Thursday, November 3, 2022
Staycation day 6 of 16. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, slivered and toasted almonds, blueberries; water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Spent the day at Kalmanovitz Library to give Patrick more space at home. Continued reviewing voting materials. Completed a census survey. Midmorning I wanted my favorite Panda Express snack—two veggie spring rolls with dipping sauce—but they were closed. Carmelina's and Caffe Bellini were open, but didn't have a small snack I wanted. Instead I went to Moffitt Cafeteria and had two hash brown triangles with ketchup for under $2. Updates for home websites. Began changes for Patrick's website. Exited the library. On the way I browsed with much interest the historical exhibits in Seeing the Self Anew: How Art and Science Intersect. It included sometimes-startling images from mostly the 16th through 19th centuries illustrating human skeletons, musculature, and forms—so fascinating. Rode Muni and walked to lunch at Sriracha Thai (415-564-7722, 1319 9th Ave): I don't recall the name of the dish, but it was a bowl of yellow curry with thin egg noodles and pieces of chicken breast topped with fried thin egg noodles. I asked before I ordered if it was spicy and was told it was not spicy. It turned out to be spicy. My estimate: 2 of 5 stars. I ate it anyway. There were a few pieces of onion and grated carrot and cilantro in the dish, but otherwise it was disappointingly veggie-free. Service was just okay. Afterwards I needed something to remove the curry lingering in my mouth, so I stopped at Easy Breezy for a wafer cone which included vietnamese coffee and pumpkin custard—so yummy. Rode Muni and walked to Kalmanovitz Library. Continued changes for Patrick's website. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: fettucine with wensleydale, sage, corn, and bacon; water; glass of chardonnay. After dinner we chatted about Patrick's website and I made some changes. We also tried troubleshooting the shared reminders synch problem and failed again. Patrick washed dishes and went to bed. I continued listen to a 2018 audiobook recording of Moby Dick via Hoopla. I'm now on chapter 42. Installed replacement ear pads for my Bose QuietComfort 25 (QC25) headphones from Accessory House. This is my second set from Accessory House and the product is of good quality and at a fair price and the installation is relatively easy. Amputagged and placed into service two new USB-C-to-USB-C charging cables.