September 2022
Summary: August-September staycation ends; dinner at Frances with Patrick, Chris, and Nate; work team changes
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Thu Sep 1, 2022
Staycation day 6 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Rode Muni and walked to the Conservatory of Flowers. Visited the Dahlia Garden. Purchased and mostly enjoyed the VoiceMap tour called The Secrets of Golden Gate Park: Graft, Gunfire and a 90-Year-Old Fish by Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight of the San Francisco Chronicle. The hike to the top of Strawberry Hill was unnecessary because the views were mostly blocked by overgrowth of trees, the humanmade waterfall was not that special, and I would rather not have seen the reservoir. I almost missed the path adjacent to the Calacademy driveway. Everything else was great. Walked to Cinderella Bakery and Cafe for a light refreshment: blinchiki with mushrooms topped with dill and sour cream (delicious), iced coffee with milk (I did not like it). Rode Muni to Presidio Tunnel Tops, where I thoroughly enjoyed the new public park. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: cauliflower, orange bell pepper, and avocado crema soft tacos on homemade corn tortillas. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e3 on Disney+ then Documentary Now! 2015 S01E01 Sandy Passage via documentaries only on YouTube then Everything You Need to Know Before RINGS Of POWER: Lord of The Rings RECAP via ScreenCrush on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Organized the mouth care storage box. Oil butcher block treatment.
Fri Sep 2, 2022
Staycation day 7 of 16. Insomnia last night. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Removed old accessories used with the entertainment computer. Set up the entertainment computer's docking station for use with my work computer when I work at home. Lunch at home with Patrick: delivery from Vanida Thai via Uber Eats: Patrick had garlic pork with jasmine rice with a thai iced tea, I had a salmon bowl with mixed veggies and jasmine rice and water. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: pizza margherita di napoli, water. I washed dishes. We watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e1 on Amazon Prime Video with microwave butter popcorn and a homemade cream soda. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes.
Sat Sep 3, 2022
Staycation day 8 of 16. 100% sleep quality last night according to Sleep Cycle app. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Cleaned the bathroom. Insomnia and SIRVA research. Changed air purifier prefilters. Lunch at home with Patrick: I had leftover salmon bowl to which I added two chicken nuggets from frozen; water to drink. Patrick had five chicken nuggets with leftover BBQ sauce. We ate outside with me in the sun wearing long sleeves and a hat, him in the shade. Continued insomnia and SIRVA research. Midafternoon snack: tortilla chips, water. Continued reading from Anne Raeff's The Jungle Around Us. Performed light mitigation in the bedroom by covering power strip LEDs and other small device lights with gaff tape. Patrick has made a set of three homemade pizza doughs for us to use over the coming days. Dinner at home with Patrick: mushroom, basil, and garlic pizza di napoli. Water to drink. Patrick also had a glass of red wine. Patrick made a healthyish dessert from yogurt, chocolate chips, crumbled chickpea banana bread. Afterwards we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e2 on Amazon Prime Video. I washed dishes during a break and after Patrick went to bed. Archived documents and prepared recent purchase shipping boxes for disposal.
