January 2025
Summary: Game Night and Drink and Draw at The Academy
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Wed Jan 1, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana, blueberries; side of plain nonfat yogurt; hot water. For lunch, Patrick and I walked toward the beach, wanting to eat at either Galinette or Underdogs Too. Galinette was closed for a private party. Underdogs Too was extremely busy. We walked along the Great Highway to Noriega then ate at La Playa Taqueria. Patrick had a chicken burrito. I had two mahi-mahi tacos. My tacos included a mango salsa which was spicy even though the menu did not say it was. I ate it anyway. Horchata for Patrick, lemonade for me. We walked and rode Muni home. Later I napped. Dinner at home with Patrick: black-eye peas with brown rice, hot water. I washed some dishes. We watched What If…? s3:e7 on Disney+ then Big Mouth s1:e3 on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed more dishes.
Thu Jan 2, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; side of plain nonfat yogurt with blueberries; hot water. Lunch: I prepared for myself ramen with shrimp, fish balls, sliced shallots, mushrooms, frozen broccoli. Installed macOS 15.2 Sequoia on Patrick's laptop. Patrick and I walked to dinner at Chaa Roen Pohn: rolls, chicken rad nah mee grob, nam kao tod, hot green tea. The last (and first) time we were here, the restaurant was slammed. This time, we arrived just after 5:00 p.m. opening and it was empty; we were the only customers. The food and drink were delicious, and service by Anna was very good. $50 after tax and before tip. Walked home. We watched What If…? s3:e8 (season finale) then Skeleton Crew s1:e6, both on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. I joined a while later.
Fri Jan 3, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. First day back to work after winter break. Caught up on email. Followup with Sahru about a listserv membership request. Followup with various IT and Facilities requests. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Minor web edits and redirect insertions for Arezou R for CCB. Lunch at Moffitt Cafe: chicken breast and cheddar on whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomato, mayo; side of coated fries with ketchup; water. Reviewed and edited the draft faculty and staff newsletter—our first issue. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and avocado tacos, hot water. Afterwards we watched Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on Netflix then Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall with butter microwave popcorn and cranberry mezcal margaritas. Patrick went to bed, and I joined a while later.
Sat Jan 4, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. House chores: butcher block wood butter treatment, changed air purifier pre-filters, applied boot wax to my leather Solo New York roller bag. Lunch: Patrick prepared for himself a three-egg veggie omelet. Afterwards I prepared for myself a two-egg omelet. Cleaned the bathroom, cut my hair, cleaned the bathroom, showered. Patrick napped. Later we walked and rode Muni to meet some of The Syndicate at Detour for drinks then La Mediterranee for dinner because Marck and Tilman were back in town. 17 in attendance that I recall: Marck, Tilman, Andy, Scott, Galen, Brendon, JY, Adrian, Tim C, Ryan, Jason, Timmy D, John B, Kent, Dan B, Patrick, me. All food and drink were delicious, as usual. Afterwards some of the group visited Bar 49. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni home. To bed.
Sun Jan 5, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. I tested some new personal heat equipment. Midmorning Patrick and I walked to Sunset Mercantile Farmers Market. I wanted to try a smash burger, but the line for Maillards seemed a very long wait. Instead we shared two potstickers from Xiao Xiao Buns ($6) and sweet tofu udon from Kunugi Noodle ($8). Later we walked to Andytown where Patrick got a latte, then Walgreens for toilet paper. Walked home. Patrick and I chatted with our landlord a while. Patrick napped. I determined that the new personal heat equipment did not work for my needs and prepared them for return. I joined the nap. Later I awoke to Patrick preparing dinner: cashew chicken with steamed rice, hot water. Afterwards we finished watching Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall then watched Big Mouth s1:e4, both on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I performed updates and backups for home devices. Realized today that we had to stop using Netputing's HandyPrint because it has no longer been supported for some time now. We used it so infrequently I'm not sure if I'll try to find a replacement. Edited one photo from our Spain trip using auto-align and auto-blend features in Photoshop. Began backpopulating journal entries for the trip.
