Friday, June 2, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Lunch: turkey, pesto, and white cheddar on baguette from Boulangerie Cole Valley. Errand: Walgreens. Built, tested, and delivered html email: Happy Pride Month. Rode Muni to a mano in Hayes Valley to meet Patrick for dinner. Drinks: aperol spritz for Patrick, spezziatta for me. The spezziatta seemed to have some kind of chili oil float atop, which I hadn't noticed in the ingredients list, so we switched drinks. Later I learned that spezziatta in Italian means spicy. Focaccia with oil and olive tapenade; spinach campanelle, asparagus, spring onions, peas, fava leaves, lemon, ricotta. This was the perfect amount of food to split between two people who wanted to eat lightly. We walked to the SF LGBT Center for one in a live concert series called Queer Vibes. Performing tonight: Charlos, MelaniDiane, and S.I.A.T. (Stuck In A Tree). We arrived at 6:00 p.m. when our tickets and the event info said the performance would start. When we attempted to enter The Center, the door was locked. A security guard let us in, and we proceeded upstairs. We checked in and were pleasantly surprised to find complimentary beverages and pizza. We were full, but Patrick ate some packaged cookies. Over the next 20 minutes or so we overheard that the performance really wouldn't start until 7:30, so we left, saying as we exited, that we would return. Moments after leaving the building we decided that we didn't feel like we belonged there, so we decided to not return. We walked to the Castro and walked the cross. We entered Lobby Bar for the first time and would have stopped for a drink, but there were no more pairs of seats left—only two singles in separate rooms. We didn't want to stand, so we left. We ended up at Twin Peaks, where Patrick had an Aperol spritz and I had a hot toddy. We were surprised to find that it was cash only. Luckily I had cash. Later we got snacks at Hot Johnnies, our first time. We waited for our order in the back patio under a heat lamp but moved inside after it was still too cold even with the lamp. The metal chairs made it particularly cold, even after I put my scarf as some protection from its heat-draining abilities. Waffle-cut fries with ketchup, house chips (which are waffle-cut potato chips), crispy fried wontons with sweet chili dipping sauce. The food was delicious, though the chips and wontons were a tad dark for my taste. I learned that Patrick will not dip potato chips into ketchup. While leaving we briefly encountered and said hello to Ray F before riding Uber Green home. To bed.