Sunday, June 16, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and roasted almonds, diced peach; hot water. Walked and rode Muni with Patrick to the Castro where we had lunch specials at Thai House Express (415-864-5000, 599 Castro Street): green curry with tofu, vegetarian soup, and egg rolls for Patrick; sauteed basil with beef and sleepy shrimp for me. Hot tea for both. $48.77 before a $9.75 tip. No extra charges! The receipt said our server's name was Neon. All food, drink, and service were excellent. We attended the Castro Stroll which we thought was going to include closed streets with vendors in fair booths but instead was vendors set up tables on sidewalks and no closed streets. The number of vendors seemed sparse. It was disappointing. The weather was somewhat warm with only a bit of cool breeze, so we got crisp white wines at Swirl before we moved to Philz where Patrick got a coffee and where we arranged to meet quantum13. Patrick went home. I walked and rode Muni with quantum13 to the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park where we attended Flagging in the Park: Pride Edition, encountering Suzan, Tim, Steven, and where we met Brian (sp?). We hung out a while, chatting and dazzled by all the spinning flags. Later we said our goodbyes and walked around Golden Gate Park. We walked past the Conservatory of Flowers where so many people were enjoying the day lounging on the lawn and picnicking. On JFK Drive we saw sculptures and heard live piano players. I stopped for a lime Jarritos at a food truck ($3 cash). We stopped to hear a live musician playing guitar. We continued past the rose garden, saw more sculptures, then visited Stow Lake and rested on a bench a while. We continued along MLK Jr. Drive and I left quantum13 at 9th and Lincoln to catch a bus north while I walked to 9th and Judah to catch a bus south. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick had dal from a pouch with leftover rice. I had four crackers topped with Somerdale Red Dragon cheese; a corndog from frozen with ketchup and mustard. Water to drink. Patrick also had a glass of sangiovese. We watched Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life on SFPL DVD then part of The Bear s1:e6 on Hulu. I almost forgot to meet for Zoom chat with Lani and Dex. Caught up on journaling. Lately I have been helping Aggie with some questions about trying to restore some missing files, but it looks like we are running out of good options.