August 2024
Summary: Kid Koala: Nufonia Must Fall, Wayne and Bao at 15th Avenue House, shopping day off with Patrick, Glam, Sunnyvale getaway and Nate's party, Quyen and Dave's 10-year party
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Thu Aug 1, 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. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Organized files. Lunch: leftover baked petrale sole with Greek ladolemono dressing, corn off the cob from frozen, leftover sauteed mushrooms; water. Team meeting: social media strategy. Dinner at Teakwood with Patrick. Cocktails: Patrick had Letters from Myanmar (Suntori whiskey, 5 Spice demerara, bitters blend, peaty mist), I had Tea Punch (black tea infused mezcal, Mekhong spirit, orange pekoe, lemon). The meal: tea leaf salad, platha, burmese fried chicken. The tea leaf salad had jalapenos on the side, but Patrick said they were not spicy. Today the chili jam included with the chicken was not spicy even to me. Our meal was delicious and perfect. The platha is particularly heavenly and just the right amount of richness. Server Dylan was excellent. While circling the block by foot to pass time before a show, we encountered and chatted briefly with Lucie who was accompanied by her mom (and others?), not long before her international departure to Ireland. Patrick and I attended Kid Koala: Nufonia Must Fall at SFJAZZ. This was Patrick's first time and my second time seeing this show. It was again incredible to watch. We each had a Manhattan. Rode Lyft home. Patrick went to bed. Resolved the recurring problem in which my Mac cannot connect to Patrick's Mac using the usual solution. Uploaded photos to Flickr. Geotagged lots of ungeotagged content on Flickr.
Fri Aug 2, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced nectarine; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Weeded, organized, and sorted credentials given to me by Eric. Migrated some credentials from what I used before UCSF provided a password manager to the UCSF-provided password manager. Errand: returned an item. Lunch at Street Taco which opened a new restaurant at 83 9th Street: caesar salad with carne asada, chips and pico de gallo, pina agua fresca. More passwords cleanup. Walked and rode Muni home. Patrick and I rode Muni to dinner with some of The Syndicate at Brothers to celebrate a birthday. Along the way he shared some embargoed news with me. Also along the way we encountered Galen and Brendon on the bus. In attendance: Galen B, Brendon L, Buck F, Scott T, Jose C, John C, John T, Tim C, Kam S, Dan B, Andy M, Patrick, and me. Afterwards Patrick returned home and most of the rest of us went to Kam and Dan's place where the celebration continued. At first I didn't remember visiting their place before, but while I was there I started remembering different things like the kitchen island, and later my journal helped me remember that the last time I was here was on February 8, 2020, for their housewarming party. I chatted a lot with Brendon and Andy about learning Spanish. The television briefly played clips from The Boyfriend (Netflix) among other things. An assortment of wines were opened and enjoyed. We enjoyed a tiramisu mousse cake from Schubert's: chocolate sponge cake with a lighter version of mascarpone filling flavored with coffee liqueur, iced in whipped cream and garnished with white and dark chocolate shavings and ladyfingers. Rode Lyft home after an attempted trip with Uber failed because the driver started the trip before I was picked up and ended the trip a few minutes later. I got a refund in the Uber app within a few minutes without needing to talk or chat with a human.
Sat Aug 3, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced nectarine; hot water. Sewing projects: made more handwarmer covers from an old pair of corduroy jeans, altered the hem on one beige t-shirt because it was too long. The handwarmer covers took little time even as I made the mistake of not turning them inside out before sewing; I just threw the mistakes away and cut new ones. The t-shirt took four hours because I still had lots of trouble adjusting tension. Afterwards Patrick visited his mom while I sat in Dolores Park reading How Stella Learned to Talk from Patrick's Kindle. Patrick and I met for dinner. We tried to eat at El Tucan but it was too crowded and there was a sign on the door that said the bathroom was out of order. We instead ate at Zona Rosa which was empty and the bathroom was working. Two tacos each, Topo Chico for both. About $33. We had drinks at Copper, first one round of non-alcoholic drinks, then one round of alcoholic drinks. About $65. We encountered and chatted briefly with Jeff C and David M. Walked and rode Muni home. It was especially cold tonight.