Mon Jan 6, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Granted access to a Qualtrics survey for Joel and Edgar. Chatted with Suzan. Followup with IT problem reports. Created several new IT problem reports. Lunch with Suzan in Katherine's office: Suzan brought a salad and leftover turkey meatloaf. I brought leftover cashew chicken. Rotated copyright years on html email templates. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan. Katherine announced that a return to work policy will soon be implemented. So far it seems like managers will be required to be in the office five days a week and non-managers in the office either three or four days a week. More details are forthcoming. We played with Genmoji on my iPhone 16 Pro and found it difficult to get the kinds of results we needed. Genmoji is a bit hard to use in that whenever people in an image are implied it wants you to specify more about what the person should look like, and this happens even if you request no people in your image. Stock photo is probably still easier to work with if images of what you seek exist. Lots of followup with email newsletter registration, which I learned today from IT that it is no longer required. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: shrimp and avocado salad, hot water. Chatted on SMS with Chris then later Jen. Chatted on SMS with Tina while Patrick talked on the phone with Brother Tony. I washed dishes. We watched Big Mouth s1:e5 on Netflix then one SNL YouTube video (John Mulaney as Superman). Patrick went to bed. Late snacks: a few teaspoonfuls of greek yogurt, celery sticks with peanut butter, tortilla chips.
Tue Jan 7, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; side of greek yogurt; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Followup tasks after Katherine sent our new monthly html email newsletter this morning. Undid preparations for listserv moderation that Julia S initiated but which we never completed. Lots of listserv management, including creating a new list to manually maintain temp employees. Lots of calendar management to resolve (corrupted?) recurring items that failed to delete properly. I discovered on our IT website odd recommendations for Outlook and Exchange, such as you should never create recurring items that last longer than six months; you should never accept, decline or modify appointments, or invite others to appointments from your mobile device; never change a series and instead cancel the series and create a new one; never change an instance of a series and instead cancel just that instance and create a new one. Midafternoon snacks: rice crackers, one sumo orange. It took me the whole afternoon to resolve all the problems and then set up work schedule and holidays and vacations for 2025. Dinner at home with Patrick: Martha Stewart's tortellini soup with peas and spinach, hot water. We watched Skeleton Crew s1:e7 on Disney+ then Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year on Netflix. Patrick had a whiskey cocktail while watching. I washed some of the dishes at a break in between. Afterwards Patrick went to bed. I washed the remaining dishes. Harvested digital wallpaper for Zoom backgrounds. Late snack: crackers with cream cheese, cranberry juice mixed with water. Installed updates required by work. Uninstalled Adobe Bridge. Installed Adobe updates.
Wed Jan 8, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Followup with Vicky and Angelie about avoiding "Adjunct" and "Clinical" in "in Residence" in faculty titles. Installed iOS 18.2.1 on my iPhone 16 Pro. Filed pcard paperwork. 1:1 with Katherine. Lunch at Moffitt Cafe by myself: mixed vegetables with jasmine rice: about $7. Water from my water bottle. Followup with CCB newsletter. Answered a website question for Kiyomi. Answered a listserv question for Kylie L and James F. Workflow and tools meeting with Katherine and Suzan. Imported donor email addresses to the UFD mailing list. Created two letterhead drafts for Lisa D: Lisa K and Jonathan W. Visited Kiyomi in OSA. I brought her backup keys that I had stored at home, and we went through the cabinet drawers to find the same keys and the matching padlocks. I took away now-unneeded things: old data backed up to CD, DVD, and combo-keypad hard drives. We chatted about the gobo and about a giant bank safe and a credit card swiping machine that the office once used. Left my roller bag at work and walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick at Last Rites for a round of drinks before dinner at Warakubune then Game Night at The Academy—a nice evening. We walked and rode Muni home.
