Friday, December 29, 2023
Holiday. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted slivered almonds, toasted shaved coconut, diced banana, golden raisins; hot water. I began using my second pair of Volt Heat Lava Boots after the right boot of my first pair failed due to a red wire breaking at the switch within the rubbery part of it. Patrick and I took down and stored the Christmas tree and other Christmas decorations. Patrick organized old photos and put some of them into an album. I repaired the second of two Crate & Barrel salon lamps purchased in 2000. Same as yesterday; the repair took 45 minutes and was successful. Brunch: buttermilk pancakes, orange juice. Patrick framed various pieces of artwork, and I helped him patch holes in the wall before he hung them. Nap. Rode Muni to the Castro. Intended to meet some from The Syndicate at Detour for drinks then dinner, but it was postponed and I did not see the messages about it until I arrived. Dinner by myself at Jasmine Garden: special clay pot with rice, chicken, shrimp, and chinese sausage; hot tea. The clay pot makes the dish so hot (temperaturewise) that even after waiting a few minutes and blowing several times on my first bite, I still burnt my tongue. Give it 10 minutes to be safe. The heat dries some of the rice enough to provide a distinct crunchiness, and I enjoyed this textural distinction. I wasn't sure I could finish it all, but in time I did. It rained all evening, and despite having an umbrella I got quite wet, particularly while walking to Castro Street Station and then riding Muni home. In retrospect, I wore the wrong shoes for this much rain. Weeded email forwarders. Shopped for rain boots. The L.L. Bean Boots I want cost 36% more than they did in 2016, and their lifetime guarantee was abandoned on February 9, 2018. The guarantee now is only one year except for defects in materials or craftsmanship. The "Find in Page" feature for Firefox for iOS seems to be broken. Workaround: use reader mode before searching.