Sun Aug 4, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced nectarine; hot water. Cleaned the bathroom. Cut my hair, showered. Cleaned the bathroom. Lunch: I prepared for myself a mushroom and cheddar tartine using leftover grilled mushrooms and sourdough bread from frozen, one navel orange, water. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to 15th Avenue House to visit Phil, Drew, Tai, Wayne, Bao, and Tienya. We chatted and drank and ate snacks: dim sum, cookies, grapes, cherries, scones, and more. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni home. Patrick had planned to make dinner but was too tired so we instead ordered from Perilla via DoorDash: beef noodle soups, imperial rolls with lettuce wraps and dipping sauce, water. We watched Warrior s3:e3 on Netflix then various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I chatted with Lani and Dex over Zoom. I washed dishes. Late snack: baked pretzel from frozen.
Mon Aug 5, 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. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Spent most of the day on the academic affairs content build. Lunch from Panda Express: plate with chow mein, beef with broccoli, and string bean chicken. Ate with Suzan in Katherine's office, which still works as our lunch room. My fortune: Don't dwell on things you cannot change. Team meeting: new year message, facts and figures, content audit and maintenance. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Nico Pallotta's pasta e fagioli, hot water. Patrick also had a glass of sherry. We watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: one navel orange, water. I washed dishes. Later snacks: salted cashews, mini pretzels, water.
Tue Aug 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, blueberries; hot water. Found a Panda Express fortune in my pocket from a long-ago meal: Revel in the spotlight. Took a day off from work to spend with Patrick shopping and enjoying San Francisco. We visited Bloomingdale's men and nothing fit me—too big or too baggy. The boys department had very few items even counting the Ralph Lauren Polo section, so I didn't try anything on. Bloomingdale's style advisor Kathy Lenahan helped us look in womens, and I tried on lots of items but nothing was perfect. She was very dedicated to finding something that worked for me. We thanked her and left. We walked and rode Muni to the Ferry Building Marketplace. After browsing the entire mall we ate at a creperie. Patrick had a forestière (mushroom and cheddar) crepe and latte. I had a salmon and spinach crepe and iced chai. We walked and rode a crowded streetcar to Patagonia on North Point Street. Although the website said they had mens XXS sizes in stock I was told that they don't actually have mens XXS sizes due to a problem with the website. I tried on an XXL boys/kids which was too wide. The XL boys/kids was about the correct width but the sleeves were too short. We watched and enjoyed Roadrunner on SFPL DVD. Patrick went to bed. Late snacks: one banana chip, mini pretzels, toasted cheddar and rosemary on sourdough, water. Updated medic alert cheat sheets that I carry in my wallet and my phone pouch.
Wed Aug 7, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Followup with a problem report regarding a UCSF website: they fixed lgbt.ucsf.edu failing to redirect to lgbtq.ucsf.edu. Research: higher education and email marketing trends. 1:1 with Katherine. Installed an HDMI cable with the display in Katherine's office. Updated Wilder Lab website to link to their preferred X account. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work all day. Lunch with Katherine, Suzan, and Bernard in Saunders Court at one of the yellow tables. Small updates to the Brand Identity website. Digital letterhead work. Resolved gallery issues for Craik Lab website. Workflow and tools meeting with Katherine and Suzan. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: falafel in whole wheat pita with cucumbers, tomatoes, and feta; hot water. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos then Reservation Dogs s3:e6 on Hulu then more YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I listened to John Mulaney: New In Town while washing dishes. To bed.
Thu Aug 8, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Followup with Nadav A and team about web hosting for one of their projects. Small web edit for Arezou R. Credentials management all day. Lunch at home: I prepared for myself a cauliflower burger with lettuce, tomato, cheddar, mayo and fries from frozen with pretzel cheese salt and ketchup; hot water. Academic Affairs content build. Patrick and I rode rideshare from home to Brenda's Soul Kitchen to meet Chris G and Andy T for dinner, drinks, and a show. Brenda's: We shared crawfish beignets. Patrick had red beans and rice. Andy had two-piece fried chicken. Chris had catfish and grits. I had chicken fried steak. Drinks: watermelon sweet tea, bloody mary, hurricane andrew. All food and drink was delicious, and service was excellent. Afterwards we walked to Nightbird for drinks: Blue Velvet (mezcal, fermented plum, pasilla, basil, lime) for Patrick, Rascally Rabbit (gin, carrot, tarragon syrup, suze, lemon) for Andy, Ralphie Boy (bourbon, raspberry, chamomile, lemon, citrus merengue) for Chris, and R U Nuts? (suntori whiskey, pistachio orgeat, alpine, cherry, lemon) for me. The menu is notable: mostly two colors (brown and black), probably inkjet, printed onto paper textured like linen. Instead of a list, it's an illustration of a plant with 12 leaves where each leaf has one of the drink items. In the lower left corner, it says: Parties over 4 people are not allowed even if they are split into smaller groups. We had trouble finding the entrance to Nightbird. It's a red door with a small circular window. The bar is tiny, perhaps eight seats and perhaps standing room for four. What it lacks in size it makes up in elegance and sophistication. All the glassware is notably beautiful. We enjoyed our drinks and the tiny space then departed for a show. At SFJAZZ we four saw Kid Koala: Storyville Mosquito. Patrick and I saw Kid Koala's Nufonia Must Fall a week ago, and this show was equally entertaining. Andy and Chris gave us a ride home.
