Thursday, June 8, 2023
Ran in place while watching English Grammar Boot Camp e18: Stranded Prepositions on Kanopy. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, diced half peach; hot water. Worked from home. Submitted a thermostat repair request to Facilities. More listserv config. Lunch: I prepared for myself microwave corn on the cob and a large salad with celery, cucumber, imitation bacon bits, boiled egg, croutons, and ranch dressing. Water to drink. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. More listserv config. Grad alumni list update prep. In the evening I rode Muni to the Castro to meet Patrick for dinner. We briefly encountered Paul M at the Hi Tops parklet and stopped for a hug. Patrick and I dined on the back patio at Fable. It has been a long time since we dined here last. The garden seems a bit more charming than last time. We shared crab bunuelos and a double cheeseburger (add bacon) with kennebec fries. The three buneulos were rich—just a tad too rich for me, but I ate most of my share. The cheeseburger was tasty but messy to eat. The fries are about half an inch thick. Patrick drank an unsweetened iced tea in a pint glass. I had a glass of tempranillo. Service by Loredana was very good. Afterwards we got drinks at Last Rites. We shared a Loch Lomond (American, Irish and Scotch whiskies, toasted coconut, passionfruit, gardenia mix, sarsaparilla, allspice, cacao bitters) and a Canopy Collapse (charred pineapple infused rye, tequila, mezcal, creme de noyaux, amaro, sarsaparilla tincture, cacao bitters). Both were tasty, but I preferred the Loch Lomond. Patrick thought the Canopy Collapse tasted a little like root beer. We rode Uber Green home. Patrick went to bed. I performed a butcher block wax treatment then joined him in bed.