes ready. The web page instructed me to go to the register and ask for my mobile order by name, but their worker asked to see the email I received, which was not a mobile-friendly email. I showed my phone which she touched without asking so that she could see the tiny font better. They forgot my dipping sauce, but I didn't care. My order was packaged in a large paper bag which I did not want but I took it anyway. D9 front-end work. Added cq-prolyfill to themename.libraries.yml with { attributes: { async: true } }. Resolved a problem with map files not synching by deleting existing map files and recreating them. Lots of D9 styling work. Snack: fortune cookie. My fortune: You never hesitate to tackle the most difficult problems. Deleted my Reddit account for no reason other than I didn't feel it was worth having anymore. And because I put info in my username that I later realized was more personal than I wanted, and there's no way to change your username. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie coconut curry with brown rice, water, white wine. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Christina P: Mom Genes on Netflix instant watch. I walked in place while watching. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: sharp cheddar on whole wheat crackers, water.
Tue May 17, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with soy milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced half banana; water. D9 front-end work all day, mostly trying to get xdebug working for twig debugging—so painful I think because there are so many different ways and scenarios for using it. Lunch: I had sauteed cauliflower, carrots, and asparagus with quinoa and parsley, yogurt, sour cream, garlic, and lemon juice. Water to drink. Sat outside for part of the day because it was sunny and warm enough. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's broccoli and avocado frittata with side salad, water, white wine. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched National Treasure on Disney+. I walked in place while watching. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: small butter lettuce salad with slivered almonds, grated carrot, grape tomatoes, fresh ground black pepper; whole-grain crackers with hummus; water.
Wed May 18, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced half banana; water with lime juice. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Troubleshot and committed a fix for a side-scrolling problem on D7. Met with Eric: more event content type planning in Excel. Trash management. Support form email delivery troubleshooting. Lunch at desk: leftover coconut curry with brown rice from home, water from my water bottle. UCSF shuttle to a medical appointment then back: shingles vaccine 2 of 2. D9 front-end work. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: vegan avgolemono soup with toasted sourdough spelt with butter. Water to drink, mine with lime juice. Afterwards we watched Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American before realizing we had watched it before then Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid on Netflix instant watch. I walked in place while watching. Trash management. Late small meal: couscous with sauteed asparagus with frozen fire-roasted corn off the cob, yogurt, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper. Water with lime juice to drink. Dessert: a small piece of crunchy mint dark chocolate.
Thu May 19, 2022
Slept in. Took a sick day since yesterday's shingles vaccine gave me trouble sleeping and then I awoke with a variety of symptoms. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced pear; water. Rested all day in bed. Lunch: leftover vegan avgolemeno soup, water. I briefly played Frogger in Toy Town on Apple Arcade on Apple TV. Dinner at home with Patrick: low-gly baked macaroni and cheese with rotisserie chicken, water. Patrick washed dishes. We watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s1:e3 on Paramount+.
Fri May 20, 2022
Almost fully recovered from the recent shingles vaccine. Worked from home instead of going in to work. Updated the list of websites. Moved a weekly news digest template from testing to production: improve dark mode behavior. Revised lots of blocked email addresses in Proofpoint so that they block the entire domain instead of just the one address. D7: resolve another side scrolling problem. Webforms email delivery problem followup; all seems resolved now thanks to Eric G. Read a long article called Please Stop Using Grey Text. D9 front-end work. Posted a QBI event for MC. Prepped old hard drives for disposal or reuse. Late lunch at home: leftovers from last night, water. Prepared flexible workstation signs. Walked and ran in place during the UCSF town hall. Patrick dined separately then we chatted then Patrick went to bed. I dined: leftover vegan avgolemeno soup with leftover rotisserie chicken, water.
Sat May 21, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and diced pear; water. Rode Muni bus 66 to the Inner Sunset. First day using the 15-liter Peak Design Everyday Backpack I purchased days into the start of the pandemic. First day using my Hoka Gaviota 3 shoes outdoors after breaking them in and confirming they worked well indoors for weeks. Stopped at Tartine for a ham and cheese croissant and a hot chai tea latte on my way to the Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park where I sat on a bench and dined, saving half of the croissant for later. Rode Muni N-Judah to Montgomery Street Station. Met Phil, Drew, and Tai at Oren's for brunch. We ate outdoors. All food and drink was delicious. I had a hot mint tisane with a chicken pita with whole wheat pita. Afterwards Phil returned home to garden. Drew, Tai, and I visited SFMOMA, visiting exhibitions including Diego Rivera's Pan American Unity; Michael Jang's The Whole Story; Shifting the Silence; New Work: Wu Tsang Presents Moved by the Motion; Drawing the Line: Rael San Fratello at the U.S.-Mexico Border; Speculative Portraits; Alexander Calder: Dissonant Harmony; Contemporary Optics: Olafur Eliasson, Teresita Fernández, and Anish Kapoor. Afterwards I bought a grocery item at Target grocery then rode Muni L home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Ikarian black-eye pea stew, water. Afterwards Patrick made us mezcal margaritas which we drank while watching The French Dispatch on Netflix DVD, which we both particularly enjoyed, Patrick later calling it a perfect film, and I cannot argue with that. To bed early, cuddling.
