August 2023
Summary: Patrick's Aunt Maryann passes, Deluxe Queer and Sae Coffee Studio's Coffee Pairing Brunch, Brunch at 15th Avenue House, Jennifer 8. Lee creates an entry in Wikipedia for Patrick Earl Ryan, my mom's health deteriorates.
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Tue Aug 1, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced mango; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Responded to a letterhead request. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Continued building Bo H's website. Edited a news story. Followup with people providing feedback for a story I'm writing. Lunch at Caffe Central with Suzan and Eric: Suzan had split pea soup, Eric had a sandwich, I had quinoa salad with salmon. Helped Zev G with a web editing question. Followup with Michael D about Akin O's website build. Responded to a web request from JWG. Various task and chat followup. Rode Muni home. Door to door: 1 hour 20 minutes. Dinner at home: leftover farfalle with wild cod, bell pepper, and green olives. Water to drink. Patrick ate earlier due to it taking me a long time to get home. We finished watching Matt Rife: Matthew Steven Rife (FULL SPECIAL) on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. Spent several hours troubleshooting error "there was a problem pausing media in your good night scene" with Apple HomePod and HomePod mini. Or sometimes Siri will say, "Good night!" but the music doesn't stop. Deleting and redoing the good night scene did not fix it. Restarting all devices did not fix it. I installed software updates for Apple devices, e.g., iOS 16.5.1 to 16.6. Installing iOS 16.6 did not fix it. Gave up for now. Late snack: one Gardein chick'n slider from frozen. Water to drink.
Wed Aug 2, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced mango; hot water. Worked from home. Continued building Bo H's website. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftovers. Patrick left with Sam to take Mom Ryan to the mall. Midafternoon snack: shrimp chips, water. While trying to get an Uber, it was taking longer than I had expected, so instead Patrick and I rode Lyft to Stonestown Galleria. We dined at Kura Revolving Sushi Bar: 9 plates, green tea. We delighted at the conveyor belts carrying sushi, some of which we had never seen before, and the robot delivering hot tea, and the plate disposal slot. There wasn't much human service, but that was attentive and efficient. All sushi tasted fresh and delicious to me. Our last plate was a Hokkaido milk cream tart, which I liked but Patrick didn't. We paid via self-checkout: about $52 including a small tip. We weren't sure how much to tip given so much automation, but the human workers did do some work refilling tea, training us how the belt works, and answering questions, so we felt at least a small tip was justified. Afterwards we visited Regal Stonestown Galleria for a showing of Barbie, which we enjoyed with popcorn and a root beer. This was the first time in a long time we visited a theater that wasn't Alamo Drafthouse. Alamo did not have showings for Barbie in the large theater at times we wanted. Regal was clean, but they didn't have the expanded food menu their website claimed they would have, and the many ads shown before the trailers and film were annoying. We rode Lyft home.
Thu Aug 3, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, diced banana; hot water. Worked from home. Continued building Bo H's website. Styling fixes in preparation for Bo H site golive and more. Discovered two new problems on pharm: mobile menus and mobile galleries. Lunch at home from Lou's with Patrick and Sam: Sam had a caesar salad, Patrick had a sandwich, I had a cobb salad with blue cheese dressing (no add chicken). Water to drink. 1:1 with Suzan to stage a news story. Uploaded our recorded session to Microsoft Stream. Drupal code fix: pharm.ucsf.edu only, resolves mobile menus failing to display People Overview link for pages titled People. we want to hide People Overview for pharmacy.ucsf.edu and our dept sites but not on pharm. Dinner at home with Patrick: grilled chicken breast with bbq sauce, leftover steamed white rice, leftover salad with blue cheese dressing, water, one glass each of white frizzante. Dessert: one small piece each of dark chocolate with almonds, toffee, and sea salt. We watched various YouTube videos then Foundation s2:e3 on Apple TV+ then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Recently Patrick has begun preparing to paint a copy of a photograph of his father holding him as a baby. Butcher block wood butter treatment. Late snack: one Gardein chick'n slider from frozen. Water to drink.
