July 2024
Summary: Toe procedure. Got COVID a second time. Trump assassination attempt. President Biden drops out and endorses VP Kamala Harris. Dore Alley Fair. La Med with Marck and Tilman. Deadpool and Wolverine.
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Mon Jul 1, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds; cherries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Weekend debrief and standup with Suzan. Asana task management. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Lunch with Suzan: sandwiches at Luke's Local. Rotated the listservs. Workflow and tools meeting with Suzan. Walked and rode Muni home. White wine. Dinner at home with Patrick: variation on Martha Stewart's cotija and corn tacos—but tostadas instead—with lime and mango; hot water. We watched The Bear s2:e5 on Hulu then the remainder of Tom Papa: What a Day! then The Simpsons s32:e22 The Last Barfighter on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Tue Jul 2, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Listserv management, including requesting a listserv that people agreed we could close last November. Created mockups of homepage images for the Retreat 2024 website for Sahru. Dean's Office Admin team meeting via Zoom. We talked about Gallup, recognition, and a summer staff appreciation gathering: food tour at the Ferry Building. Lunch: Patrick's leftover rice noodle salad and imperial rolls, tostada with leftover roasted cauliflower and sweet potato and grated cheese and sour cream, hot water. HR update. Followup with Carlos Z and Rich T about SCM issues. Followup with Raj P and others about the Campaign Monitor missing images problem. Academic Affairs content build the rest of the day. Removed Pam S from orgcharts and web pages. Created a person page for Katherine T. Content metadata maintenance: replaced Pam S with Tram C. Dinner at home with Patrick: broccoli frittata with avocado, hot water. I washed dishes. Cocktails: mezcal margaritas. We watched The Bear s2:e6 on Hulu (Fishes—with John Mulaney!) then The Acolyte s1:e6 on Disney+.
Wed Jul 3, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced mango; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Google Search Console issue followup. Listserv management. IT ticket surveys. Retreat website homepage image build for Sahru. Walked and rode Muni to a doctor appointment to have a toe procedure. Lunch at Mamahuhu: beef with broccoli rice plate, add egg roll, water. Such a delicious meal. Rested in Golden Gate Park. Walked and rode Muni home. Continued Academic Affairs content build followup. Followup with emails I am awaiting a response. Dinner at home with Patrick: sesame tofu and zucchini with steamed rice. Patrick washed dishes. Afterwards we watched The Bear s2:e7 on Hulu then various YouTube videos then we rewatched part of Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? because we forgot we had seen it already. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one nectarine, two plums, water.
Thu Jul 4, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Toe procedure recovery. Patrick and I rode Uber to a Fourth of July bbq at 15th Avenue House with Tai, Drew, Phil, Nate, Chris, Quyen, Dave, Jonathan, Brett, Hayley, Cricket, Sean. We ate burgers and hot dogs with fixins, slightly spicy bbq chicken, brisket mac and cheese, Quyen's vietnamese rice-based deviled-egg-looking appetizer, Dave's cornbread, sliced French bread, potato salad with olives, spinach and beet salad, chips with guacamole, and other snack foods. Dessert: red velvet cake, Patrick's berry upside-down cake. Patrick and I rode Uber to Bottle Bacchanal where we met Mary who helped us select some items. Rode Uber home. Later for dinner Patrick ate a light meal. I was still full from overeating at lunch, so I ate no dinner. We played Wonderputt Forever on our iPad Air. We watched The Bear s2:e8 on Hulu then movie trailers on Apple TV+ and YouTube then we continued our rewatching of Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? for 12 minutes. Patrick went to bed. I continued playing Braid on my iPad Air.
Fri Jul 5, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. No breakfast at home because I couldn't leave in time. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Breakfast combo from Cafe Bellini: eggs over easy, sausage, hash browns, toast with butter. Water from my water bottle. Ate at desk. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Web edits and web editor setup for Trang T. Asana task followup. Followup with Anne S about the UC Merced pathway program. Tweaked presentation of titles for certain faculty members to reduce duplicate info in certain views. Spent most of the afternoon crafting a reply to Katherine's proposed back-to-school social media campaign. Walked and rode Muni home, stopping at the West Portal branch of the library along the way to pick up some DVDs. Continued playing Braid on my iPad Air. Dinner at home with Patrick: baked salmon with whole wheat orzo and raddichio, red wine. Afterwards we watched The Bear s2:e9 on Hulu.
