October 2022
Summary: October-November staycation begins; drinks and dinner with Andy, Chris, and Patrick at Casements and Limon
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Sat Oct 1, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with 2% milk, flax meal, toasted coconut flakes, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; water. Rode Muni to Hayes Valley. Walked to Starbucks to use the bathroom. Bought items at Hahdough Kitchen. Walked to Ritual where Patrick got a mocha. We ate on Patricia's Green: vanilla cream berliner for Patrick, Kirschtasche (cherry turnover) for me. We saved a pretzel for later. While waiting for coffee we observed a dog attempt to mount another dog and then when the mounted dog said no the horny dog bit it in the back and held on while the mounted dog yelped in pain. We walked to San Francisco Arts Commission to visit Juanita: 30 Years of MORE!, an exhibition of collected arts, dresses, jewelry, and photographs of the legendary mainstay of San Francisco culture and politics. It had opened yesterday or today, and we had the place essentially to ourselves. We walked to Wilkommen. Along the way we encountered a dead mouse, surprisingly flat. In all our walking today we had to dodge many piles of feces on the sidewalks. At Wilkommen we forgot to use a 15% off coupon that Patrick had received but decided we'll use it another time before it expires. Patrick had a Thuringer in the Bavarian style: mild pork sausage with caraway and marjoram on a plate with red cabbage and warm potato salad (which was slices of cooked potatoes and not an American potato salad. I had a breakfast sandwich from the brunch menu: sausage, fried egg, Jack cheese, arugula, and garlic pepper mayo on a grilled soft bun. To drink: Patrick had a half pint of Heff Bridges Bavarian Hefeweizen. Water for me. We walked to Castro Street Station then rode Muni home. I napped while listening to a reading of Animal Farm on Hoopla, then awoke hours later to Patrick preparing dinner: leftovers from last night. We watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e6 on Amazon Prime Video. Earlier today Patrick baked a variation of Ridiculously Easy Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake by adding a tablespoon of cardamom to the recipe and making a number of other small changes. He warmed and ate a slice; I had just a bite. We rewatched Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping which we started watching in 2016 but forgot to finish. We made it 30 minutes in from the beginning before Patrick's bedtime, so we stopped there. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sun Oct 2, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with 2% milk, flax meal, toasted coconut flakes, sliced and toasted almonds, diced red pear; water. Napped with Patrick one hour. Snack: the pretzel from yesterday, heated, which we ate with mustard and 18-year gouda. Water to drink. Lunch with Patrick: leftover bok choy with roasted garlic, pork bao, veggie dumpling, water. Cocktails with Patrick in the back yard: mango tequila sunrises. Snack: Ridiculously Easy Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake, one small piece each. We began watching Pinocchio (2022) on Disney+ with microwave butter popcorn. Later we walked to Deli King where Patrick bought a chicken shawarma and fries and a chocolate peanut butter shake to go. He ate it at home and I had a few fries. Patrick washed dishes. We finished watching Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping on Netflix instant watch then finished watching Pinocchio on Disney+. Patrick went to bed.
Mon Oct 3, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted coconut flakes, sliced and toasted almonds, diced peach; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and other policy work. Followup with mostly-pharmchem website outages and redirect problems. 1:1 with Eric. Followup with Marley about a broken link and a person page. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch from Moffitt Cafeteria: hamburger on pretzel bun, fries: about $6. Ate at desk with water from my water bottle. D7 styling: past student perspectives mobile menu special. Staffbase problem testing. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's arugula, egg, and charred asparagus salad; side of warm rustic sour bread; water. We watched Marvel Studios’ Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Official Trailer via Marvel Entertainment then Why this chair is on so many album covers via Vox, both on YouTube, then Helen Hong: Well Hong on Amazon Prime Video—very funny.