Thu Jan 9, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; side of greek yogurt; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to a doctor appointment in Mission Bay. The bus this morning was five minutes early but I noticed it in time and ran to catch it. I asked the driver if the schedule had changed or if he was early, and he said he was right on time, but I think he was not correct and later confirmed it by looking up the schedule. On the Muni train, the driver stopped the train and exited the driver's compartment to check something in the rear car. He was gone about a minute and then returned. The entire delay was about two minutes—no explanation. UCSF shuttle from Mission Bay to Parnassus. Did a bit of work and chatted with Katherine about some work issues. Picked up my roller bag that I had left at work last night. Walked and rode Muni home. Lunch at home: leftover tortellini soup with peas and spinach, hot water. Disabled accounts inactive for six months in ResourceSpace. Created a ResourceSpace account for Frances P. Followup with a facilities problem report: lots of bird poop on sidewalk at Millberry Union bus stop. Followup on performance of The Dose newsletter. Removed an old teaching awards slide from the MSB9 display. Mailing list maintenance: removed email addresses which returned errors saying they did not exist. After work, Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to the Castro. We arrived earlier than expected, so we walked in the neighborhood a while. Dinner at Bee's Vietnamese Street Food. We had a 5:15 p.m. reservation but did not need it; there was only one other table taken. We each got hot green tea and the broken rice (cơm tấm) combo plate. The service was friendly and mostly attentive. After ordering there was a longer-than-expected wait until the food arrived—perhaps 25 or 30 minutes?—but it was worth it. These plates are huge and very filling. The plate included grilled pork chop, grilled boneless chicken, shredded pork skin, daikon salad, broken rice, soft fried egg patty, lettuce, sliced tomato, sliced cucumber, nước mắm chấm not spicy. The dish was prepared carefully. All the vegetables appeared to have been sliced fresh. The egg sat perfectly atop the rice and was runny when broken. The entire plate picture-perfect upon arrival. A small bowl of broth filled with sliced green onions and chopped cilantro accompanied. All the flavors were perfect, and the salt levels were also just right. Afterwards we attended Drink and Draw at The Academy: order drinks and draw a nude male model. We enjoyed ourselves. Walked and rode Muni home. As our train arrived, the sign overhead said DO NOT BOARD, TRAIN DOES NOT STOP or something like that, but the train indeed stop and let us board. Patrick went to bed. I had a late snack: steak fries with ketchup, water.
Fri Jan 10, 2025
This morning just after waking I was flushing the toilet and I felt some movement I don't usually feel and heard rumbling sounds I don't usually hear. I thought: earthquake? but did not think anything more until a few seconds later when Patrick told me there was an earthquake. It was small, and we went on our day. Left home late, so I did not eat at home. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Breakfast at Moffitt Cafe: scrambled eggs, potatoes, link sausage, and wheat toast with butter; water. Facilities men arrived to remove a broken chair and an unused whiteboard. Reported and followed up with slow page loading on our websites. Eric G responded that our sites are under attack by bots. I felt another small earthquake midmorning. Snack: one sumo orange. This one contained seeds, which can happen on occasion, I learned. Granted access to Sahru to two Qualtrics surveys for PSR. Returned to setting up dynamic listservs for PharmD, which were on hold and then Julia had left. Lunch from Moffitt Cafe, ate at desk: one prepackaged small pesto chicken sandwich. Walked and rode Muni home. The bus operator had parked the bus and left on a break but was late in returning. The bus left probably three minutes late. Dinner at home with Patrick: halibut en papillote with carrots and zucchini. Patrick drank sparkling water and a glass of white wine. I drank hot water. New home research. Afterwards we watched CODA on Apple TV+ with butter microwave popcorn. I had seen it once before; Patrick had never seen it. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sat Jan 11, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; side of greek yogurt; hot water. New home research. Lunch: Patrick had avocado and orange salad and avocado toast. I had half sumo orange and leftover tortellini soup with peas and spinach, hot water. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Pho Phu Quoc PPQ Beef Noodle House Restaurant via DoorDash: imperial rolls to share, Patrick had shredded pho ga and hot water. I had five-spice pho ga, hot water, and thai iced tea. Afterwards we watched Poor Things on Hulu. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes.