Sat Jul 6, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. In the afternoon Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to visit Kerry and Mom Ryan. Afterwards Patrick and I walked to dinner at Picaro: sangria, martin codax albariño, croquetas de pollo, rabo de toro, champinones al ajillo, gambas al ajillo, pescado rebozado, tortilla de patata. We enjoyed our meal very much, but six dishes was two dishes too many. We chatted at length with our server whose name we didn't get but our receipt said Gonzales. Drinks at Copper: round 1: tres brujas (catedral espadin mezcal, lime juice, liquid alchemist passion fruit syrup, strega) for Patrick, blue smoke (union mezcal, liquid alchemist coconut, lime juice, blue curacao, pineapple juice) for me. Round 2: smoked nuts (union mezcal, amaretto, lemon juice, simple syrup, orange peel, black cherry) for Patrick, aviation (aviation gin, maraschino liqueur, creme de violette, lemon juice, black cherry) for me. We visited Badlands and got in free before the $10 cover charge began. No drinks because we had had enough. No dancing because I am still on the tail end of resolving minor back pain. Patrick didn't want to dance if I wasn't going to. We ate a late snack at Hot Johnnie's: waffle fries and ketchup. Rode Uber home.
Sun Jul 7, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Woke then slept in; not hungry for breakfast. Woke again then prepared for this afternoon's event. I ate a nectarine. Rode Uber to Redwood City for a retirement party for Andy T. The party was titled An Independence Celebration, and many guests did not know it was a retirement party until a few days ago. On the guest list: Aaron R, Adam E, Alberto V, Alex C, Ash M, Ben C, Ben R, Brian A, Bruce S, Casey C, Chinh T, Christof W, Clark J, Claudio R, Drew N, Eric F, Gina L, Jason H, Jason S, Jeff M, Jog Z, Jon C, Michael T, Mike B, Nicole T, Paul F, Qing W, Ryan K, Thierry B, Tony T, Torrey S. We started with chips, salsa, and guacamole. A grand taco bar included 15 pounds of carnitas, home-pickled red onions, lots of fixins, and vegetarian options. We drank sangria, margaritas, and flavored sodas. The weather was warm and sunny with occasional cool winds threatening to topple empty cups and to make napkins and tablecloths fly. People played cornhole on the lawn. Andy said a few brief words about his retirement, and we toasted with champagne. We met many new friends. A fine time. We rode Uber home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick made a high-fiber meal with chia seeds and other ingredients. I made Trader Joe's instant chicken-flavored ramen to which I added lots of different kinds of veggies. Afterwards we watched The Bear s2:e10 (season finale) on Hulu then the remainder of our rewatching of Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me?. Patrick went to bed.
Mon Jul 8, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Attempted to perform Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work, but I encountered slow load times, slow auth, error 525 (ssl handshake failed), and error 500 (internal server error), so I reported the problem to IT and stopped trying. Standup with Suzan. Alerted comms partners about the web outage. Edited a news story for Suzan: CCDRS. Lunch with Suzan in the OSA. My lunch from Panda Express: bowl with fried rice and orange chicken, veggie spring rolls with dipping sauce. We chatted with Edgar and Kiyomi. The web outage began to resolve. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Lots of task and email followup. Removed web editor permissions that should have been removed a while ago. A-Z list maintenance. Listserv maintenance. Followup with Vicky about an HR request. Academic Affairs followup. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: spring salad, asparagus, and soft-boiled egg salad with whole wheat pita and hummus; hot water with squeeze of lemon. I also had an elderflower and rose lemonade by Belvoir Farm. Patrick washed dishes. We played Wonderputt Forever on our iPad Air. Afterwards we watched The Bear s3:e1 on Hulu then David Letterman: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction: Ellen DeGeneres on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Updates for home devices. Late snack: TJ's bambino pizza, water with squeeze of lemon.