Tue Oct 4, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay. Began a draft of editing UCSF directory entries for the school. I had to rework the non-table markup on directory.ucsf.edu with Sublime Text and regex search and replace. Met with Eric to make small adjustments to the PharmD homepage cards and to test altered RSS feeds with Campaign Monitor. Attended an Accessibility and Security webinar promoted by IT. Lunch with Eric and Deborah at Dumpling Time: beijing noodles sub rice noodles for Eric, gan ban noodles for Deborah. I had seaweed salad and shrimp and pork siu mai. Eric paid and Deborah and I returned payment via Venmo. Edited a headshot for Shondell M. Met with Eric and Levi for a brainstorm activity. Walked and rode Muni home, continuing to read from Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris. Dinner at home with Patrick: reginetti with herb ricotta and fresh tomato sauce, water. We watched Swedish chef making a pumpkin pie - The Muppets via Fredrik Nævisdal then Anne Rice's New Orleans - The Vampire Queen's Life and Legacy via Free Tours by Foot - New Orleans, both on YouTube, then Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy: 17. Starship Troopers, Doctor Who, and Just War on Hoopla. I washed some dishes during a break in the middle then the rest after Patrick went to bed, the latter time while continuing to listen to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick on Hoopla. Updates for home devices and websites. Late snack: leftover piece of Popeye's fried chicken that Patrick had with his mom and brother when they came over for lunch today, heated; greek yogurt with blueberries and sliced and toasted almonds; water. This chicken turned out to be too spicy for me, but I ate it anyway.
Wed Oct 5, 2022
Ran in place to Apple News Today on Apple Podcasts on Apple TV then to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, roasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Followup with various IT tickets. Followup with Antonio C about UCSF Directory department entries. Reported a problem and a feature request to the identity team about the trainings page in the Communicators Network resources. Lunch: leftovers from last night, rustic sour toast with butter, water. Helped Joel resolve a problem with PDF files opening in Chrome rather than Adobe Acrobat. Found a way to get rid of the new simplified toolbar in Outlook Web which wastes so much screen space. My solution: a custom stylesheet. Followup with Julia S about logos and white coats. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's Emeril's kicked-up tuna melts, water. We watched Andor s1:e5 on Disney+.
Thu Oct 6, 2022
Ran in place to Apple News Today on Apple Podcasts on Apple TV then to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, sliced and toasted almonds, grated nutmeg, diced banana; water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking. Followup with various IT requests. Late morning snack: provolone on almond flour seasoned crackers, water with squeeze of lemon. D7 styling and front-end work: PharmD homepage cards and past student perspectives. Lunch: leftover Martha Stewart's arugula, egg, and charred asparagus salad; water. Short Zoom meeting with Levi about Google Analytics. Review inbox work. Dinner at home with Patrick: curried red lentil soup with dried cherries and cilantro, whole-wheat naan, water. Dessert for Patrick only: one heated chocolate pepita swirl muffin, previously frozen. Afterwards we watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e8 on Disney+ then Amy Schumer Presents: Parental Advisory on Netflix instant watch. I washed dishes during a break in between. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: plain greek yogurt with sliced and toasted almonds and diced dried apple-juice-infused cherries, water with squeeze of lemon.
Fri Oct 7, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, sliced and toasted almonds, pumpkin seed butter, diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Minor web edits to the Student Life page. D7 styling work: small adjustments to people pages. Siteimprove linkchecking. Wrote new comms tips for SOP Comms Partners. Revisited Bananatag training and ran a test of custom fonts. Rode Muni to Kaiser's vaccine center at City Center. Received MPX vaccine #2 of 2. A long line, but I got in and out within maybe 30 minutes. Lunch: I rode Muni to Dragoneats on Haight Street: daily soup (ginger broth with carrot and cabbage), five spice chicken bowl, iced vietnamese coffee—all delicious, counter service, about $20 after a $1 tip. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Continued work started earlier today. UCSF town hall. Rode Muni home. Patrick and I walked to dinner at King of Thai Noodle with Patrick: pad kee mao chicken and thai iced tea for Patrick; roast duck with rice, yao choy, pickled ginger, and duck sauce with hot tea for me; we shared egg rolls with sweet and sour sauce. Walked home. We watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e7 on Amazon Prime Video. Dessert for Patrick only: one heated chocolate pepita swirl muffin, previously frozen. As I often do but don't always remember to say so here, I walked in place while we watched. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat Oct 8, 2022
Last night between first and second sleeps I think I finally realized the solution to the problem of Patrick's computer turning its external display on at seemingly random times. I noticed it happen then noticed that a CCC backup had recently started. A few minutes of research revealed a setting that one can change to prevent the display from turning on: "Run this task when the system next wakes." Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, sliced and toasted almonds, toasted coconut flakes, diced banana; water. Sam came over after martial arts practice with Patrick. We transferred info from his laptop to a newer laptop which had previously been our entertainment computer. The process took 3 hours and 15 minutes. They brought home bagels and cream cheese from soon-to-close Midnite Bagel which had had a power outage this morning for some reason. Patrick toasted the bagels in the oven before serving. Water and caffienated coffee with milk to drink. Sam went home. Lunch at home with Patrick: Patrick had the oatmeal he usually has in the mornings. I had leftover reginetti with water. I napped. Dinner at home with Patrick: egg bagel sandwiches with Midnite Bagels, water. Afterwards we watched This is The End on Netflix instant watch. I washed dishes at a break in the middle. Patrick went to bed. I washed the remaining dishes. Late snack: plain greek yogurt with golden raisins, sliced and toasted almonds, mexican vanilla extract; water.