Fri Aug 4, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking. Followup with Nicole F about web edits. Followup with Peter L about web edits. 1:1 with Suzan: edited the White Coat Ceremony news story. Downloaded White Coat Ceremony images in preparation for storing them in The Archive. Huang Lab build continues. Edits to Attendance and Participation Policy and other pages for Robyn K and Pam S. Late lunch: carnitas taco contento from Carmelina's, water from my water bottle. Oni-Orisan Lab build continues. Rode Muni to 7th and Judah. Walked to Sunflower Garden and ordered food to go. Rode Lyft home. Dinner at home with Patrick: pho ga for Patrick, five-spice pho ga for me, thai iced tea for both. I washed some dishes. We watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s2:e9 on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. I washed the remaining dishes. Performed stretches good for the back.
Sat Aug 5, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced banana; hot water. Performed stretches good for the back. Began reading Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile on my iPad Air via Kindle. It's really funny. Nap. Lunch: leftovers from last night, water. We watched Foundation s2:e4 on Apple TV+. Snack for me only: shrimp chips, water. We watched Postmodern Jukebox and other YouTube videos. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Rooster and Rice: Original for Patrick, Marina sub ginger scallion sauce for spicy sauce for me. Water and hot water. Patrick also ordered a khao tom gai to save for later.
Sun Aug 6, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced banana; hot water. Updates for home websites. Lunch: leftovers from last night. Continued reading Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile on my iPad Air via Kindle. Nap. Patrick and I watched various YouTube videos. I walked in place while watching. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lazy Suzan via DoorDash: large wonton soup, beef and broccoli, dry-fried aromatic chicken, jasmine rice. Water to drink. My fortunes: (a) I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. (b) A good laugh and a good cry both cleanse the mind. We watched 20 Year Olds Don’t Matter. Erica Rhodes - Full Special via Dry Bar Comedy on YouTube. A number of jokes were the same as another special of hers, but we watched it all the way through anyway. I walked in place while watching. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Performed stretches good for the back.
Mon Aug 7, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted grated coconut, toasted sliced almonds, diced banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Muni bus didn't show. Door to door from home to Parnassus: one hour. Siteimprove linkchecking. Lots of email followup: Seed Award article, Attendance policy, Candy or Medicine? project, unpubbing the Orientation event page. A-Z list work. Uploaded photos to The Archive. Oni-Orisan Lab build continues. Late lunch: turkey panini sandwich from Moffitt Cafe, water from my water bottle, ate at desk. More work on Matt H's html email template in MJML. Stopped at the drug store. Rode Muni home. Door to door from UCSF Parnassus to home: 55 minutes. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers from last night, water. We watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late small meal: leftover chicken breast with rice, water. Performed stretches good for the back.
Tue Aug 8, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted sliced almonds, diced banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay leaving earlier than normal via L bus to West Portal, then train in the tunnel, then bus 22. Door to door: 45 minutes. Siteimprove linkchecking. Posted a news story and worked with Suzan to announce it on social media. Review inbox work. 1:1 with Eric. Lunch with Suzan at The Ramp: Suzan had a shrimp louie salad. I had a salmon poke bowl. Water to drink. Helped Eric find a signature file while he was in a meeting. Oni-Orisan Lab review process. Various styling fixes. Rode Muni home from UCSF Mission Bay leaving earlier than normal via bus 22 then train in the tunnel to West Portal then bus 48. Door to door: 65 minutes. Dinner at home with Patrick: slow-cooker red beans and rice with andouille, water. We watched The Afterparty s1:e1 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late tiny meal: leftover chicken breast, cold, with water to drink. Later tiny meal: mild cheddar on toasted sprouted multigrain and seed bread, water.
Wed Aug 9, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Styling work in Drupal. Uploaded images to The Archive for Eric. Resolved problems with images not autorotating correctly by adding them to a temporary collection and editing the image previews. Lunch: leftover Lazy Susan beef with broccoli with leftover steamed rice, water. Battled a small gnat infestation among our houseplants. More styling work in Drupal. Oni-Orisan Lab site goes live. More minor styling fixes. Helped Suzan with a correction to the White Coat Ceremony story from Lisa K. Dinner at home with Patrick: oven-baked crab cake BLT, water. We shared a glass of frizzante. We watched The Afterparty s1:e2 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late small meal: small iceberg lettuce salad with blue cheese dressing and imitation bacon bits, water.