Fri Aug 9, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus, dropping off a DVD at the library along the way. Met with EFD and Katherine about estimating costs for content migration. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Academic Affairs content build all day. Walked and rode Muni to lunch at Crepevine with Patrick, Matt S, and Jaime M. We hadn't seen Jaime and Matt in years. I last saw them when I visited Madrid in 2017, and Patrick last saw them earlier than that. Matt had a crepe with potatoes. Jaime had a scramble with potatoes. Patrick had La Delice with fries and an iced tea. I had asian chicken salad with a latte. We talked about Holly, Spain, Matt's new work keeping him busy, Jaime's teaching, early retirement, Hawaii, overtourism, and more. Followup with changing email address for one of the school's social media accounts. After work I walked and rode Muni to Syndicate Happy Hour at Copper with Patrick, Mark (whose last name I heard but didn't hear clearly or know how to spell), John B, JY, James VK, Galen B, Brendon L. Afterwards, Galen, Brendon, John B, JY, Patrick, and I dined at Dumpling Kitchen. Patrick went to bed. I practiced Duolingo then cleaned the bathroom.
Sat Aug 10, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, dried cherries; hot water. Washed yesterday's dishes from when Patrick prepared a vegetable broth. Cleaned in the kitchen. Sam and Patrick arrived after martial arts practice and grocery shopping. Sam came in to chat with me about technology and cars, and I invited him to stay for lunch. Sam ate leftover falafel in pita. Patrick ate a salad with avocado. I ate my leftover salad from yesterday's lunch. Water to drink. Dinner at home with Patrick: corn, mango, and feta tacos. We watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: frozen pretzel with cheese salt.
Sun Aug 11, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries, diced mango; hot water. Archived photos from my iPhone 12 mini and uploaded them to Flickr. Lunch: I prepared for myself leftover falafel, feta, and lettuce in pita; limeade. Patrick left early to visit his mom before we met at The Valencia Room for a dance party called Glam which we learned about from Suzan. The entrance was confusingly not on the corner but at an unmarked, open door a few yards away. No one was at the door so we decided to walk around a bit before entering. We encounted Simon and Arthur, meeting Arthur for the first time. They continued to The Valencia Room. A minute or two later Patrick and I encountered Timmy D and Dan B and chatted briefly. Patrick and I returned to The Valencia Room. At Glam we met or encountered Nick, DJ Hawthorne, host Avery Daniels, Suzan, Tim, Jenny, Simon, Arthur. Patrick unexpectedly encountered his hair stylist Stefano. We danced and drank for several hours. Later we said our goodbyes. Patrick and I dined on tapas at Esperpento: we shared a glass of happy hour sangria, jamon iberico, butifara judia blanca, esparragos a la plancha, y gambas a la plancha. All food and drink were delicious. Service was a tad slow; only one server and one busser for a large, mostly full dining room. We had time to kill before our Muni bus arrived, so we shared a medium cup of gelato from Hila with two flavors: pistachio and chocolate hazelnut. To bed almost immediately.
Mon Aug 12, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries, diced mango; hot water. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Followup with grad programs team about various issues. Academic affairs content build all day. Lunch to go from Moffitt Cafe: salad with ranch dressing, water from my water bottle. Ate with Suzan in her office. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie fried chicken sandwiches on whole wheat brioche buns with creamy carrot ginger soup, hot water. Afterwards we watched Warrior s3:e4 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: slice of sourdough bread from frozen, toasted, with peanut butter; water. Began using a new tool to help me organize web browser windows.
Tue Aug 13, 2024
Toe procedure recovery. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half mango; hot water with squeeze of half lime. Worked from home. Troubleshot problems applying custom css to Qualtrics surveys, sent a problem report to Alex S in IT. School Retreat web edits for Sahru: add evaluation links. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Academic Affairs content build all day: slogging through HSCP meeting minutes. Dinner at home with Patrick: Italian tuna and bean salad, hot water, verdelho. We watched Reservation Dogs s3:e7 on Hulu then If Anything Happens I Love You on Netflix then Matt Rife: Lucid: A Crowdwork Special on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. Continued listening to Colin Jost read the Colin Jost's audiobook A Very Punchable Face after recently getting it working via the iOS app called Libby which made it much easier than with the SFPL website. I had originally planned to read the ebook, but I accidentally downloaded the audiobook instead, and I'm glad I did. The book is very funny, and hearing him read it is probably a lot better than reading the ebook. Late snack: one turkey corn dog from frozen. Caught up on journaling.