Sun Jan 12, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Changed a lot of social media privacy settings to be more private. Lunch at home with Patrick: we each had a version of leftover noodle soup. Mine had new lo mein noodles because I had run out. Afternoon snack: Patrick had a red anjou pear. I had a Sumo orange and a homemade sparkling limeade. House chores: paper shredding, vacuuming. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: I helped Patrick prepare black bean and cauliflower-rice stuffed peppers. Hot water to drink. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos, including behind the scenes of Vengeance Most Fowl. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: leftover halibut with carrots and zucchini, fortune cookie from a while back, water. My fortune: Your courage will reward you. Later snack: Corn Nuts.
Mon Jan 13, 2025
Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Breakfast at Moffitt Cafe: breakfast burrito (I chose pork sausage, bell peppers, and tomato) from the grill, decaf coffee with half and half. I reheated my coffee in a microwave because it wasn't hot enough for me. The burrito leaked a lot of liquid and was very messy to eat, but it was tasty and very filling. It included fried potatoes even though I don't think that the description said it would. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Reported a problem to Components AI: blank page after login. Filed three problem reports with IT about Versa related to markup and styling. Web editor permissions maintenance for Desai Lab. Dynamic listserv setup for PharmD with Kiyomi over email. Skipped lunch; too full from breakfast. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan. People pages work: adjusted titles. In the hallway I helped a stranger find the info desk in the hospital. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: garlic-lime cashew zoodles, hot water. Afterwards we watched Wicked Little Letters on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: a few spoonfuls of yogurt; everything flatbread crackers with hummus; water.
Tue Jan 14, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water with squeeze of half lime and half lemon. Worked from home. Teams members management. Shared a free webinar invitation with email campaigners in the school. Edited a news story for Suzan. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Mailing list management. Began cleaning up my Box account, removing unneeded files. Dean's Office Administration team meeting via Zoom. Lunch: ramen noodles stir-fried with baby bok choy, carrots, zucchini, green onions, fish balls; cold water. 1:1 with Suzan to build PDF and JPG social media deliverables using InDesign. Walked and rode Muni to a dentist appointment and back home. While Patrick prepared dinner we contiued playing Monument Valley 3. Dinner at home with Patrick: crispy peanut tofu and cauliflower rice, hot water. We watched various YouTube videos then Skeleton Crew s1:e8 (season finale) on Disney+. I had a chocolate-covered fig and an orange n cream GoodPop popsicle for dessert. I washed dishes at a break in between. Patrick went to bed. I joined a while later.
Wed Jan 15, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Orgchart work. Followup with a faculty member's retirement. 1:1 with Katherine and surprise guest Angelie. Followup with the HR team about people pages work. A-Z website list work. Followup with an IT ticket. Followup with a Facilities request. Followup with Kiyomi N about changing the display name for the office's email address. Delivered two digital letterhead templates to Lisa D. Followup with mailing list work. Walked to lunch at Super Duper: mini burger with cheddar and fries with ketchup. Walked and rode Muni to meet Patrick for dinner at Mezze and Mooore: beets, falafel, hummus with chicken schwarma and pita, taboule, hot tea. Patrick loved everything and in particular thought the falafel was "1000 times better" than that at La Mediterranee and "best falafel I've ever had." The food was very good except I thought most of the dishes were too salty and that the falafel was a bit too spicy for me. We had planned to attend a workshop at The Academy but decided against it at the last minute. We walked and rode Muni home. I showed Patrick how to use OpenVPN on his laptop and phone. Patrick went to bed. I joined a while later.
Thu Jan 16, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Followup on our first LinkedIn post that included a PDF in order to create a carousel effect. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Lots of followup tasks with Esteban B's retirement. Removed X from the footer of html email templates. Submitted a request to IT to reassign ownership of a resource email account. Lunch: leftovers from last night's dinner with everything flatbread crackers, hot water. Walked and rode Muni to a doctor appointment and back at Mission Bay, stopping at Publico for a sparkling blackberry Izze. On the Muni ride home, I helped someone new to riding Muni find her way. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Lazy Susan via DoorDash: wonton soup, sesame chicken, shrimp chow mein, jasmine rice; hot water. Patrick's fortune: You will soon create a favorable impression on someone. My fortune: You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. We watched Severance season 1 recaps on Apple TV+ and YouTube then Severance s2:e1 on Apple TV+.