Thu Aug 10, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Troubleshot problems with my Time Machine external hard drive for my work laptop. Storage system verify or repair failed -69716 and Storage system verify or repair failed -69845. Disk First Aid on volume then container then disk failed to resolve the problem, so I erased the disk, choosing APFS and GUID Partition Map. DFA again in the same order found no problems, so I set up Time Machine again, choosing to encrypt the disk. Resolved a content metadata ownership request for Igor M and Conan M. Lots of calendar management. In the early afternoon we learned that Patrick's aunt Maryann passed. May she rest in peace. Troubleshot download and search problems in Box. Began an effort to rename the AD account for the Dean's Office shared calendar. Helped Jenna J with access to Siteimprove. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Yuanbao Jiaozi via DoorDash: napa cabbage and pork dumplings, shiitake mushroom and chicken dumplings, shrimp and three delicacies dumplings. Each order included 14 dumplings, one tiny soy-based sauce, and one tiny spicy sauce. All items were delicious. The dumplings were nicely al dente and did not break easily. The dumplings were not very artfully constructed, but that didn't bother us. We learned that three deliciacies means san xian or "three fresh" to mean any three fresh ingredients that can vary. These seemed to contain garlic chives and egg (scrambled, fried, then chopped into small pieces). I washed dishes. We watched The Afterparty s1:e3 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Recharge Medical web work: prepped a new page for a commercial driver exam. Recently I received an unsolicited email from a company called Butterfly Twists, so today I removed the forwarded address and created a new one for the company—<cough> Orlebar <cough> Brown—that gave away or leaked my address. Late small meal: plain nonfat Greek yogurt with Mexican vanilla extract, dried cherries, sliced almonds. Water to drink.
Fri Aug 11, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, chopped pistachio, diced mango; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Followup with Khanh T about the unavailability of Brian S's zinc15 website. Followup with Nadav A and Ilias G about a new project microsite. Sent Huang Lab build to Bo H and Kim C for review/approval. Late lunch from Subway: 6-inch philly cheesesteak sandwich, ate at desk, water from my water bottle. Various web edits and followup with Teams threads. Rode Muni home. Made Recharge Medical website changes live: new Commercial Driver Exam page. Dinner at home with Patrick: blue corn hard shell tacos with ground turkey, refried beans, grated cheese, lettuce, and other fixins, water. We watched Star Trek: Strange New Worlds s2:e10 (season finale) on Paramount+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Happened to check work email and resolved a big-small problem for Michael D for the Oni-Orisan Lab site. Installed software updates on Patrick's laptop. Installed macOS 12.6.8 Monterey on my work laptop. Continued work on the Recharge Medical website redesign which has been in progress for a long time: mostly work in composer doing updates and prepping for the D9 to D10 upgrade. Finished rewatching John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City on Netflix. Late small meal: leftover beef with broccoli; plain nonfat Greek yogurt with Mexican vanilla extract, dried cherries; water.
Sat Aug 12, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, chopped pistachio, blueberries; hot water. Performed stretches good for the back. Cleaned the bathtub. Continued reading Samantha Irby's Quietly Hostile on my iPad Air via Kindle. Patrick and I chatted with Tina for about two hours about friends getting divorced, nieces coming out, travel plans, San Francisco's doom loop, earthquakes, climate change, bitcoin, blockchains, health, family members, ancestry and race, money, the housing crisis, the fentanyl and opioid crises, and more. Patrick made chocolate and tahini swirl brownies—delicious! Cut my hair, showered. Cleaned the bathroom. Vacuumed. We walked to dinner at King of Thai Noodle: chicken pad kee mao and thai iced tea for Patrick, chicken rad nar and hot tea for me, egg rolls to share. Walked home. We watched Foundation s2:e5 on Apple TV+ then The Afterparty s1:e4 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Resolved problems with syncing locally stored music from Apple Music and Finder to my iPhone by attempting to play a track then pointing Music to the track's location when requested.