Sun Oct 9, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, sliced and toasted almonds, toasted pumpkin seeds, cacao nibs, diced banana; water. Today Patrick baked gingerbread muffins topped with a coffee-vanilla crust. We each ate one after they cooled. Lunch: leftovers from King of Thai Noodle. Long nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover curried red lentil soup with dried cherries and cilantro with steamed white rice, whole-wheat naan, water. We rewatched Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: warmed sourdough with cream cheese, water.
Mon Oct 10, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pumpkin seeds, cacao nibs, diced banana; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Posted a new brand and identity tip to the Teams channel. Restored a copy of an old education unit orgchart from backup following the mixup over the multiple versions needed for a presentation. Followup with IT tickets. 1:1 with Eric. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Chatted briefly with Nathan. Lunch at desk: leftover curried red lentil soup with dried cherries and cilantro with steamed white rice, water. Staffbase testing. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: lemony bulgur wheat salad with cucumbers, red peppers, and chickpeas; water. Dessert: one gingerbread muffin each.
Tue Oct 11, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, blackberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay, working while riding. Worked for a few minutes at Rutter Center: continued Staffbase testing. Doctor visit. Worked for an hour at Rutter Center. Doctor visit. More brainstorming with Eric and Levi. Lunch at Gott's with Eric, Levi, and Deborah; I treated all. Vietnamese chicken salad for Levi, cobb salad for Deborah, chicken burger and diet coke for Eric, western burger and small lemonade no ice for me. Everyone seemed happy with their food. Counter service from Wendy M was excellent, as has been my experience with all the counter employees I have encountered in the past. We celebrated Levi's five-year anniversary working at UCSF. We talked mostly about health. Earlier in the day we also talked about the UCSF recognition program in which after every five-year milestone you're eligible to select a free gift from a website. Back to the office. Removed funding pages that everyone decided were not needed and very difficult to maintain, working before and after and while riding the UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. COVID booster shot from UCSF. Chatted briefly with Karen about surplus requests, doors sticking in door jambs, and old items to dispose. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: soft corn tortilla tacos with garlicky Mexican greens, water. Patrick washed dishes since my arm was sore. We watched Maggie Simpson in The Longest Day Care then various Treehouse of Horror episodes of The Simpsons: two-thirds of s7:e6 and all of s32:e4, all on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I began a project to mount a recently purchased Shanqiu FX 5-12 Pro miniature backup power supply adjacent to our router since it hasn't had backup power since we rearranged furniture in the small bedroom which is now an office, exercise studio, and painting nook. Late snack: two slices of nine-grain sourdough round with plain cream cheese, water.
