Friday, May 16, 2025
Breakfast at home: I prepared for myself a two-egg omelette with fixins from last night's tacos, side of one hash brown, hot water. Patrick and I worked to resolve a near-critical problem with a loose kitchen faucet that had a loose nut underneath. We didn't have the right tools to fix it properly, but I tightened the nut with a rubber-gloved hand, and it seems like it will hold long enough for us to hire a plumber to investigate the other issues with that faucet. (Our home insurance does not seem to cover faucets, and I suspect we might need or want to replace this one with something we like better anyhow.) Because this necessitated removing everything from under the sink, afterwards I cleaned under the sink as well as storage containers we are using there, then did a lot of cleaning and organizing of the under-sink items that we left for later during the chaos of moving, including one of our spider catchers. Walked to lunch at Hulu Wa where Patrick met me. Patrick had eggplant chicken lunch special with steamed white rice. I had sweet and sour shrimp lunch special with steamed white rice. Thai iced tea for both. Lunch specials included hot and sour soup. All food and drink were delicious. They started a new rewards program today, and Patrick enrolled. Patrick's fortune: Courtesy is one of the best peacemakers. My fortune: Determination is the wake-up call to the human will. (I'm not sure my fortune makes sense?) Afterwards we retrieved packages from the UPS Store. Trash management. For sale listings management. Annuity claim paperwork. Prep work for more formal new home announcements. Dinner at Castro Indian Restaurant and Bar with Patrick: complimentary papadam and two sauces, one order of two samosas, butter chicken masala mild, onion naan, basmati rice, chai. All food and drink were delicious. Afterwards we walked part of the Castro Night Market. Patrick went home, and I met Paul at Hi Tops. George, a friend of Paul's friends Mike and Matty, joined us, and we chatted through the evening at 440 then over a few dishes at Mama Ji's. We had our last drink at Last Call before calling it a night.