Tue Jul 9, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water with lemon. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Sent Eric D's PAWS CAB survey to site owners, editors, and key stakeholders. Weeded mailing lists of addresses that bounced. Updated the office of comms orgchart and web page. Lunch at home with Patrick: leftover baked salmon with whole wheat orzo and raddichio, hot water with lemon. Lots of Asana task followup. Created a new fellowships webinars page for Trang T. Did some tidying of web editor permissions including removing permissions for sites that were defunct. Met with Sara S, Rich T, and Raj P about missing images in Campaign Monitor emails. Orgchart and person page work for Lawrence: removed four roles from school orgchart. Granted web editor permissions for Nathan D. Investigated missing images in Campaign Monitor emails. Dinner at home with Patrick: crunchy cauliflower veggie burgers with creamy tomato parmesan soup. Hot water to drink. Patrick also had a glass of red wine. We watched The Bear s3:e2 on Hulu. We watched The Acolyte s1:e7 on Disney+ with butter microwave popcorn. We watched Sam Morril: You've Changed (opening night) on Amazon Prime Video. I continued practicing Spanish on Duolingo on my iPhone 12 mini.
Wed Jul 10, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water with lemon. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus, meeting Kevin at the bus stop. He was on his way to a conference. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Listserv management. Followup on role removals. Planned to attend a forthcoming LGBTQIA+ Allyship Workshop and reception. Responded to a request for help with color printing from Kiyomi N. Gave advice on a story lead to Suzan. Added photos to a poster presentation for Lawrence. Followup with Suzan on our draft of Office of Comms update. Web edits for Holly L on the fellowships page. Followup with Academic Affairs team. Submitted a phone number change request for Phillip B to Vicky V and Angelie K. Lunch at Pacific Catch with Suzan. From the Street Food Summer menu we had classic ceviche (yellowtail, guac, cilantro). We mistakenly received the scallop amarillo dish, which upon reporting the issue we learned was delivered to the wrong table. Our classic ceviche then arrived. We ate it. Shortly after we finished and the plates were removed, another classic ceviche arrived. We each had dishes from the Bowls and Greens category. Suzan had WestCoast Style with Grilled Salmon (small): grilled salmon, roasted cauliflower, avocado, marinated cucumber, radish salad, cilantro-pepita pesto, soy-tahini drizzle, with base of ½ brown rice-quinoa blend, ½ mixed organic greens. I had Latin Chimichurri with Grilled Kanpachi Yellowtail (large): yukon gold potato, roasted cauliflower, avocado, salsa criolla, fresh herb chimichurri, aji amarillo aioli, with base of mixed organic greens with red quinoa. I don't remember being asked small or large, but I didn't complain. Dessert: we shared Crispy Dulce De Leche “Spring Rolls”: cheesecake filling, dulce de leche gelato, caramel sauce. All food and drink were delicious, and the spring rolls were decadent. Service by Cassidy B aka Cass was excellent despite the mixups. We walked back to the office. Changed occurrences of deadline December 1 to December 2 for Joel. Calendar management. Bernard stopped by with a small surprise for Suzan: a small mocha cake from Sunset Bakery. We three enjoyed it along with Karen and Nathan. Walked and rode Muni to dinner with Patrick at Saucy Asian. Patrick had a bibimbap bowl. I had a Saucy Asian burrito with shrimp which included chips and non-spicy salsa. Patrick drank a beer; I drank tap water. Afterwards we drank white wine outside at Blush! while Americano Social Club played inside. We moved inside after we felt uncomfortable because of the nearby unhoused people. Walked and rode Muni home. I feel like I ate too much food today.
Thu Jul 11, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Delayed breakfast since I feel I ate too much food yesterday. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Late breakfast: medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Read UCSF Magazine Summer 2024. Helped Kiyomi with resetting the password to a voicemail account. Late lunch: leftover veggie fried rice, water. Did a tiny bit of weeding in the back yard. PAWS CAB kickoff meeting. Team meeting. Added a new job posting to the Recharge website for Drew. Dinner at home with Patrick: black bean soup with warm corn tortillas, hot water. We watched The Bear s3:e3 on Hulu then The Simpsons s33:e1 on Disney+. I washed dishes at a break in between. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one nectarine. Later snack: one baked pretzel from frozen with light sprinkle of cheese and salt.