Fri Jan 17, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Worked from home. Uploaded latecoming PowerPoint slides to the last town hall. Digital letterhead work for Lisa D. Chatted with a friend. Resolved a Google sheets embed problem for Gabriela C. Chatted with a friend. Late lunch: leftover shrimp chow mein, hot water. Lots of Asana task followup. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick had leftover hummus with chicken schwarma and side of avocado and pita. I had leftover sesame chicken and rice.
Sat Jan 18, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Patrick had an almond croissant from Tartine. Began building a new resume in html using code provided by Léa Gallier (LeaG76/cv-generator)—thanks, Léa! Yours was the simplest and easiest to modify that I liked and could find quickly. Vacuumed. Lunch: I converted leftover steamed white rice to fried rice, added Dorot garlic, chopped baby bok choy, and soy sauce. Hot water to drink. Continued resume work all day. Dinner at home by myself: orzo salad with feta, olives, and spinach; hot water. Continued resume work. Patrick and I watched various YouTube videos then Big Mouth s1:e6 on Netflix Finished and published resume. Patrick went to bed. I joined a while later.
Sun Jan 19, 2025
Light, late breakfast: small bowl of greek yogurt with blueberries, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds; hot water. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to Kerry and his mom's place to have her sign legal documents. Sam and I were witnesses to the signings. Walked to lunch at Big Lantern with Patrick and Sam: hot and sour soup, potstickers, mu shu pork, chicken chow fun. Patrick and I had tea. Sam had a diet Coke. All food, drink, and service were excellent. Sam's fortune: Do not fear failure. Patrick's fortune: A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner! My fortune: Determination is what you need now. Afterwards Sam rode Uber home. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni home. Later for dinner Patrick had avocado salad. I was still full from lunch and skipped dinner. We watched various YouTube videos. Patrick went to bed. I had a late snack: three slices of sourdough toast with creamy peanut butter, hot water.
Mon Jan 20, 2025
MLK Jr holiday and inauguration day. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, slivered and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Continued updating my online resume all day. Scanned and OCRed legal documents that were signed yesterday. Lunch at home with Patrick: cauliflower burgers with cheddar, lettuce, and condiments; hot water. I washed dishes. Patrick napped. I cleaned the bathroom, cut my hair, showered, cleaned the bathroom. Recharge work prep. Afternoon snack: one Sumo orange. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: zucchini and corn enchiladas, hot water. We watched Interior Chinatown s1:e1 on Hulu. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: greek yogurt with blueberries.
Tue Jan 21, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Orgchart and related web pages work. Edited a news story for Katherine. PAWS meeting notes review. Lunch at home: leftover zucchini and corn enchiladas, everything flatbread crackers, hot water. Edited content for the Pharm Tech to PharmD pathway program. Wind-down activities, which included erasing an old personal laptop and preparing it for reuse. Dinner at home with Patrick: cauliflower and avocado tacos, hot water. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos and Interior Chinatown s1:e2 on Hulu with cocktails. Patrick had whiskey with ginger beer. I had an aviation. I washed dishes. Patrick went to bed. Continued wind-down activities.
Wed Jan 22, 2025
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. Continued troubleshooting delegate permissions lost on a resource email account. Edited content updates for Sharon's pathway program. Connected Katherine with Joanna H so that she can update the USA deans mailing list in the future. Visited OSA for a while. Lunch to go from Panda Express: bowl with half chow mein, half mixed greens, honey sesame chicken breast. Ate at desk with water from my water bottle. Saved my fortune cookie for later. Workflow and Tools meeting with Katherine and Suzan. Instagram recently changed from square thumbs to rectangular thumbs, so we modified our templates accordingly. Lots of Asana task followup and cleanup. Prepared a message to Alisha R and Marc V in OC, including videos demonstrating different things. Walked and rode Muni home. Walked to dinner at Sushi Zen with Patrick. Patrick had tai fish katsu with sashimi combo dinner: $25. I had chicken teriyaki combo dinner: $24. All food and drink were delicious. Service was very good. Our receipt said the server's name was E. $53.12 before a $10 tip. Walked home. Patrick went to bed. I joined a while later.
