Saturday, September 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.