Fri Jul 12, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Helped Marley with a problem with our logo appearing too large in certain contexts in Smartsheets. I resized it to 300 pixels wide and asked her to try that. New year greeting organization and prep. UCSF town hall while eating lunch: leftovers from Pacific Catch. Met with Alaina P and Christina M from SCM about purchasing processes. Encountered Bernard in the hallway and chatted about the weekend. Walked and rode Muni home. It took an hour because I missed my connecting bus by one minute and had to wait 20 minutes. Walked and rode Muni with Patrick to Galinette (415-463-6250, 3560 Taraval Street), a new French beach bistro not far from our neighborhood. Still tap water. Wine: Patrick had a glass of Cru Godard; I had a glass of Moulin de Gassac Guihelm. We shared appetizers: salad and the daily special soup—cream of carrot with truffle oil. Mains: Patrick had bourride, which is a fish stew with aioli, also known as the troubled half-sister of bouillabaisse; I had steak frites, medium. No dessert—too full. The salad was surprisingly large for the $4 price. The soup was smooth and delicious. My steak was cooked perfectly to the ordered temperature and was topped with onions that I'm guessing were softened in a red wine reduction. Patrick's bourride included a delighful assortment of seafood in a delicious broth. When we arrived there were only a few tables seated. We were sat at a communal table and enjoyed the occasional chitchat that occurs with neighbors. The restaurant filled to capacity over the course of our meal, and a line was visible outside the large windows. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and service by Aurelie B was excellent. $109.71 before a $20 tip. Afterwards we enjoyed cocktails at White Cap: Patrick had a Maple Hammer. I had a World's Fair. My drink was garnished with two strips of snack seaweed, and flavorwise I found it incongruent with the rest of the drink, but visually it's a nice touch. We sat at the bar. Our drinks were delicious, and we enjoyed the visit. Walked and rode Muni home. We watched The Bear s3:e4 on Hulu.
Sat Jul 13, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Slept in due to insomnia and other issues during sleep. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Lunch: leftover fried rice. Napped with Patrick after he returned home from a visit to Sam's. An assassination attempt is made on Donald Trump. Afternoon snack: cheese and crackers. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover black beans with boiled white rice with corn tortillas, hot water. Afterwards we watched two Marvel trailers on YouTube for Agatha All Along and Captain America: Brave New World then Wonka on SFPL DVD then The Bear s3:e5 on Hulu. Late snack: sourdough toast with butter using sliced bread from frozen. Began having a sore throat.
Sun Jul 14, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Cold recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water with lemon. Lunch: I prepared for myself noodle soup with chinese lo mein noodles, TJ's baby langoustine from frozen, fish balls from frozen, one soft-boiled egg, diced celery, diced white onion, and furikake. Hand-mended my black Patagonia jacket which frequently develops small holes through which the filling emerges. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Rooster and Rice Stonestown via DoorDash. Patrick had the Marina. I had the chicken noodle bowl with extra veggies. Patrick washed dishes. We watched The Bear s3:e6 on Hulu then Bingebot recaps of Warrior seasons 1 and 2 on YouTube then Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Zoom chat with Dex.
Mon Jul 15, 2024
Took a sick day. Toe procedure recovery. Cold recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water with lime. Lunch: leftovers from last night. Afternoon nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: He had channa masala with rice. I had deli chicken noodle soup with crackers. Dessert: one half peach each. We watched Sublet on SFPL DVD then The Bear s3:e7 on Hulu then Who Wants To Be a Millionare s3:e1 with Jimmy Kimmel, John Mulaney, and Nick Kroll. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: pretzel from frozen with light salt and powder cheese.
Tue Jul 16, 2024
Took a sick day. Toe procedure recovery. Cold recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Rested. Attempted to check out an ebook from SFPL. It gave me an ACSM file that I couldn't figure out how to obtain the ebook. I didn't want to download and install Adobe Digital Editions because of privacy concerns. Lunch at home: avocado and tomato salad, channa masala, toast with hummus for Patrick. I had chicken noodle soup with crackers and hot water. Slept. Dinner at home with Patrick: za'atar tofu skewers with tomato salad and hummus, hot water. We watched The Bear s3:e8 on Hulu then The Acolyte s1:e8 (season finale) on Disney+ then The Simpsons s33:e2 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I tested positive for COVID via home test.
Wed Jul 17, 2024
Took a sick day. Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Did a tiny bit of work even though I'm technically not working today. Rested and napped all day. Lunch: chicken stock with vegetables and leftover rice. Napped. Dinner at home with Patrick: beet, fennel, and apple salad with warm bread with butter. Hot water to drink. Afterwards we watched The Bear s3:e9 on Hulu then Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? on Amazon Prime Video. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: half a navel orange then two Royal Asia shrimp spring rolls from frozen; water.