Sun Aug 13, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, diced mango; hot water. Continued playing Myst III: Exile on my MacBook Pro. Lunch: leftover tacos. Weeded in the back yard. Resolved missing felt pads under a dining chair. Rode Muni to the Pistahan Filipino culture festival at Yerba Buena Gardens. Walked to the Muni Moscone Center Station and rode the T to Chinatown. Walked around. Rode the T to Union Square/Powell Station then rode the 7. On the 7 a belligerent man caused problems and I felt scared the whole time he remained on board. Dinner with Patrick at A Desi Cafe: special order samosas (one lamb, one veggie), mild butter chicken, mild fish masala, basmati rice, onion naan, masala chai for two, water, bag tax (25 cents). Walked home. We watched The Afterparty s1:e5 on Apple TV+ then nearly all of After 50 You Just Stop Caring. Karen Morgan - Full Special via Dry Bar Comedy on YouTube. Dessert for Patrick only: the brownies he made. I ran or walked in place while watching. Patrick went to bed.
Mon Aug 14, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, dried cherries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Responded to a query from Rebecca about PSPG news syndication. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Web edits for PSPG Seminar Series. Web edits for Guo Lab galleries. Redirected a letterhead request from someone affiliated with Department of Medicine. Calendar management. Walked and rode Muni to lunch at Pacific Catch. On the bus I saw a man wearing a t-shirt that said, "Dick Cheney eats babies." At the restaurant: coconut shrimp with sweet potato fries and cole slaw, nina colada (non-alcoholic). The meal was great. The server did just okay. Wasn't present for the first few minutes I sat, took the order of someone who arrived after me before he took mine, was nowhere to be seen in the dining room for a long time at the end of my meal. I paid at the host stand and left a small tip anyway since he did fine for part of the meal. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Reported vandalism to Facilities. Reported problems with the fixit.ucsf.edu and myfs.ucsf.edu forms to Facilities. Removed an orientation check-in sign from the Med Sci lobby after it had been up for weeks after orientation and after confirming with Joel it can be removed. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie burgers from frozen on brioche buns with fixins and fries from frozen. Continued playing Myst III: Exile on my MacBook Pro. We watched The Afterparty s1:e6 on Apple TV+. To bed early for me at Patrick's normal time.
Tue Aug 15, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Various small web edits. Began investigating why the discretionary hyphen doesn't show in source mode in CKEditor 4. Styling fix for PharmD home page for Eric. Met with Eric to discuss various code issues we've been having trouble resolving: gallery images too large (colorbox) and menu overview override not working as expected. We joined the Dean's Office staff meeting on short notice. At lunchtime Suzan, Eric, and I visited Noe Cafe which was holding its grand opening celebration in the nearby Nancy Pritzker building. Suzan got a free water bottle with the UCSF CLS logo on it, and she and I each had a quarter of a small sandwich. We listened to a few speeches then departed to find food that Eric could eat. A nearby sandwich shop did not have bread Eric could eat, and there were no other good possibilities nearby, so we returned to Caffe Central in our building then took our food to the 4th floor deck. Eric had a salmon salad and a bottled iced tea. Suzan brought a salad from home. I had an egg salad toast with small side salad and iced chai latte. We sat TV-style facing the water. Afterwards Eric and I continued troubleshooting menu overview override. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and snow pea stir-fry over steamed rice, water. We watched The Afterparty s1:e7 and s1:e8 (season finale) on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late small meal: plain nonfat greek yogurt with diced dried mango and toasted slivered almonds.