Wed Aug 14, 2024
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 Mission Bay. Suzan's laptop was not working, so I helped her resolve the problem. It seemed it was out of juice? All it seemed it needed was a little bit of charge. Some of the workstations we previously used no longer had equipment set up for us to use like displays and power adapters, so I spent about an hour and a half resolving that. We set Suzan up in the workspace previously used by Nour M. I reattached a display to its arm, did a full adjustment, and Suzan successfully plugged into the Dell USB-C docking station then I helped her configure her displays. Rode rideshare with the Dean's Office Administration team to the Ferry Building Marketplace for a staff appreciation food tour via Michaela with Edible Excursions via Cozymeal. We started with Señor Sisig ube macapuno churro bites. Next we visited Peaches Patties for curry chicken patties. Erika received a veggie stew. I received plantains not spicy. Sorrel-hibiscus-ginger juice for all. Next we visited Epicurean Trader where we ate Acme pain d'epi with Wagon Wheel cheese from Cowgirl Creamery and some kind of brie (I recall hearing American, Utah, and Camembert-style) and two kinds of Dandelion chocolate. Next we tasted one apricot macaron each at Miette. Next we visited Reem's Pali Cali Wrap (flatbread with sumac-braised chicken, caramelized onion sauce, arugula, pickled red onions, halal) and shot of mint lemonade. Last was deep-fried fish tacos and strawberry agua fresca at Cholita Linda. All food and drink were delicious, and we enjoyed hearing backgrounds of the building and of all the chefs and restaurants. The tour took about two hours. Rode rideshare back to work. Organized shared Sharepoint/Teams files in Finder. Walked and rode Muni home. I skipped dinner since I could not eat after today's food tour. Patrick had leftover carrot-ginger soup with half pita and a glass of verdelho. We watched Reservation Dogs s3:e8 on Hulu then The Simpsons s33:e5 on Disney+ then rewatched Comedy Central Presents: Bo Burnham (s13:e22). Patrick went to bed. Late snack: a few bites of leftover tuna salad, some mini pretzels, salted cashews, hot water. I washed dishes.
Thu Aug 15, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Worked from home. Academic affairs content build. Lunch at home: I prepared for myself chow mein with TJ's langoustine from frozen, broccoli from frozen, egg, red onion, green onion, Dorot garlic, basil, cornstarch, dark soy, regular soy, oyster sauce, Patrick's veggie broth, fish sauce, ginger juice. Hot water to drink. Submitted a network file share access request for Joel to IT. Academic affairs content build. PAWS meeting. Shower. Walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick at his mom's place. We walked to dinner at Freekeh: complimentary trio (pita chips and three dips), gin-free gin and tonic for Patrick, non-alcoholic rosemary blueberry smash for me. We shared jambari and veggie musakhan. All food and drink were delicious, and service was very good. $56.92 before tip. Afterwards we walked to Detour for drinks then on a whim decided to stay for trivia night, our first time. We did poorly and ended up not exactly following instructions because they arrived after we began. We ordered furikake popcorn and a second round of drinks. We met neighboring team Alex and Mitch and chatted briefly throughout the game. They left after round one, and we left after round two. Walked and rode Muni home. To bed.
Fri Aug 16, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Followup with network folder access IT requests. Academic Affairs content build. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Attempted to create a generative AI video from scratch using various tools and failed. Nothing made this easy. Tried more attempts at using generative AI to create a still image and failed. Team meeting: style guide, what comms our team should and shouldn't forward, what comms do and don't deserve to be html email. Anastasio from IT picked up a 2017 MacBook Pro to be erased and surplussed. Late lunch: veggie spring rolls with dipping sauce from Panda Express and a parmesan pretzel from Jamba Juice. My fortune: If you can befriend yourself, you'll never be lonely. Asana task followup. Followup with two microsite requests. Listserv management. Unexpectedly found some web pages that should have been unpublished but weren't so I unpubbed them. Experimented with various search systems as research for a short content piece about search. Began reviewing and commenting on Katherine's social media strategy plan. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and chive steamed dumplings with soy and garlic dipping sauce.