Thu Jan 23, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half banana; hot water. Before work I helped Patrick scan a bunch of documents for his mom. Worked from home. Began creating training videos to help others on my team know how to do certain tasks. Encountered some problems with Microsoft Stream failing to upload files. Html email edit and build: SL new part-time role in SOD. Mailing list work: HR update. Announcement audience sublist prep. Web edits for SL's pathway page. Redirected a request from Suzan about job postings to the OSA job posting form. Lunch at home by myself: Whole Foods chinese chicken salad kit, hot water. Sent the html email. Combined two MOV files in iMovie then exported as MP4 to create a training video. Microsoft Stream choked on a 3.3 GB MOV file, so in iMovie I exported it as MP4 and then tried uploading that to Stream and that worked. Walked and rode Muni to a doctor appointment and back. Dinner at home with Patrick: leftovers, hot water. Patrick washed dishes. We watched Severance s2:e2 on Apple TV+. Patrick went to bed. Late snack: greek yogurt, blueberries, cinnamon; water.
Fri Jan 24, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, leftover everything from everything flatbread crackers, blueberries; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Staged changes for Sharon's new pathway program page on the web and reviewed the Qualtrics survey which is the application. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan. I worked through lunch, eating only cashes and seaweed snack from my bag. Staged changes for the commencement web page for Leslie CS. Made changes to the CCI website for Sahru and Su. Walked and rode Muni home. Rested a bit. Walked and rode Muni to the Castro with Patrick. Dinner on the back patio at The Rustic (215 Church Street) with Patrick: we shared: cauliflower soup special, bluefin crudo, ravioli and pesto. Tap water to drink. About $55 before tip. Service by Chantal B was mostly very good. $55.70 before an $8 tip. Afterwards Patrick went to The Academy for a whiskey tasting. I met some from the Syndicate at Dumpling Kitchen. I didn't eat, but I had about two glasses of sauv blanc. In attendance: Emery, Galen, Timmy D, Andy, Scott, Adrian, JY, John B. I shared what was going on in my life and got a bunch of advice. Timmy D told us an interesting story about what he did last August. Afterwards I met Patrick in front of The Academy, then we walked and rode Muni home. To bed.
Sat Jan 25, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. New home research. Midmorning, Patrick napped. Repotted the orchid. Cleaned in the back yard. Lunch at home by myself while Patrick slept: leftover tacos, tiny side of tortilla strips, hot water. Did some catching up on journaling. Patrick arose. Snack for me: fortune cookie. My fortune: You will have good luck in your personal affairs. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Inle via DoorDash: coconut noodle soup, pad thai with chicken, thai green curry with chicken, thai fried rice with beef. Hot water to drink. We watched Star Trek: Section 31 on Paramount+, and it was mostly awful, probably the worst Star Trek I have seen that I can remember.
Sun Jan 26, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. New home research. Lunch at home. Patrick had greek yogurt with fruit. I had leftovers from last night. Patrick and I walked and rode Muni to four open houses. Just before entering, I began recording in Voice Memo on my iPhone, which caught everything the real estate agnet explained while I also took photos at the same time. Along the way we stopped at Castro Tarts for shrimp fresh rolls and beverages. Patrick had a cafe au lait. I had a chai latte. After all the showings we stopped at Toad Hall to use the restroom then rode Muni home. Dinner: leftovers from last night. Patrick washed dishes while I prepared an email to Bran. We watched The Simpsons s33:e7 on Disney+. Patrick went to bed. Zoom chat with Lani and Dex. Unloaded photos and audio recordings from my iPhone 16 Pro and archived them. Washed dishes.