Sun May 22, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, pecans, and blueberries; leftover Tartine half ham and cheese croissant, water. Patrick and I voted our mail-in ballots for the forthcoming election. Researched solutions for lint remaining on fabrics after washing and drying—a problem we have been troubleshooting for months. Lunch: a small portion of leftover mac and cheese, water. Long nap; I guess still recovering from effects of Wednesday's shingles shot #2. Dinner at home with Patrick: lemon balsamic lentil salad with feta, toasted sourdough spelt bread with butter, water. Patrick washed dishes. I performed a butcher block wood butter treatment a few days ahead of schedule because it looked like it needed it. Afterwards we watched The French Dispatch extras on YouTube then the remainder of Christina P: Mother Inferior on Netflix instant watch. We had started it a few days ago but I forgot to record in the journal that we did. I can't now remember which day it was. Patrick went to bed. Late small meal: leftover lentil salad, two grated cheddar and spinach soft tacos on whole wheat tortillas, water. I realized that after using my Hoka Gaviota 3 shoes outdoors for a day they no longer squeak on our marble floor. But Patrick also cleaned the floor, so one or the other fixed the squeak problem.
Mon May 23, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water. Patrick and I rode Muni together, him to a dental appointment, and me to UCSF Parnassus. Karen G was in the office today, and we chatted briefly. D9 front-end work all day. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay. James J was in the office today, and we chatted briefly. Wireless keyboard has dead batteries, so I switched to the wired keyboard and charged the batteries. Lots of culling of old files and papers, then organizing with hanging file folders both in 33T and in storage drawer unit #25. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Trash management. Lunch to go from Gott's Roadside: cheeseburger (lettuce wrap instead of bun), sweet potato fries, unsweetened iced tea. Again register service was excellent, this time from Ronald P. They seem to train their employees well. They didn't know whether their wheat bread option was whole grain, but they said they would check with their supplier to find out. Sat with sun hat outdoors in the sun where it was too hot, but it did not take me long to finish eating. Tried to attend Zoom event "Status of Asian Pacific Americans at UCSF" but my calendar invitation had no Zoom link, and I could not find the Zoom link via my calendar.ucsf.edu registration, so I gave up. Tested multiple workstations using my M1 Pro MacBook Pro with a Giissmo docking station for Eric. It worked fine. Before plugging in I installed an app called InstantView from siliconmotion.com. Configured ethernet for multiple workstations. Posted a new tip to the Brand and Identity channel in Teams while riding the UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Blaze Pizza: build-your-own half pizzas (11-inch): Patrick had keto crust, red sauce, fresh mozz, parmesan, italian sausage, applewood bacon, fresh basil, kalamata olives, roasted garlic, roasted red peppers, arugula; side caesar salad with croutons. I had keto crust, red sauce, shredded mozz, parmesan, pepperoni, italian sausage, black olives, fresh basil, green bell peppers, mushrooms, onion, roasted garlic, olive oil drizzle, oregano; side caesar salad with croutons. Water to drink. The pizzas lost too much heat in transit, so we reheated them in the oven. For dessert Patrick had a brownie, also home heated, with milk. Afterwards we watched My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman: Ryan Reynolds. Ran updates for the Recharge website in development. Trash management.
Tue May 24, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and diced banana; water with lime juice. Worked from home. Troubleshot problems with Sidecar, which froze again while working. Various task followup. Half day: reviewed the new HR filter spreadsheet that Eric created. Lunch at home with Patrick: pickup from Lou's Sandwiches: hot pastrami and sea salt kettle chips for Patrick, CBR no jala on 9-grain wheat roll and toasted with sour cream and onion kettle chips for me. Water. Troubleshot problems placing an order online for non-work stuff (kitchen). Built a list management Qualtrics survey for Eric. Dinner at home with Patrick: Ikarian tomato and whole-wheat orzo soup, water. Patrick also had red wine. Afterwards we watched various videos on Apple TV Trailers and YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Troubleshot problems with the kitchen faucet. Tightened a loose pantry door. Late snack: leftover pizza slice, water.
Wed May 25, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, and diced banana; water with lime juice. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Wrote another Brand and Identity tip for future posting to the Teams channel for them. Webinar: Travel Perks from UC Travel. Webinar: Safety tips for public transit riders from UCSF Transportation. Upgraded from macOS Monterey 12.3.1 to 12.4. Late lunch at Chang's Kitchen: chicken and vegetables lunch special with hot tea and brown rice. My fortune: Sometimes, the alternative route is better than the traditional route. Continued 12.4 upgrade. Following restart, macOS hung displaying default desktop images and my name and avatar. I waited several minutes and still nothing happened. I cold restarted and the Mac restarted normally. Letterhead work: KMG. D9 front-end work: spent hours trying to remove whitespace that was causing a display problem and failed to identify where the source was. Ethernet died again today. Disabling the ethernet connection worked around the problem. I suspect our Anker docking station is the cause but have no proof. Wrote two and a half more B and I tips. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: bulgur wheat and kale salad, water, red wine. Installed iPadOS 15.5 on my iPad Air. I washed dishes. Patrick baked dutch cocoa cookies and prepared a half order of Martha Stewart's Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn. To drink for him only: milk. I had only a few bites of one cookies and a sip of milk. We watched various YouTube videos then Prehistoric Planet s1:e1 on Apple TV+.