Sun Sep 4, 2022
Staycation day 9 of 16. 100% sleep quality last night according to Sleep Cycle app. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to Civic Center Station, then walked to the Asian Art Museum for Free First Sunday. Used their iPhone app and my Airpod Pros to listen to commentary. I found the app hard to use but ultimately serviceable. I suspect that after having had really nice experiences with VoiceMap, all other tour apps will seem burdensome. Instead of the Asian Art Museum tour app, I wished that you could choose a focus, such as Masterpieces, and then—like VoiceMap—simply walk and be instructed where to go without needing to pull out the phone every few minutes. The Asian Art Museum app is nice in that it provides audio descriptions of the art, but it fails to recognize that those who want it probably want it all the time and those who don't probably don't want it all of the time. The map was hard to use because it doesn't take advantage of GPS, so it's hard to figure out where you entered a gallery. The app doesn't detect what floor you're on, so if the map it presents is not of the floor you're on, you have to figure that out and figure out how to change to the floor you're on. The map can't be rotated on the device, so you have to mentally impose the presented model of the space onto your physical perception of the space in order to figure out which direction you need to move to get to the next tour item. (You can physically rotate your phone, but since it's a fixed isometric drawing, my brain had a hard time with it, and I gave up trying that.) One nice thing was being able to access numbered items via direct entry. Occasionally the tour would refer to gallery numbers, which was problematic because the signs showing the gallery numbers were very discreet and with poor contrast, perhaps in low-lit areas. The real-world headphones-and-number icons indicating an available audio guide were very small and should have been larger—large enough to see from a distance. Sometimes the numbers did not seem to match the item. I took a break after finishing the third floor and realizing that it was past noon. I walked to Sunset Squares and had a terrible time trying to place an order via their QR code mobile ordering system using Square. I entered my credit card number and then selected the button to continue, but it would not progress, and my inputfields failed to show the dots one usually sees that hide the number. I was so frustrated that I didn't want to talk to anyone and simply left. Neither did anyone approach me to welcome me or ask if I needed help. I walked to Villon, where service was slow and somewhat inattentive, but I was glad to be in a nice environment. I didn't want a full meal, so I ordered and enjoyed toasted banana bread with whipped honey butter and an iced coffee with milk. I would have preferred something less sweet, but smaller portion size won over my other possible savory choices, which were all either much larger or not exactly what I wanted (e.g., side dishes). I returned to the Asian Art Museum, visiting the remaining floors and special exhibits. Rode Muni to the Castro and walked to the Castro Art Mart where I watched and enjoyed good performances by drag king Mike Strapon and drag queens Lindsay Slowhands, Vendetta, and drag queen and hostess Dulce de Leche and browsed the vendor booths selling art. Rode Muni home, stopping at the West Portal Branch Library to use the restroom. Along the way I realized that I had had night mode on in Firefox, the default browser on my phone, and that this might have been part of the earlier ordering problem with the Sunset Squares and Square. Dinner at home with Patrick: pork fried rice with pineapple, green onions, yellow pepper, and brown rice; water. Patrick had a chocolate pudding left over from a lunch Uber Eats order. We watched The Sandman s1:e9 on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed and listened to an audiobook on Hoopla which I showed him how to set up. I washed dishes. Unloaded photos from my iPhone 12 mini. Uploaded photos to Flickr.
Mon Sep 5, 2022
Staycation day 10 of 16. I had had insomnia for several hours last night, but Sleep Cycle app reported that I got 91% sleep quality. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Recently I have regularly been receiving random SMS messages or text messages from phone numbers and persons unknown to me, and I suspect that these are scams of some kind, probably automated. I deleted and blocked the first two occurrences. One that arrived today at 7:50 a.m. Pacific from 541-635-2858 said only, "who are you? How did you end up in my friends list?" The previous ones were similar in that they presented a vague opening for communication and from different phone numbers. I am documenting this here in case it helps anyone in the future. Midmorning snack: Patrick made peach streusel muffins. Patrick ate one; I ate two. More bedroom devices light mitigation with black gaff tape. Installed a new kitchen faucet sprayer; the old one still worked but it had a crack in it. Lunch: Patrick had chicken nuggets and waffles with butter and maple syrup from frozen. I had leftover brown fried rice with one chicken nugget. Water to drink. I napped. Dinner at home with Patrick: correction tonight: pizza di napoli with prosciutto and fresh arugula, water. Patrick also had a glass of red wine. I washed dishes. We watched The Sandman s1:e10 on Netflix instant watch then That's My Time with David Letterman: Sam Morril. Patrick went to bed.
