Sunday, November 16, 2025
Slept in. Late breakfast: leftover one third of yesterday's cali burrito from El Tucan. Cleaned, vacuumed, and tidied. Dried and folded laundry that Patrick had put in the washer earlier. Walked to the hardware store to pick up an online order. Encountered Sonny along the way returning from the gym. Hardware store pickup was fast and easy despite a seemingly long line at the registers. On the walk home I encountered JY going to the gym. Along the way I stopped to pick up a sandwich at Rossi's Deli. On the walk home I encountered Tim and Tom. We chatted about the day's plans and hosting dinner parties and holiday parties. Home. Lunch with Patrick: we shared a roast turkey and swiss on sweet roll sandwich. Afterwards I cleaned the outer stairwell, using for the first time three 25-foot hoses connected with brass quick connectors. One of the two joining connectors leaked, but I resolved that with teflon tape. Patrick had been in the kitchen all morning. I helped with his meal prep and washed dishes. Dinner party with Patrick, Adrian, Jonathan, Mark H, and Tommy H. We had been planning this for a while and were unable to add more people on short notice. Patrick prepared kale and butternut squash salad with maple cider vinaigrette, Commander's garlic bread, meatballs and squared spaghetti in red gravy, and caramelized almond cake. We drank Imagery wine and talked about politics (Nancy Pelosi, Scott Weiner, Saikat Chakrabarti), cooking, cooking shows including The Great British Baking Show, drag shows, comedians (including John Mulaney and Louis C.K.), home maintenance, past friends and acquaintances, how we all met, Adobe, Aldus, Canva, musicals, heart health, and more. Patrick and I cleaned. Patrick went to bed. Installed computer and device updates. Around 10:50 p.m. it started raining, so I took steps to minimize potential water damage from known leaks.