Thu May 26, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and diced banana; water. Worked from home. Commencement web page followup and publish. Followup with Alfonz about Eventbrite emails. D9 front-end work. Various Asana task followup. Lunch at home: leftover Ikarian tomato and whole-wheat orzo soup, water. Afternoon snack: multigrain chips with french onion yogurt dip, unsweetened plantain chips, water. Dinner at home with Patrick: spiced quinoa with rotisserie chicken, water. I washed dishes. Dessert: dutch cocoa cookies. I had only half of one cookie. Patrick drank milk with his. We watched various YouTube clips then Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s1:e4 on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Upgraded two more computers to macOS Monterey 12.4 and Apple TV to 15.5.1. Late snack: two carrots with with french onion yogurt dip, water.
Fri May 27, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Watched the PharmD commencement livestream and moderated online chat. D9 styling. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp enchiladas verdes, water. Afterwards we watched and enjoyed Obi-Wan Kenobi s1:e1 and s1:e2 on Disney+ while eating Martha Stewart's Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn and sharing an iced Southern pecan decaf coffee with vanilla Torani. (I really had only two sips.) I walked in place during part of the watching. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Updates for home websites.
Sat May 28, 2022
Ran in place while playing games on Apple Arcade on Apple TV: Frogger in Toy Town, Gear Club: Stradale, Warped Kart Racers. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, and diced banana; water. While Patrick napped: washed dishes, cleaned the bathroom. Cleaned the bedroom mini blinds by washing them in the bathtub with water and bleach. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover rotisserie chicken with leftover spiced quinoa, water for me, sparkling water for Patrick. Patrick ordered ice cream from Holy Gelato but there was a problem with the order (they were out of a flavor?), and it was canceled. Instead, he ordered Double Rainbow chocolate shakes and ice cream from Calibur. Ice cream and one shake went into the freezer for later. I had only two sips of the shake. We watched Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers (2022) on Disney+, which was a lot more fun than I had expected. Chatted with the landlord about a few plumbing issues. Dinner at home with Patrick: manchego, fig, and green olive grilled cheese on sprouted rye with side salad, water. Dessert: mint chocolate chip ice cream, ultra chocolate ice cream. I had only one spoonful of each. We watched Ghostbusters: Afterlife on Netflix DVD, which was also better than I had expected. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: unsweetened plantain chips, toasted whole wheat crackers with sharp cheddar, water.
Sun May 29, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and diced banana; water. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover spiced quinoa with leftover rotisserie chicken. We added a few grape tomatoes and cotija. Cut my hair, showered. Long nap with Patrick. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover shrimp enchiladas. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Stranger Things s4:e1 on Netflix instant watch with Martha Stewart's Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn. Patrick also had the remaining chocolate shake from the freezer. I washed dishes. Patrick went to bed.
Mon May 30, 2022
Memorial holiday. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water. Patrick napped while I did laundry. Rode Muni to Noe Valley. Lunch at The Little Chihuahua: salmon taco, shrimp taco, tap water. I ate indoors which was empty except for one woman with a child. Walked 24th Street. Visited the Peephole Cinema and found it temporarily closed. Visited and rode the slides at Winfield Street and Esmerelda Avenue. Hiked to the top of Bernal Heights Park and enjoyed the view for a while. Rode the slides again. Walked back to the Outer Mission. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from May Lee Restaurant via Uber Eats: brown rice, walnut prawns, crispy onion pancake, chicken moo shu, won won ton soup, orange beef. Dessert: mint chocolate chip ice cream, ultra chocolate ice cream. I had only a tiny scoop of each. We watched Stranger Things s4:e2 on Netflix instant watch then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Tue May 31, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, and blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay, encountering and chatting briefly with (I think it was) Emma G just after alighting. Joel confirmed that the Ask a Question form was working correctly again. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Did some hardening of my blocked senders list in Proofpoint. 1:1 with Eric. Troubleshot a dysfunctional mouse for Shalimar S. More mouse testing. Weeded Google Drive documents. Chatted briefly with Marley Q about keys. No lunch except a small ziploc bag of snacks: whole wheat crackers, raisins, cranberries, peanuts. Water to drink. Chatted briefly with Greg H about volleyball, fishing, Chase Center, computer mice and hardware. Finalized with Eric and then printed flexible workstation signs. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover Chinese food from last night. I washed dishes. We watched Stranger Things s4:e3 on Netflix instant watch with ice cream for Patrick and Martha Stewart's Movie-Theater-Style Popcorn for both. I don't usually mention it, but when we make this popcorn, we usually omit some of the butter and salt. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Sewing projects: preventive stitches for green corduroy pants beginning to become holey, arm adjustments for teal polo shirt. Late snack: Chinese food leftovers, water.