Wed Aug 16, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, diced half nectarine; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Check-in with Angelie: do we need a new orgchart? Identified a website for someone in the school that I had never seen before. Candy or Medicine? documentation work. Forwarded an html email event notice for Eric. For lunch Patrick and I walked to New Taraval Cafe. We sat at the backmost table, which is awkwardly too small for the alcove it is in, because all the other seats were taken. Patrick had a fried chicken sandwich and fries. I had a BLT with fries. Iced tea for both. Patrick ate only half his sandwich—smart. Walked home. CPCS Candy or Medicine meeting with Judy D, Eric G, and Don E. Worked with JWG to combine the tips and faqs pages. Resolved a problem adding a person listing for Wan-Yu. CPCS site migration meeting with Judy D, Eric D, James H, and Don E. Coded and pushed a fix for the footnote-links issue in Siteimprove. Fielded a question from Robin C about announcing an event to faculty. Patrick had left earlier to visit his mom. After work I met him at the Noe Farmer's Market and we walked around the Castro a bit before dining at Starbelly: gazpacho, corn pizza, water, sparkling water. Afterwards we walked more in the neighborhood, stopping at Aegean Delights for two kinds of baklava: one pistachio and one chocolate, both delicious. Patrick also got a turkish coffee which was very hot and very strong. Afterwards we walked more, stopping at Blush! where Americano Social Club was in the middle of their first set. Patrick had a pint of Villager IPA. I had a glass of Mavrud Rubin. The band was excellent, as usual. A nice night. Rode Muni home. Patrick went to bed.
Thu Aug 17, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, diced half nectarine; hot water. Worked from home. Followup with Eric about duplicate person pages for Rebecca S. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Lunch: a tiny amount of shrimp and vegetables leftovers and water, then later plain nonfat greek yogurt with blueberries and toasted slivered almonds, water. Lots of orgchart, people, and content work. Lots of list of websites review. Snack: shrimp chips. Patrick and I assembled dinner together at home following his earlier preparations: wedge salad with bacon, hard-boiled egg, croutons, halved cherry tomatoes, red onion, ranch dressing, water. Patrick washed dishes. We watched Foundation s2:e6 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Butcher block wood butter treatment. Recharge Medical web work: add CDL/DOT page to dev site, revise nav in production site. Late snack: cashews, dried cherries, peppermint dark chocolate, water.
Fri Aug 18, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, sliced half banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Styling work: make entrepreneurship logos fit in wysiwyg, resolve focus indicator missing from entrepreneurship logos. Followup with Jenna J about Storymap showing the old Candy or Medicine? quiz. Followup with Pam S about finally removing Lucia's name and email address from one web page. 1:1 with Eric. Zoom call with my mom and brother. Lunch from Carmelina's: chicken enchiladas a la carte, ate in the sun on Parnassus Avenue. Did a lot of reading about WCAG 1.4.4 Resizing Text. Asana task cleanup. Responded to a question from Michael D which became a feature request: permit sites to show dates on homepage news listing. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: heirloom tomato tartines with garlic-parsley aioli on braided brioche loaf slices, water. Afterwards we listened to podcast Finding Fire Island episode 1 on Apple TV. Patrick also had pretzel sticks, wheat crackers, colby jack cheese, and peppermint dark chocolate with a beer. I had small bites of each snack. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Sugru project: I used one three-pack to create rubber bumper/chip protection for a teapot and a creamer because space has gotten tight on the shelf where we keep them. I placed plastic wrap in the area I wanted to protect, then I used 1.5 3.5-gram packs for each, covering only the spouts. We'll place the bumper on the item when we store it, then remove it while we use it.