Mon Jan 27, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries, golden raisins; hot water. Walked and rode Muni to UCSF Parnassus. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Web edits for Pharm Tech to PharmD page for Sharon. Prepped an html email announcement for Katherine. Commencement page updates for Leslie CS. Lunch to go from Cafe Bellini: large roast beef sandwich. I had forgotten that dutch crunch is their default bread for this sandwich, and it is not my favorite kind of bread. Water from my water bottle. Ate at desk chatting with Suzan who brought soup and crackers and water. We mostly lamented the state of the world around us. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan. PAWS wireframe review. Walked and rode Muni home. Dinner at home with Patrick: asparagus and scallion quiche, hot water.
Tue Jan 28, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Mailjet Email Academy webinar via Goldcast: top email marketing trends for 2025. Listserv work for Kiyomi. Wind-down activities all day. Dean's Office Administration team meeting via Zoom. Lunch at home: leftover quiche, hot water. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Afternoon snack: hummus with everything flatbread crackers. End work. Housecleaning. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Rooster and Rice via DoorDash: chicken and rice and side of broth for both. Mine also included extra veggies. Patrick ordered extra cucumbers but didn't seem to receive them but we didn't complain. Green tea. We watched Interior Chinatown s1:e3 on Hulu then various YouTube videos. Patrick wants to continue watching this series. I think it has its heart in the right place, but for me the story moves along too slowly and so many of the well-intended jokes simply don't land the right way. I get that it's meant to feel awkward in places, but it's just too off for me to continue past this episode. I washed dishes at a break in between. Patrick went to bed. I cleaned the kitchen faucet spray then changed air purifier prefilters. Late snack: greek yogurt with blueberries, sliced and toasted almonds, mexican vanilla. Butcher block and wooden utensils wood butter treatment. Cleaned all screens with water and lint-free cloth. Updates for home computers and devices, including installing macOS 15.3 Sequoia for the home MacBook Pros.
Wed Jan 29, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Wind-down activities all day. Lunch at home: Patrick had oatmeal. I had leftover thai green curry with chicken, hot water. I washed dishes. Dinner at home with Patrick: Patrick had avocado and orange salad. I had leftover chicken and rice with ginger scallion sauce. I also ate part of the Sumo orange that Patrick did not use in his salad. Afterwards we watched various YouTube videos then half of Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: corn on the cob from frozen, hot water. Organized files. Unloaded and archived photos from my phone. Installed macOS 14.7.3 Sonoma on my work MacBook Pro. The installation failed, and I'm still on 14.7.2.
Thu Jan 30, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries, everything topping gathered from the bottom of everything flatbread crackers we had eaten; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Wind-down activities all day. Filed pcard paperwork. Installed macOS 14.7.3 Sonoma on my work MacBook Pro. Lunch at home with Patrick: we each had a slice of leftover quiche. Patrick also had a pear. I also had a Sumo orange. Hot water to drink. 14.7.3 installed successfully this time. Dinner at home with Patrick: zesty lime shrimp and avocado salad, hot water. We watched The Simpsons s33:e7 on Disney+ then Severance s2:e3 on Apple TV+ then the remainder of Hasan Minhaj: Off With His Head on Netflix. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Late snack: greek yogurt with blueberries.
Fri Jan 31, 2025
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, blueberries, everything topping gathered from the bottom of everything flatbread crackers we had eaten; hot water. Worked from home. Siteimprove linkchecking, spellchecking, and policy work. Wind-down activities all day. Team meeting with Katherine and Suzan: we worked mostly on The Dose newsletter. Lunch at home with Patrick. Patrick had leftover zesty lime shrimp with fresh avocado in a salad. I had leftover rice with soy sauce and broccoli from frozen, then I had leftover zesty lime shrimp in a corn-flour tortilla. Hot water to drink. Dinner at home with Patrick: ravioli and tomato-vegetable soup, hot water. Dessert for me only: Orange N Cream Goodpop. We watched Big Mouth s1:e7 on Netflix then while watching What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates: What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates: "Can We Outsmart Disease?" I fell sleepy and decided to go to bed.