Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Spot-vacuumed everywhere. Emptied the paper shredder. Patrick made King Arthur's blueberry flax muffins. Patrick napped. I swept the balcony, patio, and front of home. My technique now is to loosen all tree and plant debris and cobwebs with the regular broom, then use the Zoom Broom to collect it on one side or area, then return to the regular broom and long-handled dustpan to collect it, then drop it into a paper grocery bag. This process is now I think the fastest I've ever done for the balcony and patio. The front of home takes more time. For these three areas I think I was done in about 45 minutes. This does not include the exterior stairwell or the garage. Afterwards I wiped door locks and handles of dust and cleaned with a light amount of dish soap solution. Vacuumed the north bedroom (office) and the lower hallway with the Miele Capri. Cleaned the bathroom, cut my hair, showered, cleaned the bathroom. Plant care. Patrick and I rode Uber to Alamo Drafthouse New Mission for Godzilla Minus Zero. We shared boneless chicken bites with veggie sticks and popcorn with light butter. Patrick drank Dr. Pepper. I drank sweet iced tea. We enjoyed the film. Rode Uber home. Refreshed. Walked to dinner at Parasol at Cafe Flore with Paul, Phil, Drew, and Tai. We shared bread, carrots, brussels sprouts. Mains: octopus for Tai, burger and fries for Drew, beet salad for Phil, Caesar salad for Paul, and Patrick and I shared a burger and fries. For dessert we shared two chocolate mousses and one pumpkin crumble. We sat indoors. Loudness was between 75 and 82 decibels as measured by the NIOSH SLM iPhone app. Service from the bar was notably slow, and service from the kitchen was regular slow. The bread is served hot in the style of pain d'epi. The small gold plates are not chargers; they are plates. Our burger was cooked not as we had ordered it, but we did not complain. All food and drink were delicious and beautifully presented. Paul gave me a very sweet card. Afterwards the others went home and Paul and I barhopped, ending up at Blush! Wine Bar and drank wine and non-alcoholic wine while enjoying the music of Americano Social Club for perhaps 4 or 5 songs. I tipped via QR code.