Sat Aug 19, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Patrick and I rode Lyft to Deluxe Queer and Sae Coffee Studio's Coffee Pairing Brunch: Bloody Mary Panzanella (heirloom tomato, bloody mary vinaigrette, country loaf croutons, paired with: coffee spritz); Breakfast Porridge (shiitake stock, soy-marinated egg, millionaire's bacon, miso burst tomatoes, gochujang squash, paired with: coffee lemonade); Fancy Toast (shokupan, cherry lime butter, coffee caramel, five-spice peach compote, paired with: pour-over coffee); Yuanyang Parfait (coffee gelée, coconut milk tea). We met and enjoyed the company of Jeremy, Derek (sp?), Paolo, Lucie, Brendan, and Freddy, among others. We again enjoyed everything we ate and drank and all the company and hosts. A parting gift: a bag of Steep Hill Foods 567 granola (perfect nut). Rode Lyft home. Relaxed. Vacuumed. We continued playing Myst III: Exile but made no progress. Later: dinner at home with Patrick: jazzed-up frozen pizza, water. I helped prepare. Afterwards we watched The Hidden Lives of Pets s1:e1 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sun Aug 20, 2023
Performed stretches good for the back. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, blueberries; hot water. Cleaned a small part of the floor in the bedroom. Rode Lyft to 15th Avenue House for brunch with Phil, Drew, and Tai: dim sum, congee, beignets that Phil made from a box mix that was not Cafe Du Monde. We ate and chatted in the garden for hours. Rode Muni and walked home. Dinner at home with Patrick: fancy toast, water. I washed dishes. Dessert: Patrick ate a Krispy Kreme maple and pecan donut of which I had one bite. We continued playing Myst III: Exile, getting hints from a website and proceeding further. Then we listened to Tig Notaro's podcast Don't Ask Tig starring Sandra Bernhard. I walked in place while listening and performed stretches good for the back. Patrick ate wheat crackers with colby jack cheese. Patrick went to bed. Late small meal: plain nonfat greek yogurt with blueberries and toasted slivered almonds, water.
Mon Aug 21, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work all day. Helped a man named Michael having trouble finding and meeting with Jen C. HR import. Web edits following a change in PSPG program manager all day. Ran an errand. Lunch: nachos with beef and without jalapenos from Carmelina's. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: falafel in pita with cucumbers and tomatoes, water. Patrick had a bourbon cocktail. Afterwards we watched Extrapolations s1:e1 on Apple TV+ then about one third of Lara Downes and John McWhorter: An Evening with Scott Joplin via Classical California on YouTube.
Tue Aug 22, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted slivered almonds, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Responded to another request about Google search results incorrectly labeling our pages as Pennsylvania State University. Yesterday's was from Jen C. Today's was from Wan-Yu L. Resolved a web content issue for Edgar M: one page still showed Cindy's name and email address. Built an image collection for Eric for Stephanie K who needed an image of Ryan H. Granted Wan-Yu access to edit Giacomini Lab website. Posted an updated school orgchart for Eric. FAA website followup: created a meeting. Built an event page for Robin C for Faculty Development Day 2023. Attended Zoom webinar Game Integration for Events and Fundraising with Erin Hickok. Followup with Daniel W about the seed award story. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Chinese chicken salad, water. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched Ahsoka s1:e1 on Disney+ with a cocktail containing tequila, ginger beer, fresh muddled mint, and ice. We also ate butter microwave popcorn. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes. Performed foam roller exercises for the back. Late snack: black sesame rice crackers, dried cherries, plain nonfat greek yogurt, water, granola with milk.
Wed Aug 23, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, diced half banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Spent some time today making a makeshift standing desk from a monitor box and a ream of laser printer paper. Built an html email for Faculty Development Day for Robin C. Had planned to lunch with Joel today, but something came up and he had to postpone. Lunch from Subway: 6-inch veggie delight, water from my water bottle. The day was sunny and warm, so I sat outside by the library. Rode Muni to Duboce Park. Dinner at La Mediteranee with Patrick: med plate for Patrick with lamb meatballs and avgo soup with iced moroccan mint tisane. I had a cup of avgo soup and a spinach and feta fillo with water. Pita to share. It was a hot day for San Francisco, and we ate at a table on the sidewalk. Afterwards we bought dried fruit at the adjacent farmer's market then walked to Super Duper for soft serve ice cream but they were too crowded. We walked to Double Rainbow and shared two scoops in a cup: cappuccino crunch and white grasshopper. We walked more in the Castro before riding Muni home.