Sat Aug 17, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Spent most of today packing for a trip. Lunch: I had leftover chow mein with vegetables. Patrick arrived home after practice with Sam and grocery shopping, then had a salad with avocado and cherry tomatoes. Later I had a snack: TJ's bambino pepperoni pizza, hot water. Later Phil, Drew, and Tai picked us up and we drove to Quyen and Dave's for a birthday party for Nate. When we left, the weather was about 55 degrees, overcast, and with a heavy mist. When we arrived in Sunnyvale the weather was about 72 degrees, sunny, and clear. In attendance: Nate, Chris, Quyen, Dave, Patrick, me, Jen C, Richard, Michael, Jonathan, Paul, Drew, Phil, Mark, Shawn (or Sean?), Quan, and one more whose name I didn't get. We ate delicious food from Greek Spot: lamb skewers, chicken skewers, beef patties, salad, dolma, spicy falafel, gyro, pita. Two cakes followed: one was a chocolate with chocolate chip bundt with cream cheese frosting from Nothing Bundt Cakes via Jen. The other was a haupia cake with buttercream frosting and toasted coconut made by Chris and Quyen. We talked about cracked windshields, Japan, finances, high-yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit, health issues, burglaries and home security cameras, restaurants, recipes, cakes and cakemaking, disliked wines, sparkling wines with blinking lights, Caltrain, Colin Jost's A Very Punchable Face, and more. Patrick and I walked in the garden. Later Phil and Drew gave us a ride to Hampton Inn Sunnyvale. Patrick and I went directly to room 530 via the Hilton app. The room seems new and comfortable. To bed.
Sun Aug 18, 2024
Complimentary breakfast as part of our one-night stay at Hampton Inn Sunnyvale. A wide assortment of food and drink was available. We had raisin bran with milk, oatmeal with granola and dried cranberries, scrambled eggs, sausage patties, toast, waffles, coffee, orange juice. Afterwards we returned to the room, packed, and checked out from the app on Patrick's phone. We enjoyed our stay. Our room 530 at Hampton Inn Sunnyvale overlooked Golfland mini golf and arcade, which was charming despite the additional view of the arcade's large roof covered in duct work. Everything about this Hampton Inn seemed new. Many hotel features were unusually well thought out, including obvious light switches, soft-open and soft-close drawers and doors and toilet lids, well-placed power sockets, night lights, door lock, and more. Patrick liked the layout of the room including the desk area which he thought was good for writing. We rode Uber to Murphy Street and walked around before stopping at Philz Coffee: mocha For Patrick, coffee rosé for me. We boarded Caltrain #229 in Sunnyvale at 10:28 and rode to 22nd Street Station in San Francisco. While waiting in Sunnyvale a gaggle of geese flying and squawking overhead surprised and delighted us. The train was new and electric and very smooth compared to the old train. The trip took about 70 minutes. After alighting at 22nd Street we saw a flattened rat in the street. We waited 15 minutes. We rode Muni bus 48 to Muni J train to 16th Street then walked to Kerry and Mom Ryan's. We visited with them for about an hour. Patrick and I departed for lunch at Zona Rosa: Patrick had a bean burrito. I had two El Jefe tacos: one carne asada, the other al pastor. Topo Chico for both to drink. We walked and rode Muni home, stopping at the library because we had time to kill between transfers. Checked out Dune 2 on DVD. Unpacked and rested. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick had an avocado and tomato salad. I made spaghetti and linguini with asparagus and tomatoes in cheese sauce. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos. For dessert we shared one sliced peach. Patrick went to bed. I chatted with Lani and Dex over Zoom. Researched financial institutions. Late snack: two small slices of toast with peanut butter. Water to drink. To bed late.
Mon Aug 19, 2024
Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Breakfast at Moffitt Cafe: oatmeal with raisins and a tiny bit of brown sugar and lowfat milk, sausage, eggs, hash brown triangles. Lowfat milk to drink. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Followup with support requests that came in from the public website. Followup with Ian G about removing my old work telephone number from various systems. Followup with Academic Affairs content build: we are just about ready for final review. Lunch: salad from Moffitt Cafe with two boiled eggs and a dinner roll with margarine. The dinner roll turned out to be inedible, so I threw it away. Walked and rode Muni home. It took 50 minutes to get home instead of the usual 25 because Muni. Dinner at home with Patrick: creamy kale and cauliflower soup, hot water. Dessert: we shared one plum. We watched Reservation Dogs s3:e9 on Hulu then Comedy Central Presents s14:e14 Amy Schumer and she totally killed in this set. Late snack: salted cashews, water.
