Sunday, June 9, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and roasted almonds, dried cherries; hot water. Rediscovered my Victorinix Voyager pocket knife which I had stored with earthquake supplies, then fully cleaned it with warm soapy water and an old toothbrush. Brunch at Wooden Spoon: we shared Swedish Society Pancakes (lingonberry jam, powdered sugar, lemon curd) and Soft Scrambled Eggs (dungeness crab, bacon, mascarpone, arugula salad, fruit, potatoes). The eggs arrived with salmon instead of crab, and we chatted briefly with our server about the confusion; they had switched and did not update the menu. Coffee with cream for both. Afterwards I got a large hot hong kong milk tea and read from the Saints and Sinner's 2024 anthology at Spro while Patrick visited his mom. The bathroom at Spro is the most luxurious semipublic restroom in San Francisco due to its washlet that offers a button-activated flush and a button-activated seat lid. Afterwards Patrick met me, and we walked to Dolores Park where we sat on a bench and watched people and dogs. Later at Aquitaine (216 Church Street) we ate basque popcorn. Patrick had glass of white wine; I had rose. The popcorn took a long time to emerge and had way too much butter, but we did not complain. Walked and rode Muni home. Rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: beef and cheese quesadillas, water. We rewatched Twister (1996) on SFPL DVD.