Friday, March 15, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, pumpkin seeds, blueberries; hot water. Rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Delivered White Coat Ceremony covers to Leslie CS and Julia S. Followup with IT about problems with member counts in Teams. Spring Research Seminar followup with Angie G. Met with Nour M about PSR Symposium. Handed off Zoom info for town hall to ETS. For lunch I tried to eat at Loving Hut. No employee was at the counter when I entered. I waited a few minutes. Still no one. I sat at an empty table. I waited a few minutes. Still no one. I walked out. I got a california club sandwich with side salad and lemonade from Rain Tree Cafe (415-665-3633, 654 Irving Street) and walked to Golden Gate Park to eat. A group of children were training for soccer on the grass inside the baseball diamond while a man raked the dirt using something large attached to a truck. At the park I discovered that a portion of the toasted bread on my sandwich was burnt; I ate it anyway. Walked and rode Muni back to work. Sent the AICD3 announcement to pharmacy deans for Lawrence. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Met with Igor M to discuss a new program. Met with Karen G to train her on Asana. Met with Suzan R over Zoom to finalize and publish a CERSI news story. Followup with Judy C about purchasing. Photography setup for a faculty retreat in June. After work I rode Muni to Kerry and Mom Ryan's. I met Patrick there. It's Mom Ryan's birthday weekend and Patrick arranged for family members to surprise her with a visit. Tonight her three nieces Barbara, Michele, and Kristyn arrived, and she sure was surprised. Kerry and Mom Ryan remained at home for dinner while the rest of us went out. There were a few minutes where we thought their rental car was going to receive a parking ticket, but it did not. We walked first to Wilkommen, but it was too full. We walked along Market Street and eventually stopped at Starbelly which was pretty full but they had a spot for us at the community table. Drinks: white lotus (house blend of rums, lizard tail apertivo, coconut, pineapple, lime, smoked cinnamon), smoke show (mezcal, anejo tequila, amaro, house mole bitters), sangria (ruby port, seasonal fruit, oranges, sweet spices), iced tea, tempranillo. We shared: little gems salad with grilled cucumbers, golden raisins, Point Reyes blue cheese; butternut squash dumplings with brown butter, lemon, sage, and shaved grana; spicy thai-spiced pork sausage with thai herb salad and chili crunch; italian sausage and tellagio pizza with pesto and cherry tomatoes; brussels sprouts with bacon and balsamic-honey glaze. Michele had an angus burger and fries with pickle and grilled sesame seed challah bun. All food and drink were delicious. Service was mostly good. I wondered why they didn't clear some serving plates that had sat empty a long time. Afterwards Patrick and I rode Uber home.