Tue Sep 6, 2022
Staycation day 11 of 16. Insomnia again for several hours last night, but Sleep Cycle app reported that I got 83% sleep quality. Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to City Center to get MPX vaccine #1 of 2—uneventful. Walked to the Full House House. Walked to Alamo Square Park. Walked to Buena Vista Park. Rode Muni home. Rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Squat and Gobble via Uber Eats: western cow burger and side kale caesar for Patrick, regular cow burger and side kale caesar for me, water for both. Afterwards we watched The Sandman s1:e11 (season finale) on Netflix instant watch then standup videos on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Wed Sep 7, 2022
Staycation day 12 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced peach; peach muffin; water. Stayed home today due to an eczema flare on my face that developed over the past few days. Napped. Late lunch: the remainder of my kale caesar from last night—not a full meal, but I ate more than usual yesterday. Water to drink. Dinner at home with Patrick: yellow coconut curry with cauliflower and shrimp, water. Dessert: pistachio ice cream. Afterwards we watched Severance s1:e5 on Apple TV+. I washed dishes. Patrick went to bed. I erased the entertainment computer and prepared it for giving to Sam. Late small meal: salad with caesar dressing and unroasted, unsalted pumpkin seeds.
Thu Sep 8, 2022
Staycation day 13 of 16. Ran in place while finishing watching Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool on Netflix instant watch then part of Jonathan Blow: Video Games and the Human Condition on YouTube via rubbermuck. Eczema flare recovery continues. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. More light mitigation with black and white gaff tape. Lunch at home: leftover YCC from last night, water with squeeze of lime. Ate outside since it was warm and sunny. Recently I have had a terrible experience with Anker and a warranty return for a USB-C-to-Lightning cable. After submitting the required documentation I got no response. A few days later I escalated my request and was finally able to return my item. A few days later I received a motor coupling kit—clearly they sent me the wrong replacement item by accident. After mentioning this to them, they finally sent me the correct item without apology or explanation, but instead of it being new, as I had expected, it was "used - like new" in a previously opened package and missing the Anker velcro tie that normally accompanies it. Lots of calendar management and paperwork handling. Midafternoon snack: two malasadas that Patrick picked up while running errands with Sam. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Taboun via Uber Eats: chicken shish kabob plates, water. Afterwards we watched the Glass Onion official teaser trailer on YouTube then Must Watch Before THOR: LOVE & THUNDER | Recap of Every Thor & Guardians of the Galaxy MCU Movie on YouTube via Recap & Chill then Galadriel’s Entire Backstory Explained on YouTube via Looper then part of Thor: Love and Thunder on Disney+. I walked in place during part of it. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late small meal: leftovers from tonight's dinner.
Fri Sep 9, 2022
Staycation day 14 of 16. Eczema flare recovery continues. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Rode Muni to Japantown. Purchased and enjoyed the VoiceMap tour called Food, History and Resistance in Japantown by Kristin Eriko Posner. Lunch at Hinodeya: Hinodeya ramen not spicy, water. Walked to Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and took a few photos from a distance. Walked to and along Polk Street. Visited George Sterling Park and the Alice Marble Tennis Courts then Lombard Street then Fay Park. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night with an arugula salad, water. We watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e4 on Disney+ then part of Church Basketball Player from Tennessee - Nate Bargatze: Comedy Central Presents - Full Special on YouTube via Comedy Central Stand-Up. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat Sep 10, 2022
Staycation day 15 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Lunch at home by myself: Maruchan low-sodium chicken-flavored ramen with broccoli (from frozen), red onion, halved mushrooms; water. Cut my hair, showered. Patrick and I rode Muni to the Castro. Pre-dinner drink with Patrick on the sidewalk at Swirl: one glass each of sangiovese. Dinner at Frances (3870 17th Street) with Patrick, Chris, and Nate. This was Chris and Nate's first visit to Frances. Patrick and Nate each had the $65 wine pairing. Chris and I each had a $19 glass of Poderi Colla nebbiolo. Later in the meal Chris also had a $18 glass of Piquentum teran. Josey Baker sourdough levain with salted butter: $6. Menu for the week of September 5: pickering pass oyster, charred tomatillo salsa and lime. yellow wax bean fritto, black garlic aioli, basil. cucumber salad, tarragon yogurt, smoked trout roe, puffed rice. Wine pairing: NV Lenoble PM/PN/CH Brut Prestige 'Intense,' Champagne, France. fried green tomatoes, banyuls vinegar, pickled tomato remoulade. wildflower campanelle, brulee tomato and beef strip ragu, horseradish. Wine pairing: 2019 Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d'Alba 'Drago,' Piedmont, Italy. 'barbecue' pork loin, cherry bomb pepper, devoto apple. shelling bean ragout, grilled mustard greens and feta. Wine pairing: 2019 Piquentum Teran, Buzet, Istria, Croatia. blackberry trifle, olive oil sponge, passion fruit curd, creme fraiche. Wine pairing: NV Fred Jerbis 'Vermut 25,' Friuli, Italy. We talked about SIRVA, vaccines, parents, health, pandemic practices, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, future travel, Oregon, Hawaii, how to stay in the same job for 21 years, and more. In the middle of our meal an upset unhoused person briefly interrupted the meals of all the diners in our parklet and left after a few tense minutes. Service by Desiree R was excellent. Rode UberX home. To bed early, resulting in biphasic sleep. Woke around midnight, then remained awake for about 90 minutes. Patrick also arose for a short time.
