Holiday Dinner
YESTERDAY:
- Jackie came with me to work!
- she had an on-site interview in Redwood City in the afternoon
- Japanese hamburger for lunch
- haven’t done a tireside chat in quite a while
- caught up with Zhou on startup stuff
- head to dance practice
- also productive!
- Irania brought a salsa friend visiting from San Diego
- head to shah for dinner
- went back to Artista to help Kat search for a missing hat
- turns out she left it at home
Birthday Karaoke
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- honey glazed chicken wings for lunch
- very tasty
- probably had too many
- head to dance practice
- took almost an hour to get there
- bit of a stomachache
- productive practice though
- super potato for dinner!
- still delicious!
Arcane Season 2
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- thai for lunch
- Khao Moo Dang
- which was a lot like the char siu I made over the weekend
- also chicken orzo soup!
- pick up Jackie
- head to dinner with Mark!
- falafel stop :D
- andrew m dropped by too
- lovely catching up with everybody
- head home
- finish off some Christmas gifts
Dance Auditions
YESTERDAY:
- head to yoga!
- surprisingly rainy in the morning
- head home
- quick shower
- Elle dropped by!
- head to lunch with Elle, Jackie, and dad
- flaming ox in San Jose!
- very tasty beef noodle soup
- also got some groceries from a taiwanese shop next door
- head home
- nap
- light dinner
- finished off my almond cereal
- started marinating some pork
- finally cleaned out my pantry!
Hoi Polloi
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- ramen for lunch
- one nap
- caught up with Kofi briefly
- Taylor came to Rakuten for gym workout
- no barbells, so all free weight exercises
- head to sea pot for dinner!
- haven’t been here in ages
- scallops were tasty
- big metal plate for project finally arrived
- food coma
Jackie at Topgolf
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- no Jackie again
- banh mi sandwiches for lunch
- everything else had dairy :(
- two naps
- head to yoga
- lovely class
- haven’t seen that instructor around in a while
- Jackie went to top golf with her coworkers
- watched two episodes of Umbrella Academy season 4 with Thorvald
- sad news about their dog :(
- bit of work
Jackie Interviews
YESTERDAY:
- head to Costco for gas
- surprisingly no line at 10 am
- head to Artista for auditions
- had fun leading salsa on-1
- I don’t know salsa on-1 …
- chacha is fun
- samba is hard
- don’t understand the weight transfers
- lunch with Christine and Kat
- Tipping Tree was the name of the restaurant
- sinigang soup with fish was amazing!
- head back for dance practice
- worked with Luis, Lina, and Vikas
- head back for PGSS call
- Jackie did a take-home challenge for interviews
- caught up on chess championship
Baychata Performance
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- drop off Jackie for her last day
- tonkatsu for lunch!
- so much rice
- head to dance practice
- a bit early due to a typo
- head to Danawa for dinner
- apparently Kat recruited two strangers in the parking lot
- food was ok but a bit pricey
Scallop Ramen
YESTERDAY:
- head to work
- so many meetings q.q
- head to team practice
- productive session
- in n out with Kat afterwards
- haven’t been here in ages
- interesting NPR segment on Louisiana and flooding from hurricanes
New Hire
YESTERDAY:
- head to work early for onboarding!
- team intro
- taiwanese pork belly rice
- so tasty
- head to dance practice