Monday, March 24, 2025
Had trouble sleeping last night, more than normal. Breakfast: yogurt with diced dried peach. New home setup all day. Today I drilled the first hole in the wall and after .75 inches I encountered the concrete we knew to be inside the walls. I have no interest in buying or renting a hammer drill, so for this, anchoring the top of a bookcase to a wall for earthquake preparedness, I used a 75-pound, locking anchor with three nails. Lunch: leftover sweet and sour chicken with rice from Hulu Wa. Today was 76 degrees, but I did not get to enjoy it much because I was too tired and napped midday. Patrick joined me after a visit to his mom and the grocery. Dinner at home with Patrick on the balcony: basil and ricotta ravioli in tomato-vegetable soup, hot water. As expected, our order for internet service was processed today, and we expect hardware to arrive in two days. So this evening I showed Patrick how to tether his laptop to his phone, and he and I both completed some important tasks this way. We also ran the Bosch dishwasher for the first time tonight. It's very quiet. The kitchen sink faucet diverter seems to have stuck or broken. Tonight I also completed my paperwork to officially retire from UCSF.