Sunday, June 30, 2024
Slept in. Late breakfast: Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Midmorning Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to the Castro. We attended Above It All: a San Francisco Pride Sunday party at Charmaine's atop the Proper Hotel hosted by Suzan Revah and Nick Sincere with excellent music and mixes by DJ Hawthorne. Upon arrival there was no line and we rode the elevator with DJ Hawthorne, Nick S, the hotel manager, and a worker with a large cart. We met or encountered Suzan Revah and Tim; Jeffrey and Josh; former Berkeley roommates Eric, Whitney, and Steven; server Gigi who treated us very well; Steven S (aka East Bay Steven) and Dominic; Bebe Sweetbriar; Joanna; Dan; Bernard; Claire; Lizzie; and others whose names I couldn't recall. Drinks: aperol spritz, lovecats (tequila and mezcal), tequila, tequila and soda. Delicious small bites: pretzel rolls with smoked pimento cheese dip and mustard sauce; pork belly skewers with yuzu kosho, black sesame, and chives; grilled japanese chicken meatballs with yuzu, togarashi, and egg yolk jam; coated french fries with ketchup. Later we walked and rode Muni to the Castro for coffee at Spike's: medium latte for Patrick, medium hazelnut latte for me. Mezcal margaritas at Lobby Bar with Patrick. We met scorpio Donnie (guest). On our way out we briefly saw and waved to Reyner T. Walked to dinner at Tanglad (415-828-4592, 469 Castro Street) with Patrick: roasted five-spice chicken and imperial rolls and thai iced tea for Patrick, fresh spring rolls and hot water for me. $41.65 after tax and tip. Food and drink were delicious. Service by Kitty Kat was very good. Walked and rode Muni home. We watched The Bear s2:e4 on Hulu then half of Tom Papa: What a Day! on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I unloaded photos from my iPhone 12 mini and uploaded them to Flickr. What a day!