Daily Update


Bathroom Round 2

YESTERDAY:

  • head to work early
    • international team meeting at 7:30 am in office
  • took the minivan in to help with moving some shelves
  • sad choices for lunch
    • two options had dairy
    • roasted chicken looked very dry
    • ended up with a Tanabata Somen
  • one nap
  • bit of tricky UI work
  • head home early for a meeting
  • Jackie and I tried to check out a local sports center
    • nobody manning the front desk at 4:30 pm on a weekday?
  • head back home
  • bit of work
  • helped my Dad meet bathroom renovation contractor
    • went through some basic questions
  • took a long nap
  • head to dance practice
    • productive, but Meghan was out sick :(
    • lovely birthday celebration dance with Kat, Pawan, and Simren
  • Jackie gave everybody their crochet gifts
  • dinner at Home Eat
  • bit of work at home

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XCode and Clang Errors

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