Okay, updates since my last real post:
Friday was pretty decent, although I was beyond tired because I got less than five hours of sleep before getting up to pack. Packing took longer than intended, and so I was later leaving than I wanted to - but I grabbed a coffee for the road, and then enjoyed the v. scenic drive from Carmel Valley to Menlo Park. In Menlo Park, I met Shedletsky for lunch - Tina was supposed to join us, but she had to stay back for a dishwasher delivery. So we chatted over paella in a tucked-away little cafe that I'd never heard of before, and it was quite nice to see him.
Then I sped to my hotel to check in, where I dropped my bags just so they wouldn't get stolen out of my car in SF. Then I went to the office, which I did not want to do after four days of offsite work - but Adit and I wanted to inspect the final progress on the remodel before we would both be out of town, so we met the contractor and did a walkthrough. I am ready for this project to be done, tbh, and hopefully it's done pretty soon.
Then I went to Room and Board to check out tables/chairs again, since I do not have access to one anywhere near me here. And then I picked up Adit and we went back to his house to talk shop for awhile before meeting Chandlord. We had a glass of wine at Gemini, and then we did a supper club dinner - it was some Thai pop-up with a communal table for twenty-ish people, which was pretty fun. The food was excellent and mostly gluten free, and we had a fun conversation, and I survived it despite wanting to be asleep at seven p.m.
When that was done, I went back to my hotel and slept for approx four hours before heading to the airport. All my travels yesterday were smooth, although my second flight was slightly delayed, but that just meant more time for me to hang out in the Amex lounge in Denver. When I got home, I drove straight south (with a quick stop to pick up sweet corn) and had dinner with Mom and [censored] before tumbling into bed.
Today was pretty chill and reasonably productive, all things considered - I slept until nine, then made coffee, did some personal work, showered, got groceries, and spent some quality time inspecting and messing with my gardens. Still unclear if I'll get any substantive produce, but it's been fun so far. At some point I took [censored] out to Mom's to get his tractor, and then I came back home, did a bit of cleaning, and made dinner (roasted chicken breasts + sweet corn).
And now, I need to sleep since I have a million tings to do this week to catch up on life. Goodnight!