Thu Aug 24, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Posted the Faculty Dev Day page and sent the html email. Lunch: leftover chinese chicken salad, water. Followup with Bo H: the gallery images problem has been resolved. Followup with OSACA about mail accounts shown as reporting to me in Active Directory; I am trying to find a new home for them. Eric and I met with Robin C and Angelie K about the faculty academic affairs description page and proposal to migrate some of its content to a microsite. Edited a short document: Care Ecosystem. Responded to a request from Maya H about out-of-date content on a hallway display. FAA followup and calendar management. Began editing the next UFD. Snack: four wheat crackers with colby jack cheese. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers: Patrick had chinese chicken salad, I had falafel in pita with yogurt sauce, cucumber, lettuce, and feta. Water to drink. After dinner: cocktails: Patrick had whiskey with ginger beer, I had an Aviation. Dessert: various sweets. Afterwards we watched Ahsoka s1:e2 on Disney+ then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Fri Aug 25, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, diced half banana; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. All day: continued editing the UFD. Followup with Rodney and Maya about hallway display support. Styling work: small fixes. Lunch from Moffitt Cafe: chicken curry with basmati rice, water from my water bottle. Coded another holiday early release html email. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: grilled salmon with avocado and corn salad, water. Dessert: Patrick had an iced decaf coffee with simple syrup. I had one sip of it. We watched Foundation s2:e7 on Apple TV+ then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: nuts and dried fruit, water.
Sat Aug 26, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, diced half banana; hot water. Shoe cleaning. Got a small abrasion while house cleaning, so I took a break from that. Vacuumed. Patrick returned home from martial arts practice with Sam then took a nap. Snack: rice crackers, water with leftover lemon juice. Cut my hair, showered, vacuumed, and cleaned in the bathroom. Patrick and I walked to Chalos for lunch: Patrick had spicy chicken empanada, sweet beef empanada, and a latte. I had mushroom empanada, chicken empanada, and a chai tea latte. Dessert: churros with dulce de leche dipping sauce. All food and drink were delicious. We took one churro home. We were glad to see the restaurant with many customers yet not packed. Walked home, stopping briefly at Asian-American Food Co for frozen dumplings and pancakes. Recently Patrick learned that someone created a Wikipedia entry for him. It's Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles and producer of many films, among many other notable accomplishments. Dinner at home with Patrick: I prepared soy and scallion noodles with soft-boiled egg, mine with iceberg lettuce and mushrooms. Patrick washed dishes. Dessert: the leftover churro with sauce. Afterwards we watched Extrapolations s1:e2 on Apple TV+ then Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I washed dessert dishes. Late snack: unsalted cashews, honey roasted citrus almonds, dried pineapple, water with lemon juice.
Sun Aug 27, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, blueberries; hot water. Prepared for watching Aunt MaryAnn's virtual memorial service. Kerry and Mom Ryan came over. We drank water and coffee and ate donuts from Twisted. Afterwards they departed, and Patrick and I walked to El Cafe for lunch: we shared one turkey panini with lettuce, tomato, and avocado. Patrick drank a passionfruit italian soda. I had a San Pell aranciata. We bought snacks and contact lens solution at Walgreens, then walked home. Patrick froze some of the leftover donuts. Nap. Continued playing Myst III: Exile with Patrick on my MacBook Pro. Dinner at home with Patrick: various dumplings from frozen. We each ate nine, and that was the perfect amount—not too many, not too few. Troubleshot problems with Apple Podcasts not loading or syncing on Apple TV. I resolved it by turning syncing off and on on both Apple TV and my iPhone. We listened to podcast Finding Fire Island episode 2 via Apple Podcasts on Apple TV then we watched What We Do in the Shadows s5:e1 on Hulu then various YouTube videos. I washed dishes at a break in between. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: about half of a leftover donut, warm milk.
