Friday, October 6, 2023
Staycation day 4 of 7. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, toasted shaved coconut, blueberries; hot water. Did a bit of IDAM approval work today because I was the only person available to do it following Rodney's recent retirement. Eric asked gently, and I was near my laptop and didn't mind. Rode Muni and walked to Powell Street Station. Like the past two days, today was unusually hot weather. Walked to lunch at Wise Sons Deli: classic smoked salmon on sesame bagel, iced coffee. Visited the Contemporary Jewish Museum on free day. I saw Mika Rottenberg: Spaghetti Blockchain (wonderfully and thoughtfully bizarre! I wish they had put arrows on the ground, tho.), RetroBlakesberg: The Music Never Stopped (I recognized very few of the artists, and there were no adjacent labels), L'Chaim: Celebrating Our Building at 15 (informative to see how seemingly everything about the building is imbued with meaning), Annie Albagli: We Become [Vessels] (in which the piece creates such a connection with the earth), Lamp of the Covenant: Dave Lane. Afterwards I visited the California Historical Society's 24/7 sidewalk-accessed exhibits, which are better visited online. I purchased a birthday card and a set of conversation cards at the gift shop. Rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: hard shell pork tacos with fixins, water. I also had a glass of wine. We watched TOP 10 QUESTIONS Before LOKI Season 2 (No Spoilers!) via New Rockstars and Loki - Season 1 ULTIMATE RECAP! via Film Cram! both on YouTube then Loki s2:e1 on Disney+. I washed dishes at a break in the middle. Dessert while watching: Patrick's tiramisu, previously frozen. I walked in place while watching. Patrick went to bed.