Thu Jul 18, 2024
Took a sick day. Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Did a tiny bit of work even though I'm technically not working today. Rested and napped all day. Lunch: panko-breaded fish sliders and potato fries with ketchup, all from frozen; hot water. Napped. Dinner: orzo and chickpeas with turmeric-ginger broth. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos then The Bear s3:e10 (season finale) on Hulu then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I continued watching various YouTube videos until sleepy.
Fri Jul 19, 2024
Took a sick day. Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Began feeling better and began returning to my regular routines including physical therapy exercises for a minor back issue that had been paused for a week. Lunch: leftovers from last night with a toasted slice of bread and hot water with lime juice. Cleaned the bathroom. Cut my hair, showered. Cleaned the bathroom. Snack: one navel orange, hot water with lime juice. Foot care. Dinner from Vanida Thai via DoorDash: mild tom kha with chicken, garlic pork, yellow curry prawns not spicy with brown rice, veggie pad thai not spicy, extra brown rice. When the order arrived a note was included saying they ran out of brown rice, so we got some white rice and some brown rice. The yellow curry prawns was very spicy instead of not spicy. We watched various YouTube videos then Warrior s3:e1 on Netflix. Accounts hardening.
Sat Jul 20, 2024
Slept and rested 11 hours last night due to exhaustion from Covid recovery. Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Early lunch: leftover tofu pad thai, hot water with lime juice. Slept or rested all day. Accounts hardening and attack risk reduction the rest of the day. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's black bean and jack cheese stuffed poblano peppers, water. I ate only one of the two I was served because it was too spicy for me and my stomach was already perturbed (but not quite upset) from an unknown cause. Patrick also had a glass of sherry. Afterwards we watched Reservation Dogs s3:e1 on Hulu then The Simpsons s33:e4 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: leftover garlic pork and white rice, hot water.
Sun Jul 21, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Hot water with lime juice. Continued sleeping. Slice of sourdough toast with butter. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Returned to bed. Arose. Rested all day. Ate leftover mild tom kha with chicken. Biden drops out of the race and endorses vice president Kamala Harris. Afternoon snack: one orange. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Spiazzo: insalata alla cesar to share, pollo imperatore for Patrick, petto di pollo al funghetto for me. We watched Deadpool & Wolverine RECAP: Complete Marvel History (1998-2024) via New Rockstars on YouTube then Warrior s3:e2 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one orange.
Mon Jul 22, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus, stopping at the Taraval branch of SFPL to return some dvds. First day back at the office since getting sick then testing positive for COVID. I'm required to wear a mask on campus today and tomorrow. Removed two unenrolled year 1 students from the P1 listserv. Set some of our YouTube videos from public to unlisted. Redirected a request from Michael D about needing access to a website; he pointed me to one probably created by UCSF IT and not our team, so I redirected him. MSB9 digital displays meeting with Suzie K Chris T and SOP team. Watched the LGBTQIA+ Allyship Workshop with D'Arcy Drollinger. Granted permissions to edit Current Students microsite to James F. Resolved an image swap request for Arkin Lab and then voluntarily did the same for DeGrado Lab. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Digital displays followup: ASSP calendar feed url. Met with Suzan and Katherine to demonstrate inserting images into a white coat ceremony news story. Purchased a booking for a team event for Angelie K. Digital display followup: find the correct feed url for the ASSP calendar. Checked a list of Elisabeth F galleries to confirm that we already had them saved in The Archive. Tested listserv attachment filesize limits. Google Search Console admin work. Various task followup. Calendar management. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick's red beans from frozen with leftover rice. We watched Shot on iPhone 15 Pro | Midnight | Apple then Shot on iPhone 15 Pro | The Making of Midnight | Apple both on YouTube then Reservation Dogs s3:e2 on Hulu then part of Chad Daniels: Empty Nester on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one nectarine, and it was probably the first nectarine that I would describe as creamy. It was very juicy and very sweet and it had a velvety quality to it. So delicious. Also snack: four mini gluten-free pretzels.
Tue Jul 23, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Covid recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Followup with Michael D about Leslie W's Limb Loss Preference site. Lots of followup with Kiyomi about listserv membership and returning students all day. Lunch: leftovers from Spiazzo, hot water. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. HR update. Met with Suzan and Katherine to review the process for requesting an html email. Edited copy for an html email for Suzan and Katherine. Met with Sabrina V: creating a new page for AICD3 students. Patrick and I Zoom chatted with Tina. She claimed that in one year she is planning to be a millionaire. Finished some work before I lost my train of thought. Dinner at home with Patrick: mushroom and tofu stir-fry over brown rice, sparkling water for Patrick, hot water for me. We watched Reservation Dogs s3:e3 on Hulu then the remainder of Chad Daniels: Empty Nester on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one seedful tangerine.