Mon Aug 28, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Lots of Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Upgraded Docker Desktop from 4.21.1 to 4.22.1—no issues. Front-end javascript work: footnote links. Wrote a story for the Heart Walk. Lunch from Moffitt Cafe: po-boy wrap which was chicken tenders and shredded lettuce and some kind of mayonnaisey sauce wrapped in a tortilla like a burrito. It was larger than I had expected—almost too filling and left me feeling a bit uneasy—too much grease? Reviewed again an Apple News podcast about how to write a commencement speech, then shared a summary in Teams. Prepped holiday early release html email for send. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: grilled cauliflower with almond pesto and butter beans, water. I didn't eat much because my stomach was still somewhat upset from lunch. I had ginger tisane with simple syrup. Patrick and I continued playing Myst III: Exile. We watched Matteo Lane Makes Famous Roman Pasta (Pasta alla Gricia) on YouTube. Patrick went to bed. We cuddled a while. I arose. My stomach started feeling better, so I ate a small meal: iceberg lettuce salad with mixed grated cheeses, imitation bacon bits, unroasted unsalted pumpkin seeds, toasted sliced almonds, ranch dressing. I washed dishes. Another late small meal: Steep Hill granola #567 in a cup of warm milk. Cutting board wood butter treatment.
Tue Aug 29, 2023
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay: L bus to West Portal to Church Street to bus 22 to Mission Bay. The L bus took a detour due to train tracks being installed on Taraval. Door to door: 75 minutes. Web edits for Jennifer E and Maria CO. Created an updated letterhead for Crystal Z. Lots of Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Biophysics website edits for Nicole: swap Fraser for Manglik. Dean's Office team meeting. Lunch at Gott's Roadside with Eric and Suzan: Eric and Suzan each had the Vietnamese chicken salad and either water or sparkling water. I had a cheeseburger and an arnold palmer. Various task followup. Listserv setup for BTS admin list shortcuts and created a bunch of other listservs that will be useful for us. Followup with Nadav about a new website. Errand: the bank. Rode Muni home: T to Powell to West Portal to L bus to the stop closest to home then walked home. The L detour I realize now is much slower than just the L bus which was already much slower than a train. So bus 48 is perhaps a better choice even if you have to wait a bit for it. Door to door: 75 minutes, but including the bank visit, which was about 10 minutes. Dinner at home with Patrick: fried chicken tenders salad with cherry tomatoes, butter lettuce, croutons, boiled egg, shredded cheeses, and honey mustard dressing. Water to drink. Afterwards we watched Ahsoka s1:e3 on Disney+. I cleaned in the bathroom. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Wed Aug 30, 2023
Ran and walked in place while watching YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. A sunny and warm day. Resolved a problem in which orgcharts set to size full were too small in width but previously were 100% width. I changed the sizes to original and re-set the direct link to the image. Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work. Lots of listserv config setup all day for new listservs to help administration of them. Lunch: ramen with leftover grilled salmon with avocado and corn salad, iceberg lettuce, cilantro, chives, furikake. Afterwards Patrick and I had one cherry popsicle each which he had made a long time ago. Minor web edits for Catera W. After work Patrick and I continued playing Myst III: Exile on my MacBook Pro. Dinner: aloha pizza from Pasquale's via DoorDash, water. An Amazon delivery arrived at the same time. The package contained three bottles of Steen's syrup, and one of them had broken. The delivery person handed me the box without warning, and it was dripping with syrup. A lot of it got on my clothes. We ate then cleaned up the syrup which had dripped along a path from the doorway to our kitchen floor where small pools of syrup gathered. I washed dishes. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. Late snacks: dried mango, tortilla chips, dark chocolate with almonds, warm milk with mexican vanilla extract and simple syrup.
Thu Aug 31, 2023
Ran and walked in place while watching YouTube. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, toasted sliced almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. All day: Siteimprove linkchecking and policy work and listserv config setup. Lunch: large salad with grilled salmon with avocado and corn salad, iceberg lettuce, butter leaf lettuce, cherry tomatoes, fried wonton strips, imitation bacon bits, pumpkin seeds, toasted sliced almonds, blue cheese dressing. Water to drink. Afternoon snack: one navel orange. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover aloha pizza from Pasquale's via DoorDash, water. Patrick made French hot chocolate from a recipe for himself, and I had just a sip or two. We watched Foundation s2:e8 on Apple TV+ then Popsicle - The Fantastic Story via Company Man on YouTube. I washed dishes at a break in between. Patrick went to bed. This past week I began wearing my mask on public transit in some situations where the bus or train was more crowded and there seemed to be little airflow.