Tue Aug 20, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water with cherry juice and squeeze of half lemon. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work, including a lot of spelling corrections in the grad programs database. Followup with grad program sites issues. Built a new page for Sahru for the retreat website: AI Resources. Helped Joel install Ivanti Secure Access for Mac and configure SMB network paths to the folders he needs to access. We also troubleshot problems connecting and using aliases to said folders. Patrick returned from breakfast and grocery shopping with Sam. Lunch at home with Patrick: Patrick made a salad. I had a deli chicken caesar salad. Hot water to drink. Met with Sharon Y and the comms team to discuss and make changes to the school's DEI page and the PharmTech-to-PharmD page. Followup with Olive B about a new website project. Followup with an email change on mailing list request. Afternoon snack: seedful grapes. Instead of bothering to remove the seeds, I just ate them. Followup with Maddie P about ResourceSpace not working properly. Followup with resolving minor gallery issues on the Wilder Lab site. Dinner at home with Patrick: whole-wheat spaghetti with pork and beef sauce, petite sirah, hot water. We watched Langston Kerman: Bad Poetry on Netflix directed by John Mulaney then Reservation Dogs s3:e10 (season finale) on Hulu with a break in between. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Wed Aug 21, 2024
Installed macOS 14.6.1 on my work laptop. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, raspberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Troubleshot problems with macOS Spotlight being very slow to respond; reset indexing for certain folders. Tested resolution of corrupted thumb and image problems in ResourceSpace; it seems to be resolved. Staff portal training on Zoom with Doug C, Lisa D, and team. Caught up on a backlog of ResourceSpace work. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. 1:1 with Katherine. We purchased gift cards using our pcard, troubleshot problems installing our brand fonts into Adobe Express (you can't yet), resolved access issues to the grad programs database for Katherine. I logged in to our new Linktree account and did some styling and brand management. Followup on various tasks. Late lunch by myself at Foghorn Taproom: chicken tenders meal: two large tenders with coated fries, ketchup, unsweetened iced tea. Announced Mailjet Email Camp in Communicators in Teams. Workflow and tools meeting with Suzan and Katherine: lots of organizing and tagging in Asana, used generative expand in Photoshop to improve an image's width-height ratio for a social media post. Walked and rode Muni home. Cleaned the toilet. Dinner at home with Patrick: tofu and broccoli in black bean sauce with steamed rice, petite syrah, hot water. Dessert: we shared a Pineapple King custard pineapple bun which was delicious but didn't taste anything like pineapple. We watched Warrior s3:e5 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I installed Tab Stash for Firefox because my windows and tabs have been getting out of hand lately. I recently had tried Sidebery but couldn't figure out how to rename a group, so I uninstalled Sidebery. Tab Stash makes that very easy. Late snack: seedful grapes. Instead of bothering to remove the seeds, I just ate them.
Thu Aug 22, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, raspberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. New year message build all day. Lunch: leftover spaghetti with meat sauce, leftover steamed white rice with black bean tofu and vegetables, hot water. Installed a new kitchen mat by the sink from Beija Flor. Walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick at Kerry and his mom's place. Patrick and I dined at Detour (wellness bowl and two drinks for Patrick, burger and tater tots and two drinks for me) and stayed for trivia night. We met Tim and Jake and joined to make a four-person team. Patrick and I left after three rounds, and it seemed Tim and Jake were about to do the same. We didn't do well, but we did have fun. Walked and rode Muni home.
Fri Aug 23, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, raspberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Troubleshot problems with macOS Spotlight being very slow to respond; executed what seemed like a tedious, multistep solution identified by pgoddin and shared on discussions.apple.com on November 9, 2023. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. New year html email message testing all day. Lunch: two bean tacos from Carmelina's, water from my water bottle. Set up a new cutting board for Karen. Walked and rode Muni home. Dropped off my bag. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to meet some from The Syndicate at Detour where we had happy hour drinks. They ate tater tots and hot wings. Patrick and I dined separately afterwards at The Rustic. We shared little gems salad and a margherita pizza with coppa. A glass of barolo each.
Sat Aug 24, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, dried cherries; hot water. Unloaded and organized photos from my iPhone 12 mini then uploaded to Flickr. Geotagged a lot of my ungeotagged photos in Flickr. Lunch: half of a black sesame bun from Pineapple King from a few days ago, some grapes. Midafternoon snack: crackers and hummus. Drew, Tai, and Tony Q picked me up, and the four of us drove to Thunderbird Avenue house for a celebration. In attendance: Quyen, Dave, Chris, Nate, Jen C, Chris K, Yorkie, Peter, Jonathan, Mark, Marvin, and many, many family members.