Wed Oct 12, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos and part of General Magic on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pumpkin seeds, cacao nibs, diced peach; water with squeeze of quarter lemon. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking. Service strategy thoughts and discussion in Teams. Followup with Eric and Shondell about listserv query verification. Followup with funding pages removal. Lunch: the last of the leftover reginetti, water. Finished the Shanqiu FX 5-12 Pro miniature backup power supply mounting project—no problems. Followup with Staffbase custom fonts problems. More Service strategy thoughts and discussion in Teams. Followup with Eric and Andrei about new BTS automated listservs. Calpoison redirect tasks. Walked to dinner. We first tried Sushi Zen and realized when we got there that they were not permitting indoor dining. We walked instead to Taraval Okazu Ya. Sakura Teishoku for Patrick: salmon teriyaki, tuna sashimi, hamachi sashimi, shrimp and veggie tempura, green salad, miso soup. Okazu Ya Teishoku for me: deep-fried scallop, shrimp and veggie tempura, tuna sashimi, green salad, miso soup. Green tea for both. Patrick also had a hot sake. Dessert: one scoop of ice cream was included with each teishoku. Patrick had green tea ice cream. I had orange sherbet. All food and drink were delicious. About $58.52 after a $9.75 tip (20%). Walked home. We watched Andor s1:e6 on Disney+. I washed dishes. Labeled the AC adapter for our router, which can be put in storage now that the Shanqiu mini UPS is in place. Amputagged the Shanqiu mini ups with black gaffer tape. Continued reading from Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris. To bed. Woke around 1:00 a.m. and couldn't return to sleep, so at 2 I arose (first waking) and continued reading from Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris.
Thu Oct 13, 2022
Ran in place while finishing watching General Magic on Kanopy and listening to recent Apple News Today podcasts. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, blackberries; water. Patrick made pumpkin seed butter chocolate chip cookies. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking. Staffbase testing. Adjusted wiki permissions for Eric. I had one cookie; Patrick had two. Lunch at home: leftover lemony bulgur wheat salad with cucumbers, red peppers, and chickpeas; water. Cleaned mold from the front door with white vinegar and water. Washed dishes. Began the Google Drive cleanout project. Reviewed Sharepoint url structures and recommendations for organizing libraries and folders and files in it. Dinner at home with Patrick: soba and sweet potato soup with miso-lime broth, water. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1:e9 (season finale) on Disney+. One cookie each. I had mine with milk and Bailey's. Wood butter butcher block treatment. We watched half of Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed, and I followed soon after. Woke around 2:20 a.m. and couldn't return to sleep, so at 2:30 I arose (first waking) and continued reading from—and finally finished—Hungry Town by Tom Fitzmorris.
Fri Oct 14, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, golden raisins; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work all day. Lunch at desk: leftover lemony bulgur wheat salad with cucumbers, red peppers, and chickpeas; water. D7 styling: resolve spacing too tight between homepage news items. Updated D8 and Rechargedev repos. Stopped at the grocery. Rode Muni home, stopping at groceries to see if I could find plantains that Patrick had requested but found none. Discovered a new British foods store called Willow on the Green and bought wensleydale cheese, red dragon somerdale cheese, and Ace Tea chocolate chip tea dunkers. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie burgers with mild cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomato and a side of onion rings with ketchup; water. Dessert: decaf english breakfast with chocolate chip tea dunkers. We watched The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1:e8 (season finale) on Amazon Prime Video then the remainder of Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester on Netflix instant watch.
Sat Oct 15, 2022
Housekeeping: changed the bed sheets. Ran in place while weeding my Kanopy watch list, rewatching part of Latter Days on Kanopy, and listening to Apple News Today and Total SF podcasts. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, diced peach; water. Changed air purifier prefilters. Orchid maintenance. Unloaded photos from my phone, uploaded some to Flickr. Lunch at home: leftover soba and sweet potato soup without soba to which I added shrimp from frozen, low-sodium ramen noodles (without the flavor packet), and fresh baby bok choy. Cut my hair, showered. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Little Original Joe's via Uber Eats: large california dreamin' pizza (no pickled jalapenos), Dad's cream soda for Patrick, caesar salad to share. Cocktails and dessert: aviations (half order for Patrick), pumpkin seed butter chocolate chip cookies (previously frozen). We watched about half of Blade on Hulu Basic Plan.