Sun Sep 11, 2022
Staycation day 16 of 16. Slept in. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced half banana; water. Lunch by myself at Viet Quan (415-682-8200, 1757 Taraval Street): #20 (well-done beef and rare beef noodle soup with ho fun), side of imperial roll, hot tea. At 12:45 p.m. on a Sunday this place was busy. I waited about 12 minutes and received the only two-top table; there is no counter seating. There was a misunderstanding about my order since I had also ordered a regular order of imperial rolls to go at the end of my meal, and it took some effort to resolve, but it didn't bother me. All was delicious, and I left satisfied and with the extra imperial rolls. People on Yelp complain about the somewhat higher prices, but they seemed normal San Francisco prices to me, and there isn't another Vietnamese restaurant nearby within walking distance so I think it's justified. At home Patrick ate the imperial rolls. He helped me with a project to finally move the charging station from the bedroom to the living room after we had rearranged furniture in the bedroom a few months ago. Dinner at home with Patrick: together we prepared lemony quinoa-brown-rice-corn linguine with arugula and proscuitto. Patrick washed most of the dishes. Afterwards we finished watching Church Basketball Player from Tennessee - Nate Bargatze: Comedy Central Presents - Full Special on YouTube via Comedy Central Stand-Up then we watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e3 on Amazon Prime Video then the Mandalorian Season 3 teaser. Patrick went to bed. I washed the remaining dishes.
Mon Sep 12, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced half banana; previously frozen peach muffin; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Back to work after two weeks away; only 105 emails in my inbox—not bad. Email slog. Read three NNGroup email newsletters. Lots of calendar management, including submitting requests for new vacation time. Rode UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mount Zion. Walked to the doctor's office for a vaccine. Rode UCSF shuttle from Mount Zion to Parnassus. Lunch at desk: leftovers from last night, but for some reason I was able to eat only a little; it was too rich. Water to drink. Followup with an IT request: domain redirect for smiller.ucsf.edu. 1:1 with Eric. Chatted a while with alum Debbie H who happened to be on campus. Letterhead work: Emily M. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: buckwheat polenta with mushroom and fried eggs, water. For dessert we shared the remainder of a large brownie that Patrick had begun eating earlier and which was purchased with a sandwich for lunch. We watched Severance s1:e6 on Apple TV+ then on YouTube new movie trailers for Secret Invasion, Willow, and The Little Mermaid. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: roasted corn off the cob from frozen, water.
Tue Sep 13, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, golden raisins; previously frozen bran muffin; water. Walked to the bus stop before realizing that I forgot my phone. Walked home to get it. Changed my planned route since the bus I wanted comes only every 20 minutes. Rode Muni bus 48 and walked to UCSF Mission Bay—one hour total. Recently began rereading Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris since I long ago had started it but never finished; read it on the hour-long bus ride. Followup with letterhead and people page issues for Yvette H and Emily M. Mostly worked through lunch to go from Caffe Central: spinach and ham strudel with carmelized onions and mushrooms, side salad with (French?) dressing, water from my water bottle, ate at desk. Created a custom letterhead template and sample document for Jaime K for ACDRS. Followup with an old Siteimprove problem report. Calendar management. Submitted a request to IT for Shondell M for a resource email account. Reported a content maintenance puzzle to Eric and James. Updated letterhead for Kathy Y. Updated orgcharts: OEIS, OSACA, and a special one for Eric and Alesia. Walked and rode Muni bus 48 home (one hour), reading Hungry Town. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's quinoa with caramelized corn and scallions. Dessert: Patrick made a large iced coffee with pumpkin spice Torani and cream; I had a few sips. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos including clips from the 74th Emmy Awards. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: mild white cheddar and dried rosemary on sourdough toast, water.
