National Dapper Your Data Day
Late to Work
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- got there a bit late due to 101 slowdown
- Vietnamese pork stew for lunch!
- so many quail eggs
- passed out afterwards
- had a chat with our chosen architect
- he didn’t make a great impression
- buttoned up after I called him out on some negligence
- long sync with China team
- Sunjay stepped in to put pressure
- head to Palo Alto for workout
- good instructor
- weird layout for the solidcore though
- panda express for dinner
- helped Tammie work through more tax forms
Bernice Visit
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- Bernice and JC came by for lunch!
- ended up with a vegetarian option today
- chef was surprised
- interview candidate was a no-show
- Jackie brought back some delicious dinner from Google
- fancy chicken thigh
- avocado toast
- caught up with Thorvald
- one episode of ponies
- after a few months break
- had a lovely video call with Haley
- lots of advice on house building
Aerial Silks Again
YESTERDAY:
- woke up early
- texted more references from a design/build firm
- one guy had an early call with me
- great conversation and thorough praise
- head to yoga
- took a class at Mountain View Movement
- was a bit concerned since the studio was empty 5 minutes before the class started
- head back home to shower
- head out to Fremont to check out the guy’s house
- massive house in that neighborhood
- drop by a tasty noodle shop in Fremont
- huge portions though
- passed out from food coma in afternoon
- woke up when Brian arrived
- carpool to aerial silks class
- surprisingly, Ruth managed to gather 9 folks for the class!
- had fun relearning silks techniques
- drop by a dumpling place in San Carlos afterwards
- used to be panda dumpling
- now it’s called dumpling and dough!
- xiao long bao was actually decent
- black pepper dumplings were so-so
- head home
- quick shower
- head to Simren’s birthday party
- watched Argentina vs Switzerland match
- so much scoring at the end
- challenging wordplay game
- had fun with karaoke :D
- got home by 1 am
Santana Row Birthday
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- had a reference call for an architect
- glowing praise
- duck ramen for lunch!
- super tasty
- head to solidcore
- caught up with Kofi on the way
- lots of lunges on this workout
- rear foot inner thigh was burning
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
Dong Ting Chun
YESTERDAY:
- finished some leftovers instead of going out to eat for lunch
- cleaned up more furniture and items to take back to SF
- ran some errands with Elle
- drop by Target for some itching cream
- asked solidcore to manually fix their guest pass system
- got Jackie a boba
- solidcore class with Elle
- pretty empty class
- maybe everybody’s gone for the weekend?
- head back to take a shower and nap
- dinner with Elle’s friend at an authentic Hunan restaurant
- even with reservation had to wait a bit
- ended up wandering around a sketchy Chinese warehouse
- payment in cash or Zelle …
- super spicy food at restaurant
- frog meat was very fresh and tasty
- dropped off Dad at home
- head out to social dancing at Steven’s Steakhouse
- much more crowded than last time
- several fun dances :D
- got back around 1 am
- finished packing the van by 3 am
Explore Alhambra
YESTERDAY:
- woke up around 9
- Jackie was on-call from 10 am to 10 pm
- helped my dad put things away
- walked over to ACC, a local chinese fast food takeout place
- picked up some fruit with Elle from Aldi
- they gave us a huge pile of duck feet for $2
- same with the duck wings
- passed out from food coma afterwards
- head out to get a haircut with my dad
- hairdresser remembers my dad even though he left 3 years ago
- took Jackie out to Meow Rice Noodle
- pretty tasty noodles and soup
- chrysanthemum option didn’t taste like chrysanthemum though
- stayed up late working on house designs with Jackie and Dad
- Elle came back from visiting relatives after 1:30 am
China Table Tennis
YESTERDAY:
- head to work early
- 9 am onboarding for new hire
- busy day
- pulled pork for lunch
- was late due to meetings
- server gave me a massive pile!
- one nap
- caught up with Eli on fall course scheduling
- early workout around 4 pm
- late night calls were pretty short
- head to practice session at Naya
- worked on lifts and spins with Meghan and Jackie
- tight axis of rotation is necessary
- cereal for dinner
- figured I’d be unhealthy in LA over the weekend
- blood test results came back!
- apparently I have low vitamin D?
- fell asleep early, probably due to MSG
Pot Roast
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- still waiting on medical studies!
- sleep study results
- blood testing results
- braised lamb for lunch
- very heavy
- took a quick nap
- long meeting in afternoon
- head to solidcore workout
- lunges on both sides this time!
- finished lefover beef rendang from last week for dinner
- Thorvald didn’t respond
- hope his family is ok :(
- realized that witch hat atelier season 1 had already finished
- bit of an abrupt ending