Wed Jul 24, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Day 10 of covid recovery (where first day = 0), so I can return to work without a mask. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Lots of listserv management. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Met 1:1 with EFD on Zoom for the first time since his February departure and his hire in the product owner role for PAWS. 1:1 with Katherine T. Html email build: back to school. Lunch to go from Subway: turkey 6-inch on multigrain, water from my water bottle. Encountered Bernard and we chatted a while. Afterwards I showed him our facilities on MSB9 and took photos of our digital displays. Met with Suzan to build a news page for teaching awards. Sent back to school html emails. Digital displays followup with Chris T and Suzie K. Followup with Alaina P about SCM requirements. Walked and rode Muni to dinner with Patrick at Jasmine Garden, encountering JWG briefly and saying hello on the MSB steps. Patrick got bun with chicken and imperial rolls and thai iced tea. I got five-spice chicken with rice and hot tea. Afterwards we had a round of drinks at Blackbird. Walked in the Castro a bit before riding Muni to West Portal then walked around more before riding Muni home.
Thu Jul 25, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Did some organizing of folders in Outlook. SCM requirements followup all day. Responded to a request from Jeff P about CVs. The missing images in Campaign Monitor emails when viewed in Outlook Web problem seems to have disappeared, so I began following up with the affected parties. Followup with trying to remove occurrences of my old work phone number. Listserv maintenance. Reported a problem with our ResourceSpace installation to Maddie P. Late lunch: Spiazzo leftovers, hot water. Followup with DeGrado Lab and an issue with an old domain name. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Park Med via DoorDash: we ordered one chicken kebab plate and one salmon kebab plate and split the proteins evenly. The amount of salmon was noticeably smaller than the amount of chicken, but we didn't complain about it. Patrick washed dishes while I resolved a problem with his external display failing; cycling the power strip resolved it when restarting the laptop didn't. Afterwards we watched I Added a Baby Crocodile Into My Giant Rainforest Vivarium via AntsCanada on Tina's recommendation then Reservation Dogs s3:e4 on Hulu. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: dried jackfruit, mini pretzels, water.
Fri Jul 26, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. ResourceSpace came back online. I weeded the user list, deleting or disabling accounts no longer needed and accounts that were inactive a long time. Reported an edit conflict error in ResourceSpace. Responded to a request from Julie E about photos. Walked and rode Muni to lunch at Arizmendi Bakery: two slices of four cheese pizza, water. Walked and rode Muni back to work. Calendar management. Edited a news story: DARPA grant. Suzan and I worked to create two comps and publish a news story: DARPA grant. Walked and rode Muni to Syndicate happy hour at Detour.
Sat Jul 27, 2024
Slept in. Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Many ordered items arrived today or recently, so I began unpacking them all. Lunch: Patrick had a salad with diced avocado. I had leftovers from Jasmine Garden. Water to drink. Afternoon snack: mini peanut butter crackers, water. Weeded unneeded credentials in my password database. Accounts hardening. Dinner at home with Patrick: I had leftover chicken kebab with rice. Patrick had leftover creamy Thai carrot and sweet potato soup he made last night. Hot water to drink. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos then Olympics opening ceremonies clips on NBC then Reservation Dogs s3:e5 on Hulu then various YouTube videos. The Olympics clips ended rather abruptly, but we got the gist. The commentary was mostly awful. Patrick went to bed. Practiced Spanish on Duolingo, as I have been doing daily for many weeks now but often not remembering to mention it in the journal. Late snack: tortilla chips, three dried cherries, sourdough toast with sharp white cheddar, water.
Sun Jul 28, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Chatted with Tina over SMS. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to Alamo Drafthouse New Mission for Deadpool and Wolverine, which we both enjoyed very much. In the theatre we shared a chicken cobb salad and popcorn no butter. Iced tea for Patrick, water for both. Food bill = $48.53 after a $6.90 tip. Afterwards Patrick visited his mom then returned home. I visited Dore Alley Fair, meeting or encountering Harrison, Adrian C, Ash, Rinder, Stephen G, Matthew S, Bill, Terrance, Vincent, Larry, Calvin, and more. I narrowly missed JY and John B. Afterwards I walked and rode Muni to the Castro where I waited until dinner at La Mediterranee with special guests Marck G and Tilman S. Attending: Kent, Scott, Andy, John B, Tim C. While waiting for a large table to become available we shared a bottle of wine at Bar 49. Walked and rode Muni home.