Wed Sep 14, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted and slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Followup with Zev G about his website. Posted new orgchart and web page updates for OEIS. Followup with Angelie K and the team about BS and BA degrees adjacent to names. Posted a new tip to Brand and Identity in Teams. This morning Patrick made a variation on Healthy Chocolate Muffins from a recipe by Well Plated by Erin and they were delicious; we each ate two. Lunch at home: I had leftovers from last night with water. Followup with Karen G about Staff Wellness Group's website. Published an event for Carolina L for QBI. Followup with Angelie K about Xin C's title change. Followup with Jen C about the UCSF-Actelion website. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lavash via Uber Eats: cup of aash-e-reshteh (soup), Darya Special (for two) (salmon skewer and shrimp skewer), skewer of koobideh (lamb). The order came with side salads, lavash, sumac, and fresh herbs. Water for me. Patrick had a Yerba Mate. Afterwards we watched What We Do In The Shadows s4:e10 on Hulu Basic Plan and various YouTube videos.
Thu Sep 15, 2022
I ran in place while playing Hitchhiker on Apple Arcade on Apple TV. I got as far as the windmill and the screen turned black and nothing I pressed on my controller got me out of the black screen—an obvious bug. Deleted Hitchhiker. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Closed the UCSF-Actelion microsite at Jen C's request. Siteimprove work interrupted by lots of page load errors. Followup with new automatically maintained BTS listservs. Midmorning snack: one chocolate muffin and small glass of milk each. Lunch: we created meals from last night's leftovers. Water to drink. Handled a name change request from Julia D now Julia S. Posted a minor updated orgchart for OEIS. Did lots of Siteimprove policy work when Siteimprove wasn't broken. Dinner at home with Patrick: one-pot chicken and rice with swiss chard, water. I washed dishes. For dessert, Patrick had a chocolate muffin. Afterwards we watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e5 on Disney+ then two-thirds of Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. Butcher block wood butter treatment. Late snack: mild white cheddar and dried rosemary on sourdough toast, water. Played Tint for iPadOS on my iPad Air.
Fri Sep 16, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted and slivered almonds, diced nectarine; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Got my flu shot. Followup for name change for Julia S. Siteimprove Oops! error troubleshooting. Git repo troubleshooting error "fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository" and resolved it with [cd to top of Git repo] ; sudo chown -R [username] [reponame]. D9 repo work and styling. Lunch from Carmelina's: tostada with tomato chicken, black beans, and mild salsa. More workstation setup in S126 hotel space. Various task followup. UCSF town hall, during which fatigue, probably from the flu shot, had set in. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: pumpkin and sage grilled cheese with side salad, water. Dessert: we each had a small scoop of earl gray tea ice cream with a reheated peach muffin (previously frozen). We watched 32 minutes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e4 on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed. I joined a few minutes later. We cuddled and fell asleep.