Sun Oct 16, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted pumpkin seeds, toasted coconut flakes, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to the Castro where we walked around some before lunching at Wilkommen, finally using a 15% off coupon that Patrick had received a while ago. Patrick had cheddar brat, SF-style, with an arnold palmer. I had a cheeseburger, medium, with fries and ketchup with a lemonade. Afterwards we walked more through the Castro (walked the cross) then in to the Mission. We stopped at Arizmendi Bakery for a few items to go before riding Muni home. I rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night. I also had a toasted half bagel with cream cheese. Dessert: ricciarelli from Arizmendi: Patrick ate about half of his. I ate all of mine. We watched various YouTube videos.
Mon Oct 17, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, toasted coconut flakes, diced half banana; half Arizmendi cherry-corn scone; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay. Various task followup. D7 styling: added classes more-space-above-h2-headings and more-space-above-h3-headings so that we can remove bad markup. 1:1 with Eric. Responded to a logo request for a student. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch at Spark Social with Chris D. He got a gyro plate and Diet Coke. I got three mini tacos for $5 and a lime Jarritos. Siteimprove policy work: remove bad markup. Wrote a new tip for Brand and Identity to post later. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Cuban black beans and buttered rice with fried plantains, water. I washed dishes. Patrick went to bed. I joined soon after.
Tue Oct 18, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, toasted coconut flakes, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Spent today in what was Michael N's office. Provided a recommendation on the 2009 50-inch display in the office—remove and send to surplus. Followup with IT about Adobe license expiration message; resolved after Eric resolved a problem ordering our license renewal. Webinar: Build Your Accessibility Testing Toolkit. Lunch: leftover pizza from a few nights ago, water. Began weeding and migrating Google Drive documents. Listened to a podcast about poison control centers. Made edits to CP's seminar Qualtrics form for Levi. Orgchart work: new title for JBJ. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: mild cheddar, quesa fresca, arugula, cherry tomato, and bell pepper frittata with francese roll; water. We rewatched about half of Sixth Sense on Hulu Basic Plan. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: a few crackers with cream cheese. Later snack: small salad with grated mild cheddar and ranch dressing; plain greek yogurt with raspberries.
Wed Oct 19, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, slivered and toasted almonds, toasted coconut flakes, diced banana; water. Worked from home. More BTS automated listserv setup and check. Continued migrating documents to Teams. Followup with Paul D and Jenna S about Siteimprove setup. Lots of calendar management. Met with Erica D, Raj P, and Eric to discuss bulk adds to dist lists. Lunch: large salad with many toppings and blue cheese dressing. More edits to CP's seminar Qualtrics form for Levi. Migrated mailing address and FedEx zip codes content to our editorial style guide on the web. Edited a Comms Culture tip. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and smoked sausage gumbo with boiled rice, water. Dessert: we ordered three pints of ice cream from Polly Ann's via Uber Eats: lychee, turkish coffee, hazelnut waffle stick (totoro). We ate only the totoro; Patrick had two scoops, and I had one. We watched Andor s1:e7 on Disney+ then the remainder of Sixth Sense on Hulu Basic Plan. Late snack: four unroasted and unsalted cashews, tortilla chips, a tiny piece of dark chocolate, water.
Thu Oct 20, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted pumpkin seeds, diced pear; water. Worked from home. Siteimprove policy work. Met with Eric and Levi about a forthcoming announcement and about the administration and dean's office sections of our website. Lunch: leftovers from last night. Patrick made banana bread in the morning, and we each ate a slice, mine heated. More Siteimprove work. Powerpoint styling for Eric and Levi for a forthcoming presentation. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lazy Susan via Uber Eats: buddha's delight, general tso's chicken, chicken chow mein, lychee sparkling water. Dessert: Polly Ann's lychee ice cream. We watched Werewolf by Night on Disney+. Web update for Recharge: a price change. Made the same change in the Recharge dev site, then performed some maintenance.