Mon Jul 29, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Granted web edit access to Gartner Lab. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Downloaded White Coat Ceremony and Orientation photos then uploaded them to The Archive. Reported invalid file type errors to Maddie at ResourceSpace. Lunch from Carmelina's: chicken mole with black beans and flour tortilla. Water from my water bottle. Upon returning I saw people who looked like they needed help finding something, so I asked and they accepted an offer of help. I led them back to the office where I looked up Jay Levy but there was no phone or address info in the directory. The web page the woman had open had a phone number, so I suggested she call it. She tried that number as well as other numbers but couldn't find out how to visit Jay Levy. Turns out she previously worked in his lab and was in town visiting and wanted to stop by to say hello. Unsuccessful, they thanked me for my help and continued on. Their names were Joanie and Derek. Later I helped an older couple find their way to an eye appointment on MSB7. On MSB9 I wiped a spilled beverage from our displays and chatted briefly with Nadav A about those displays and MPRAbase. UCSF shuttle from Parnassus to Mission Bay. Along the way I unloaded photos from my iPhone 12 mini to my MacBook Pro via USB-C-to-Lightning cable. (AirDrop failed and did not provide any guidance on why it failed or how to resolve it.) Met Patrick at Double Shot where he enjoyed a latte. Together we ran an errand which took about an hour. While walking to our bus stop, we encountered a set of keys, which I turned in to the front desk at the hospital. We missed bus #48 by a minute, waited a long time, then it took us only two stops before going out of service. We waited a long time for a different bus #48 and rode that to Noe Valley where we walked, browsing restaurant options, before deciding on dinner at Rin's: lemongrass mojito for Patrick, lychitini for me. We shared lettuce wraps with chicken, broccoli tofu, brown rice. Walked and rode Muni home, missing bus #48 by a minute. Exhausted. To bed.
Tue Jul 30, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced quarter banana, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Met with Amelia D and Liusheng H about the DRU website, then made it live. Followup with Christina O about listserv commands. Lunch at home by myself: leftover creamy Thai carrot and sweet potato soup, leftover pad see yew, one plum. Met with Gabriela C over Zoom: web editor training. Granted web editor access to Emily S for a microsite. Midafternoon snack: leftover broccoli tofu with brown rice, water. Edited a news story for Suzan then helped her make it live. Handled an external listserv request. SCM requirements followup. Dinner at home with Patrick: baked petrale sole with Greek ladolemono dressing and buttered mashed potatoes, hot water. We watched various YouTube videos related to Deadpool and Wolverine including Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman: The Puppy Interview via BuzzFeed Celeb, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman Go Claws Out While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones via First We Feast, and DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE BREAKDOWN! Every Easter Egg, Cameo & Detail You Missed! via New Rockstars. Patrick went to bed. Updates for home devices.
Wed Jul 31, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced quarter banana; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus, encountering and chatting with Lisa D along the way. Styling work in Drupal: resolved a problem in which selecting a paragraph format would make focus jump to the top of the wysiwyg but only in Firefox. The problem was caused by a height set to 100% by CKEditor css. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Attempted to build a new RSS view with high-res photos for the MSB9 displays, but didn't finish. Cleaned old two-factor phone numbers from several accounts. Changed grddl_profile var from http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab to https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab to hopefully resolve error 429 (too many requests) found by Siteimprove. Timesheet management. Upgraded Docker Desktop from 4.28.0 to 4.32.0—no problems. Lunch at You See Sushi with Suzan. Changed more twitter.com urls to x.com after realizing that I missed ones inside pharm themes. Team meeting. Walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick at Duboce Park then to dinner at Hi Tops: we shared a crispy kale salad and an ahi tuna burger with fries. Non-alcoholic beer for Patrick, cocktail for me. Encountered Dave M on the sidewalk and said hello briefly. Afterwards we walked to Blush! for one glass of wine each and some live music from Americano Social Club. We met others from Lafayette, Louisiana, including bartender Jason. When we received our bill, we found that we had unexpectedly received a regulars discount—nice!