Sun Aug 25, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Returned to bed to rest due to itchy eyes and tiredness. Later, lunch: Patrick had avocado salad. I prepared for myself macaroni with leftover meat sauce and diced tomato, hot water to drink. Troubleshot a problem on Patrick's computer: Adobe libraries not syncing. I found the solution by troyo28592990 worked for me: disable network connections, start an Adobe app, open the Libraries panel, let the panel load, then reenable network connections. Housecleaning, especially in the small bedroom. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: baked salmon with creamy whole wheat orzo, hot water. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos, then Comedy Central Presents s1:e1 Wanda Sykes, then The Simpsons s33:e6 A Serious Flanders on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: white corn off the cob from frozen with black pepper and a smidge of butter.
Mon Aug 26, 2024
Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Breakfast at Moffitt Cafe: egg and cheese sandwich: $3.75. I also bought a packed sandwich for lunch. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Met with the Academic Affairs team to review staged work. They seemed very happy and appreciative. Troubleshot why in Messages on my Mac I receive text messages from Phil for a group chat in a separate group chat, failed to find a solution. Followup with Austen T about some broken links. Followup with Alexa T about a student withdrawal. Downloaded CCI photos that Frances P had shared and uploaded them to The Archive. Surprise visit from EFD. Eric, Katherine, and I got lunch from Ladle and Leaf and ate on the steps in Saunders Court. It was a nice day for it, not too hot or cold, and not windy. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan. EEPD web page updates for James F. Archived two new headshot images in The Archive. Investigated possible solutions to a taxonomy problem in Drupal. More linkchecking. Walked and rode Muni to 15th Avenue House for dinner and drinks with Tai, Drew, Phil, Tony, and Patrick. Salad, bbq beef, garlic noodles, garlic bread, Cinderella chocolate and sour cream layer cake, various wines and teas. Patrick and I rode UberX home. Patrick went to bed. I washed some dishes.
Tue Aug 27, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Mission Bay. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Participated in the Web Accessibility in Mind Conference held on Zoom for about half the day. Lunch: chicken pesto sandwich purchased yesterday, water from my water bottle. Marley's going away party with strawberry shortcake and tiramisu from Moffitt Catering. I had only the tiramisu which I thought was delicious. Afterwards I visited Bernard for a while. We talked about Zhuzh, Los Angeles, Getty Villa, mold remediation, and men with names starting with A. Later I let Eric in to briefly chat with James J. On my way out the building I gave Bernard a small gift. I went to a doctor appointment, then rode UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Walked and rode Muni home. About 82 minutes from doctor door to home. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftover baked salmon with creamy whole wheat orzo, hot water. Afterwards we watched 1 hour and 35 minutes of Dune Part 2 on SFPL DVD with microwave butter popcorn and quarterhorses. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Wed Aug 28, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Participated in the Web Accessibility in Mind Conference held on Zoom for about half the day. Followup with Karen H about a faculty member who had left UCSF. Image management, including renaming collections more intelligently and uploading low-res versions of KMG's photos. Met with Katherine and Suzan about faculty awards. Lunch to go from Moffitt Cafe: tarragon chicken salad sandwich, a banana, water from my water bottle. Lots of orgchart and people page work. 1:1 with Katherine, including resolving some organization issues in Asana and strategizing how to use Asana for our/their needs. Afterwards I developed custom css stylesheet workarounds for two Asana problems and posted one of them to an Asana community forum. Handled a misdirected digital letterhead request. Various Asana task followup. Prepared Suzan for mitigating computer failure. Helped Suzan troubleshoot OneDrive sync conflicts, computer "grinding" issues, startup item issues, and more. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's cotija, mango, and corn tacos; hot water. We watched various YouTube videos including Donald Duck Tries to Keep His Cool While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones via First We Feast then the remainder of Dune Part 2 on SFPL DVD. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: salted cashews, seedful grapes. Later snack: wheat toast with butter, water.
Thu Aug 29, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Updated iOS on iPhone 12 mini and iPadOS on iPad Air. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Handled a request from LCF about the PharmD-PhD degree program name. More orgchart and people-page-related work. Lunch at home: leftovers from last night, hot water. Wrangled lots of data related to teaching awards. Walked and rode Muni to Church Street Station where I met Patrick and we walked to dinner at Starbelly. Drinks: lavender lemonade for Patrick, tap water for both. Patrick and I shared a large caesar salad and a steelhead trout with spring peas and pea shoots with romesco. The romesco was not spicy. About $60. Service by Robbie K was good. Afterwards we walked the Castro cross then stopped at Blush! where we saw a band playing, and it was not Americano Social Club. We stopped in for a drink and enjoyed the music. Verdejo melea for Patrick, pinot gris for me. We didn't know a single song. As we left we asked them their band name and were told some kind of portmanteau of (maybe?) their names, but that was too hard to remember or spell. We agreed to connect via Instagram instead. Walked and rode Muni home. To bed.
