Saturday, July 4, 2026
Slept in. Realized that the stainless steel baffle grease filters had been emerging from the dishwasher not entirely clean because of grease and grime built up in their channels. Deep-cleaned one stainless steel baffle grease filter, ruining the smaller brush in an Oxo Good Grips Deep Clean Brush Set. Late breakfast: caesar salad from last night's dinner, hot water. Deep-cleaned the other stainless steel baffle grease filter. Lunch: caesar salad from last night's dinner, hot water. In the afternoon I walked and rode Muni and BART to 3rd Annual Fourth of Ju-Playa Birthday Party (and potluck). In attendance and whom I met, encountered, or talked to: Sheening, Josh, Spencer, John, Sam, Dom, Luna, Hap, Arthur, Simon, Jerome, Tofer, Loki, Chris, Benji, Seth, Adam, and more I can't recall. We talked about: dogs and dog adoption, Grindr and dating apps and shifting them to incorporate non-sexual social and community aspects, podcasting production mishaps, holiday decorating and the timings thereof including the earliest your Christmas tree may go up and the latest it may come down, the south of Spain including Malaga and Torremolinos, Simon's new song Let Your Love Shine (featuring Debby Holiday and Nas Mohamed), communicating with body language and tone, new jobs, venture capital, recreational drugs and psychological distancing from the self, television (including Hacks, The Bear, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island), Robby Hoffman (and how two of us did not like her Netflix special but one praised her other work), hair care, dance and fitness including D'Arcy Drollinger's Sexitude and zumba, and more. We ate: Casa Barotti focaccia, KFC, cured meats, tofu, jalapeno, pickled vegetables, various spreads, salad, fried potatoes with green sauce, sushi, roast chicken, hot sauce, potato salad, mini sandwiches, at least two kinds of asian noodle dishes, birthday cake, pecan pie, apple pie, blueberries, plums, strawberry cobbler with whipped cream, mixed berries, vegetable bites with ranch dip, tortilla chips, popcorn, ridged potato chips, cheese crackers, mini lollipops, Starburst, and more. People tapped on a drum machine alongside DJs Adam and Bryant. Dog Luna chased an orange ball anywhere anyone threw it. When we did the group photo in the living room everyone was surprised when (Benji?) stuck his phone on the TV. Later he revealed it has mini suction cups on the back. Much fun was had. Walked and rode BART and Muni home. A fine evening. Watched fireworks from the balcony. They were distant and small.