Saturday, December 2, 2023
Listened to podcast Finding Fire Island episodes 8 and 9 and Apple News In Conversation: "How facial recognition technology is upending privacy as we know it" and "What a former astronaut says TV gets right and wrong about space." Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, toasted shaved coconut, diced half banana; hot water. Cleaned the garage door and our front door of dirt and mold using a solution of borax, warm water, and dish soap. For lunch Patrick and I walked to Chalos for empanadas, three each. Patrick had spicy chicken, humita (corn), and sweet beef. I had beef and egg, provolone and herbs, and chalos (ham and cheese). All fried rather than baked. To drink, Patrick had a large mocha and I had a medium chai latte. We returned home, stopping at Asian American Food Company (2048 Taraval Street) for frozen shrimp and chive dumplings and frozen beef with carrot dumplings. At home I installed a replacement heated mattress pad, which arrived today. The previous one failed in its fourth year, and it had a five-year warranty. The warranty process took a long time, and it wasn't replaced with exactly the same product, but it seems to work alright enough, and I'm glad my bed is warm again. Dinner at home with Patrick: turkey chili with Hawaiian rolls, water. We watched Sex Education s4:e8 (season finale) on Netflix. I washed dishes; Patrick dried. Patrick went to bed. Updates for home devices. Late snack: one microwaved corn on the cob, water.