Sat Sep 17, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted and slivered almonds, diced nectarine; water. House chores: changed bedsheets and tidied. Realized that I had been using a power adapter that was too low-powered for my work 16-inch MacBook Pro, rearranged power adapters to resolve the problem. More house chores: emptied the paper shredder, vacuumed the small bedroom, began work on the pile of things to dispose or sell or give away. Patrick returned home from morning practice with Sam. Midmorning snack with Patrick: roasted red pepper hummus with lavash and sumac, water. Steaming worked best for day-old lavash. Removed drywall anchors from a now-unused mounting and patched with spackling compound. Archived a document from the 1998 Chai Family Reunion. Lunch at home: leftover chicken and shrimp with roasted vegetables, side salad with sliced mushroom and unroasted unsalted pumpkin seeds and ranch dressing, water. It was sunny for a while so I lunched outside then began to continue reading Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris. I suggested Patrick join me for a cocktail outside. Only a few minutes after he started the clouds covered the sun, and the moment was gone. Instead we enjoyed the cocktails indoors while finishing Sheng Wang: Sweet and Juicy on Netflix instant watch—very funny. Patrick had a small snack: leftover rice pilaf, water. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Pacific Catch via Uber Eats: Patrick had striped sea bass fresh catch (asian chimichurri, fresh herb/garlic marinade, kimchi fried rice, mexican "elote" corn on the cob) and thai iced tea housemade. I had striped sea bass fresh catch (hawaiian sea salt, red alaea salt/citrus oil, miso-butter broccolini, mexican "elote" corn on the cob). While waiting for our order to arrive we began watching Pineapple Express on Pluto TV. After dinner we finished watching The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e4 on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: mild white cheddar and dried oregano on sourdough toast, water.
Sun Sep 18, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced peach; water. Midmorning meal with Patrick: pumpkin pancakes with butter and maple syrup, PJ's Viennese decaf coffee with milk, water. We watched part of My Fair Lady (1964) on Netflix DVD with microwave butter popcorn. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: creamy mushroom and spinach whole-wheat orzo, water. Dessert for Patrick only: earl gray tea ice cream. Afterwards we finished watching Pineapple Express partly on Pluto TV then later after $3.99 on Apple TV because we were sick of the commercials every 10 minutes then Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents - Full Special via Comedy Central Stand-Up on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: mild white cheddar and dried oregano on sourdough toast.
Mon Sep 19, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Followup with Eric about posting tips in SOP Comms Partners in Teams. Followup with Jill W about Siteimprove Oops! errors. Lunch from Panda Express: bowl with half brown rice, half mixed vegetables, and orange chicken. Water to drink. My fortune: Your desire to discover new frontiers will lead you afar. Met with Joel to edit the cost of attendance page together. Met with BTS team and others on my team to give an overview of Comm Team and ascertain dept goals. Rode Muni home. There's a 43 bus with broken GPS; I ended up walking to 9th and Judah because I didn't believe it was coming, but it passed me in between bus stops—annoying. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Seniore's Pizza: mushroom and pepperoni medium pizza. Delivery arrived in about 15 minutes—astounding! Water to drink. Afterwards we watched That's My Time with David Letterman: Phil Wang then Robin Tran. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Tue Sep 20, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Worked while on the UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay. While waiting for the shuttle I encountered Bill L and chatted briefly with him. 1:1 with Eric. Eric and I met with Zev G and Kim C to discuss Zev's website. Began work on migrating Zev's website. I lunched with Deborah, our first time at STEM. We ordered inside and sat at an outdoor table, enjoying the nice view and sunny weather. We both got the same thing: fried chicken sandwich with side salad (instead of fries). The fried chicken sandwich turned out to be pretty spicy even though I attempted to garner this info from the staff member before ordering. I ate it anyway. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: white chicken chili with cornbread, water. Dessert with Patrick: we shared a Jane the Bakery apple cider cream brioche—delicious. Afterwards we watched Vatican City: Tiny Nation, Massive Art - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite via Rick Steves' Europe on YouTube then part of Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow on Netflix instant watch. Both to bed; I was exhausted.
Wed Sep 21, 2022
Insomnia last night (as every night now tho I might not mention it). I tried Eric's suggestion of listening to YouTube lectures from Gresham College to which he says he sleeps now within 5 minutes. I listened for 80 minutes. Unfortunately it did not help me sleep, but now I know a lot more than I did before about Britain's history in the mid-1600s. Patrick had washed last night's and this morning's dishes. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted and slivered almonds, diced peach; water. Worked from home. All day: continued work migrating Zev's site. Midmorning snack with Patrick: we shared a Jane the Bakery elote turnover—delicious and spicy. Lunch: leftover pizza, water. Ran a distribution list test with Eric. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers, water. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched America the Beautiful s1:e2 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Late small meal: medium salad with grated purple carrot and unroasted unsalted pumpkin seeds; water.