Fri Oct 21, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, diced baby bananas; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Followup with various emails. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Digital letterhead for Nancy S. HTML email and web work: a forthcoming announcement. Lunch to go from Panda Express: panda bowl with half chow mein and half mixed vegetables, orange chicken. My fortune: Approach life with bold enthusiasm. Met Emma G for coffee at Starbucks. There was no indoor seating, and it was too cold to sit outside, so we ordered pumpkin spice lattes to go and walked to the ground floor of Kalmanovitz Library, catching up on recent happenings. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: creamy garlic mushroom linguine, water. Dessert: Polly Ann's turkish coffee ice cream with Ace Tea chocolate chip tea dunkers. The Simpsons s31:e4 Treehouse of Horror XXX then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes while continuing to listen to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick via Hoopla.
Sat Oct 22, 2022
Ran in place to various YouTube videos and part of a rewatching of Latter Days (2003) on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, dried cherries; water. Began the procedure to erase Sam's old computer. Encountered a problem signing out of Apple ID. When I tried it would return to the iCloud tab and not sign out. It's the same problem described by antz1210 in "Unable to sign out of iCloud": "I want to sell my MacBook, and I'm trying to sign out of iCloud, but when i click the sign out button under the overview section, nothing happens and it just jumps to the iCloud tab. I don't know what's going on." I resolved the problem by noticing that since it returned me to the iCloud tab there must be some issue with something on the iCloud tab. I successfully turned off all the checkboxes on the iCloud tab except Photos which would not turn off for some reason. Opening Photos and looking in Preferences, I discovered that Sam had moved his iPhoto library and it was not being used as a system library. I changed it to use the moved library as a system library, then in Photos I was able to turn off the iCloud features, then in the iCloud tab of the Apple ID I was able to uncheck Photos and then I was able to successfully sign out of Apple ID. Lunch at home with Patrick: Lazy Susan leftovers, water. Long nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover gumbo with freshly made rice. Dessert: Patrick made creme brulee earlier. We shared one creme brulee and one Ace Tea chocolate chip tea dunker. Watched standup comedy on YouTube then Star Trek s1:e22 Return of the Archons on Paramount+.
Sun Oct 23, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, unsweetened and toasted coconut flakes, two sliced mini bananas; water. Mended two socks by hand. Rode Muni with Patrick to his mom and brother's place. Along the way we stopped at Thorough Bread and got one turnover and one scone to share while walking. We chatted with Kerry and Mom Ryan for a while. Afterwards Patrick and I ate at Sanguchon Eatery: lomo saltado sandwich for me, pan con chicharron sandwich for Patrick, passionfruit agua fresca for both. All our food and drink were delicious. My sandwich seemed impossible to eat without a huge mess, so I mostly ate it with a fork and knife. It was very filling. Afterwards we visited the Precita Eyes Murals, walking the various nearby streets and alleys. We rode Muni home. I napped. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover creamy garlic mushroom linguine, water. Dessert: we again shared one creme brulee. Afterwards we began watching The Haunted Mansion (2003) on Disney+.
Mon Oct 24, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, unsweetened and toasted coconut flakes, golden raisins; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Various task followup. 1:1 with Eric. Read NNGroup's email newsletter. Lunch from Panda Express: panda bowl with half chow mein, half mixed vegetables, and teriyaki chicken; water from my water bottle. My fortune: Your kindness will lead you to success. Closed the Staff Wellness Group microsite due to inactivity. In the afternoon Nathan D shared with me a cup of popcorn from a batch he made—so nice. Implemented redirects for old PDFs for CPCS. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: lemon and dill steamed halibut with herbed couscous, water, white wine. Dessert: Polly Ann's turkish coffee ice cream. Patrick topped his with cacao nibs. I topped mine with four dried cherries. We finished watching The Haunted Mansion (2003) on Disney+—pretty terrible.