Fri Aug 30, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Team meeting. Created a draft of a digital business card for Lauren A. Reported an undelivered package sitting in Med Sci lobby to its likely recipient. Followup with removing "dual degree" language. Followup with Brand Identity team about replacing Kathy's preferred photo; they didn't do it correctly. Troubleshot a problem in which Outlook failed to send messages; they remained in the outbox. Quitting and restarting Outlook fixed it. I helped a stranger find his way; he was lost in Med Sci lobby trying to meet someone in the hospital. Holiday early release. Walked and rode Muni to La Boulangerie for a late lunch: egg, bacon, and cheddar sandwich; water from my water bottle. Errand: hardware store. Walked and rode Muni home. Rested. Walked and rode Muni to the Castro. Met Patrick at Castro Street Station. We walked to Bar 49 for glasses of pinot grigio. Then we walked to dinner and happy hour drinks at Detour: cheeseburger with nori tots, pork adobo wellness bowl with chili oil on the side. $67.80 after tax and SF mandate and tip. Walked and rode Muni home, stopping at Easy Breezy for frozen yogurt along the way. We watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat Aug 31, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced whole nectarine; hot water. Attempted to perform a financial operation; failed. Did more accounts hardening. Attempted to take apart an OXO pepper grinder aka pepper mill for cleaning. The only YouTube video I could find for this was "OXO salt and pepper grinder, disassembly & deep clean" by Newton Pens, but the video is backwards. The disassembly is discussed primarily in the last 70 seconds of a 15-minute video, and there is no video of the disassembly—only photos with voiceover instructions. I removed the three screws inside but failed to proceed further because I couldn't pry the bottom off, even with one small and one larger screwdriver. I felt at several moments that I might injure myself while doing so. We decided to abandon this pepper grinder and buy a new, different device. I shopped for a new pepper grinder. The OXO was purchased in 2011, so it has lasted a really long time. It's not broken, but if it can't be cleaned, we will likely part with it. Lunch: one corndog with french fries, all from frozen; hot water. Nap. Walked to dinner at Mini Potstickers (415-742-4681, 2045 Irving St): mini pan fried pork bun ($12.99), braised beef noodles (soup, $14.99), and wagyu dumplings (12 for $10.99); hot tea and water. All food and drink were delicious. My favorite was the braised beef noodles: perfectly tender bite-size beef chunks, noodles with just the right pressure to the bite, flavorful broth not too salty. There is a bit of red coloring in the soup that makes it seem spicy, but it is not spicy at all. Patrick liked all the dishes equally. Service was good. $42.33 after tax and tip. We walked and shopped in the area afterwards but bought nothing. Rode UberX home. We watched Warrior s3:e6 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I cleaned the OXO pepper grinder more, this time around the band that enables you to select the fineness of the grind. I found that forcefully pulling the top part apart from the clear hard plastic barrel and then rotating it a few degrees then releasing holds it in a position slightly apart, and in this position more gunk can be removed with dish soap and warm water. I made another unexpected breakthrough after remembering an old physics trick I have used before. I microwaved about 3 ounces of water in a glass for 30 seconds then stood the pepper mill in the hot water. The rubbery bottom part I was trying to remove expanded at a faster rate than the hard clear plastic it was attached to, and it was then not too difficult or risky to remove it using the handle end of a Le Creuset 1 tsp stainless steel measuring spoon which is wider than a screwdriver, so it might provide a tad more leverage, and shorter in length, which might provide more control than a longer screwdriver. I removed more gunk from the newly exposed areas with dish soap and warm water. I achieved another breakthrough in that the stainless steel cuff at the top of the hard clear plastic barrel came loose with pulling even though the entire assembly did not come apart. I then was able to squeeze a stiff toothbrush with dish soap and water under the edge of the cuff to remove more gunk. I decided that it was probably impossible to deconstruct the pepper mill completely. There is water under the cuff, but I'll let it dry overnight sitting on top of our Blue Air 411 air purifier. It's possible that the cuff's tightness might prevent the water from evaporating. We'll see in the morning. Updates for home devices, including Docker 4.32.0 to 4.33.0. Organized and weeded archived emails. Late snack: a banana.