Thu Sep 22, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced peach; water. Cleaned some grime from the bedroom window sill. Worked from home. Responded to a request from Rich F about web editing. People pages work all day: Mitra's retirement. QBI Meme Machine talk with artist John Walter. Ate lunch during watch-only meetings: leftover half pizza slice; large salad with grated mild cheddar, grated purple carrot, and blue cheese dressing. UCSF anti-racism town hall. Pharmchem web meeting. Continued to stage Zev's website. Afternoon snack: corn chips, water. Dinner at home with Patrick: slow-cooker red beans and basmati rice with smoked turkey sausage, water. We watched Andor s1, episodes 1 and 2 on Disney+. We shared microwave butter popcorn. Patrick had earl gray tea ice cream with half of a warmed chocolate chip cookie. I washed dishes in between. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: mild white cheddar and dried oregano on sourdough toast.
Fri Sep 23, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Resolved a table problem for Rich F on the Meet the Preceptors page. Continued to stage Zev's website. Lunch from Panda Express: bowl with half chow mein, half mixed vegetables, mushroom chicken. My fortune: Your greatest asset is your positive perspective. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: crispy oven-baked battered halibut (from frozen) soft tacos with cabbage-apple slaw and homemade tortillas, water. We watched Andor s1:e3 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat Sep 24, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted and slivered almonds, diced banana; water. Housecleaning: toaster oven, microwave oven, coffee maker. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover red beans and rice. Patrick added diced bacon to his and had a side sourdough toast with butter. I had a side of corn chips. Water to drink. Continued rereading Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris outside half in the sun and accompanied by a cherry lemonade (juice of one lemon, cherry extract, easy on the simple syrup, water, ice). Afternoon snack: Patrick heated a prepackaged chocolate croissant, and I had one bite. Nap during which Patrick joined after a little while. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lemonade West Portal via Uber Eats: chimichurri steak sandwich, seasoned potato chips, and Olipop root beer for Patrick. For me: protein plate with roasted chicken breast, mac and cheese, roasted sweet potato and pistachio; water. Dessert: we shared a peanut pretzel toffee cookie. I ate my half with four ounces of milk. We watched Severance s1:e7 on Apple TV+ then She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e6 on Disney+.
Sun Sep 25, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, diced banana; water. Patrick baked chocolate pepita swirl muffins: dark chocolate cake with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and ancho chile powder; salted, agave-sweetened pumpkin seed butter swirl; toasted pepitas and Malden flake salt on top. We each ate one at different times for a midmorning snack, mine with four ounces of milk. Lunch about 30 minutes apart: Patrick ate the remaining half of his sandwich and potato chips from yesterday. I had quinoa spaghetti with seasoned garlic-roasted roma tomatoes and fresh dill. Patrick had roasted the tomatoes a few days ago, but we hadn't used them yet. Water to drink. Walked to dinner at Lost and Found with Patrick: cocktails: mission dolores for Patrick, painted ladies for me. Birria tacos for Patrick, wagyu burger for me. We shared an order of garlic fries. Happy hour pricing gave us a few dollars off our bill. Patrick saved one taco for later. We could eat only half of the fries. Walked home. We watched Severance s1:e8 on Apple TV+. To bed early for both.
Mon Sep 26, 2022
Last night while having insomnia I arose and listened to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick chapters 3 through 9. I had listened to chapters 1 and 2 during insomnia I think the night before or otherwise recently. I haven't always noted in my journal when I have insomnia, but I have it a lot. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Followup with Alexa T about links on the Technology page. Followup with Arezou R on creation of person page and replacing Julia M's name and contact info. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch to go from Carmelina's: enchiladas with black beans, mexican rice, lettuce, sour cream, mild salsa; water. Ate at desk. Siteimprove work. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers, water. Afterwards we watched Severance s1:e9 (season finale) on Apple TV+ then half of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e5 on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: one heated chocolate pepita swirl muffin, water.