Tue Oct 25, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, unsweetened and toasted coconut flakes, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay, working along the way. Followup with Mailjet about unwanted emails. Weeded Asana tasks. Converted a bitmap to a vector using an online tool for student EL. Dean's Office Administration team meeting: staff appreciation and community engagement brainstorm. We received halloween treat bags with mostly healthy treats. A bag of halloween candy was produced, and to hold some of it I unpackaged the crystal bowl gift I received for my (I think) 10th service anniversary. Followup with Paul D about redirects he requested; nearly all are now complete. Completed and scheduled the leadership changes announcement. Lunch at Mediterranean Aroma with Eric and Levi: I had a chicken shawarma wrap, regular, not spicy, with water to drink. Eric and Levi each had larger plates. I learned that Eric dislikes tomatoes. We talked about French, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Spanish, skiing, Texas, and more. Eric and I met with Arezou to create her person page and to introduce her to web editing. MJML email work: town hall. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus, worked along the way. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: corn chowder with zucchini and orzo relish, water. Dessert: we shared one madeleine from the halloween gift bag. We watched Star Trek: The Next Generation s1:e22 Symbiosis on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Finished MJML email work. (If I didn't do it now I might have lost my momentum.) Late snack: Red Dragon Somerdale mustard seed cheese on 9-grain sourdough with fresh dill, water.
Wed Oct 26, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, unsweetened and toasted coconut flakes, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Followup with town hall, which is being cancelled. Replaced web pages with Julia M's info with Arezou R's info. Lunch at home: I prepared for myself leftover linguine primavera to which I added freshly sauteed halibut, water. Troubleshot 403 errors with Eric D and Eric G. Began digital letterhead for SLY. Met with Eric and Levi to discuss what is the Dean's Office? Pre-dinner snack: trail mix. Dinner at home with Patrick: pumpkin lasagna rolls, water, white wine. We watched Andor s1:e8 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Within the past month or so I stopped my subscription to Apple Arcade because I had grown tired of playing the few games I enjoyed. I can't recall if I said that earlier.
Thu Oct 27, 2022
Ran in place while finishing rewatching of Latter Days (2003) on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, unsweetened and toasted coconut flakes, blueberries; water. Worked from home. Followup with Arezou R about web changes replacing Julia M's info with hers. Followup with Mailjet about unwanted emails. Followup with UCSF Health team about a website correction. Created and delivered digital letterhead for SLY. Followup with Mike M and Power Automate. Followup with Levi about listserv message moderation. Lunch at home: Patrick had a leftover lasagne roll and toast with butter. I had leftover linguine primavera to which I added freshly sauteed shrimp from frozen and fresh dill; water. We shared a KIND bar from the halloween treat bag. I also ate a tiny mandarin from the halloween treat bag. Moved outside for some sun while working. Unpublished out-of-date plans for PC and BTS. Lots of content metadata maintenance. Followup with Kim C about PC Intranet and occurrences of Cheryl's name. Edited a web page for Pam S. Dinner at home with Patrick: smoky black beans with linguica over white rice, water. I washed dishes. We watched Cabinet of Curiosities s1:e1 on Netflix instant watch with Skinny Pop butter microwave popcorn. Patrick also had a tiny package of Welch's fruit snacks from the halloween treat bag. Then we watched half of Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune. Patrick went to bed. Butcher block wood butter treatment. I washed more dishes. Late snack: two mandarins from the halloween treat bag then low-sodium chicken ramen with broccoli from frozen.
Fri Oct 28, 2022
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, golden raisins; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Followup with email spam from our internal training team. Followup with stage/test issues and CPCS team. Followup with web and orgchart leadership changes. Chatted briefly with Liana whom I encountered in the hallway. Followup with Luis P about Arezou's name issue. Resolved some links not making sense out of context and other issues on honors and awards pages. Lunch at desk from Panda Express: panda bowl with chow mein and mushroom chicken. Water from my water bottle. My fortune: You will receive an unexpected gift from an acquaintance. Rode Muni to Duboce Park. Dinner at L'Ardoise (151 Noe Street) with Patrick and Sam. We sat outside in a parklet with a small yet powerful propane space heater. Sparkling water to share. Wine: glass of Mountfaucon for Patrick, glass of Sancerre for me. Appetizers to share: tiger prawn ravioli, beet salad with goat cheese, butter lettuce salad. Entrees: filet mignon for Patrick (medium rare) and Sam (medium well), Chilean sea bass for me. Desserts to share: chocolate fondant cake, creme brulee.
Sat Oct 29, 2022
Staycation day 1 of 16. Ran in place while watching then Mies (1986), a documentary on Mies Van de Rohe, on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, golden raisins; water. Continued reading voter guides for the forthcoming election. Lunch at home with Patrick: he had leftover beans with rice. I had a leftover pumpkin roll. Water to drink. We watched The Manchurian Candidate (1962) on Netflix DVD with water, blue tortilla chips, and slices of twisty herbed cheesy bread that Patrick had made earlier today. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover pumpkin lasagne roll for Patrick, leftover rice and beans for me. Water to drink. We each washed some dishes. We watched the remainder of Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune and shared a microwave chocolate mug cake. We watched Cabinet of Curiosities s1:e2 on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: a few roasted and salted pistachios, blue corn tortilla chips, water.
Sun Oct 30, 2022
Staycation day 2 of 16. Ran in place while watching Herzog and de Meuron: Tate Modern by Beat Kuert and supplied by Dust and Scratches on Kanopy. I had to stop after 15 minutes; it was too meditative, too odd, and too experimental in what was possible with video editing tools, and it seemed to be all about Schaulager instead of Tate Modern? The interface for scrubbing on Kanopy on Apple TV did not include thumbnails, so I did not bother trying to find out if it did include anything about Tate Modern. Instead I ran in place while watching two-thirds of Deconstructivist Architects on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, golden raisins; water. Patrick made cream biscuits this morning, and we each ate one with butter soon after they emerged from the oven. I listened to Total SF podcasts. Lunch at home with Patrick: linguica with two sunny-side-up eggs and a slice of twisty herbed cheesy bread and water for Patrick; leftover lasagne pumpkin roll and water for me. In the afternoon we rode Muni to the Mission and bought pan de muerto from La Mejor, receiving a cookie decorated as a ghost as a laignappe. We walked in the Mission district a bit before meeting Chris and Andy at Casements (2351 Mission St). A live music performance on the charming back patio was imminent, but we had arrived too late and all the seating was taken. We instead sat indoors near the front. Drinks: Peas for Bees for Andy, Lunasa Old Fashioned for Patrick, Hot Toddy for Chris, Paying Our Dews for me. Small bite: Granny Reynolds soda bread with herb butter. We walked to dinner at Limon Rotisserie. Drinks: Chicha Morada (purple corn, pineapple, and spices) for Patrick, El Capitan (Banhez mezcal artesanal, yellow Chartreuse liqueur, fresh squeezed orange juice, Hawaiian black salt) for ?, and Diosa Tropical margarita (100% blue agave Camarena tequila, blood orange purée, coconut cream, Hawaiian black salt) for me. Appetizer: ceviche trio (Mixto in Rocoto leche de tigre, Pescado in clásico leche de tigre, Camarón in Ají Amarillo leche de tigre). Main: Parrillada Platter: grilled flatiron steak with Cabernet demi glace, Andouille sausage, anticuchos de pollo, roasted chimichurri potatoes, grilled asparagus, anticuchera and ají amarillo sauce. Dessert: we shared one tres leches cake. All food, drink, and service was excellent. They had not yet been to Urban Putt, so afterwards we walked the one block and browsed so they could see its wonders but did not stay to play. They gave us a ride home in a new red car. A fine evening.
Mon Oct 31, 2022
Staycation day 3 of 16. Patrick heated the La Mejor pan de muerto, and we each ate half. It was delicious. I accompanied mine with four ounces of hot milk with a dash of mexican vanilla. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, golden raisins; water. Patrick had lunch at home: twisty herbed cheesy bread with egg, water. I rode Muni and walked to Perilla for rare beef and brisket pho with hot tea. Afterwards I went to Kalmanovitz Library so that Patrick could have more space alone at home. Did vacation planning, weeded electronic notes. On leaving I encountered and briefly chatted with Kirk H. We spoke only a few minutes about Kevin S, retirements, vacations, partners needing space at home, driving, car ownership, Powerball's $1 billion prize, The Devil Wears Prada, The Bionic Woman, Ojai, Sea Ranch, and more. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: tuna melts on whole grain bread, water. Dessert: we shared a La Mejor ghost cookie.