Tue Sep 27, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Worked while on the UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay. Chatted briefly with Jim L who rode the same shuttle. Siteimprove seems to be working now. I was able to use it yesterday and today without the Oops! error. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Met with Eric and Levi. 1:1 with Eric. Resolved a problem in which Office apps repeatedly required me to activate Office by using the license removal tool, restarting the Mac, and signing in again. Lunch at Gott's: vietnamese chicken salad, arnold palmer. Listened to Jennifer D and Jason G in a live chat on Twitter called Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna on Gene Editing and the Future of CRISPR. Met with Chris O, Levi G, and Eric to recap our findings from our recent department team meetings. Worked while on the UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: creamy spiced carrot soup with corn bread, water. Afterwards we watched the remainder of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e5 on Amazon Prime Video. We both went to bed.
Wed Sep 28, 2022
Patrick had washed last night's dishes. Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Followup with Staffbase (formerly Bananatag) support about old, unresolved issues. Edited the contact us page for pharmchem for Kim C. Followup with Pam S about edits to a page she recently edited. Siteimprove linkchecking. Reported outages of a large number of pharmchem web properties. Troubleshot and resolved a problem with a feed pull for Terran O and Nicole F. Continued Gartner Lab build. Updated the office of admin orgchart. Notified Pam S about her orgchart being updated (yesterday). Dinner at home with Patrick: roasted cauliflower and zucchini pitas with creamy yogurt sauce, water. Patrick washed dishes. We watched Andor s1:e4 on Disney+ then we finished watching Sam Morril: Same Time Tomorrow on Netflix instant watch and began watching Aparna Nancherla: The Half Hour - Full Special via Comedy Central Stand-Up on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. Listened to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick chapters 10 through 15. Late snack: plain greek yogurt with blueberries, water.
Thu Sep 29, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with 2% milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, blueberries; water. (We usually buy whole milk but in this case the store was out of whole milk in quarts.) Worked from home. Followup with web outages. Began staging new PharmD student profiles for Levi, Deborah, and Eric. Lunch at home: whole wheat pita with roasted cauliflower and zucchini with creamy yogurt sauce and breaded halibut from frozen, one heated chocolate pepita swirl muffin, water. Continued staging new PharmD student profiles. Granted permission to Alfonz S to edit Savic Lab website. Followup with Kim C about web changes needed after Cheryl C's departure. Submitted a request to IT to resolve out-of-date School of Pharmacy entries in directory.ucsf.edu. Submitted a request to IT to create a new dist list for our team's internal partners. Handled lots of special orgchart requests from Shalimar and La'Trece. Dinner at home with Patrick: Mexican quinoa with black beans and fresh corn, water. We watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e7 on Disney+, then the remainder of Aparna Nancherla: The Half Hour - Full Special via Comedy Central Stand-Up on YouTube then Getting Fast-Food Salads - Cristela Alonzo: The Half Hour - Full Special via Comedy Central Stand-Up on YouTube then 30 minutes of Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Butcher block wood butter treatment. Late snack: plain greek yogurt with blueberries and sliced and toasted almonds, water. Later snack: grated cheddar on nine-grain sourdough, toasted; water.
Fri Sep 30, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with 2% milk, flax meal, toasted coconut flakes, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Student Perspectives changes. Data pull request resolved for Nicole F. Met on Zoom with Eric and Levi about the Student Life page on pharmd. Listserv work for Eric: handling exceptions. Lunch: veggie pizza slice from Cafe Bellini, ate at desk, water to drink. Met with Joel about orgcharts. Gartner Lab build followup. Orgchart work. Met with Levi and Eric on Zoom. D7 styling: hero unordered list line height adjustment. Rode Muni home. Walked to dinner at Dumpling Kitchen with Patrick: shanghai-style steamed pork dumplings, pan-fried vegetarian pot stickers (6 pieces), shanghai-style steamed sticky rice shaomai (6 pieces), tianjin-style steamed pork bao (3 pieces), green onion pancake, green bok choy with garlic. $82 after a $12.50 tip. Walked home. We watched the remainder of Nick Kroll: Little Big Boy on Netflix instant watch. To bed.