chimes

I have nothing to report - I have just been slogging and trying to stay warm. I did do some writing last night and tonight, but it's rough going - I would find it easier at a coffee shop or wine bar, but those things are in short supply here. But my day overall was good, and now it's time for bed - goodnight!

send lawyers guns and money

I have apparently not blogged in several days - I blame a perfect storm of factors (pun intended).

Thursday was my last full day in SF and I slogged relentlessly before meeting Lauren (aka subz) for dinner at Rooh. She was in fine form and we enjoyed dinner v tasty Indian food - and a surprise sighting of our old boss from India, who was completely shocked to see us (and probably to see us together, since most work friendships don't survive a couple of decades and continents). Then I had to pack as fast as possible because...

Friday I was supposed to leave SF at the civilized hour of 1pm, but with the massive weather issues happening this weekend, and the fact that I had only a thin coat, fingerless gloves (cashmere, but still fingerless), and a hat I stole from the office swag closet meant that I thought it prudent to get into Des Moines during daylight hours. So I flew out of SF at 5am, which was as painful as it sounds. There weren't any restaurants open then, but luckily our robot overlords/underlings never sleep, so I got a decent latte from a robot barista before boarding. My Denver layover was a hike but went fine, we were delayed an hour by deicing plus a maintenance issue, but I made it to Des Moines by early afternoon and was able to grab groceries on the drive south. 

When I got home, I said hello to [censored], unloaded my car without freezing my ears off, and then made chicken and rice for dinner. And then I went to bed early ish and accidentally slept for ten+ hours, which was great. 

Yesterday I did basically nothing. But I did heat up some ham balls to take to Mom's, which we enjoyed with her scalloped potatoes and baked beans. And then I did more nothing and went to bed. 

Today it was still brutally cold, but it was sunny and well reflected by the snow, so I was in a decent mood. I did a bunch of cleaning, a bunch of laundry, a bunch of podcast listening, and also made a gigantic batch of beef stew. And now, I need to sleep since work is going to be busy busy busy this week - goodnight!

sleep tomorrow but tonight go crazy

No blog tonight - I had a v good day at work, but I got up early so I could grab Philz and make it to the office before an 8:30 meeting, and then I slogged relentlessly all day. Eventually I cut out so that I could meet Veronica for dinner at Beretta, which was excellent (and featured a surprise run-in with Katrina as I stepped out of the Uber, who discovered me cheating on her with Veronica at a restaurant that Katrina and I often go to).

But now I need to sleep so that I can make it through my last full day in SF tomorrow - goodnight!

long train running

I slogged completely incessantly all day, starting at 7:20 when I realized I had a meeting at 7:30 (that is usually at 9:30 in Iowa) and still hadn't showered. I made it through the shower in record time, took the call with my camera off, did another call, dashed to the office, and was in meetings straight until five. 

After that I continued to hang out with work people, but that involved drinks at True Laurel and dinner at Heirloom, where I had a v excellent duck and some surprisingly good wine. Yes, Adit was involved; no, we did not go off the rails. But now I need to sleep so I can do it all again tomorrow- goodnight!

brightest lights

I had a chill day, sort of - my morning was more chill than I planned, and then I drove to a random Philz somewhere and worked for a few hours. This wasn't exactly what I had in mind for my day off, but it wasn't all bad. In some ways it's nice to go into tomorrow not feeling completely behind, although I never exactly feel caught up. 

All of this happened before a 5pm dinner with the friendship renewal crew (Jen, Jane, and Joann). We went to Seapot, which is a hot pot place I'd been to before, and it was quite tasty. It was a little more chaotic than I would have preferred for a proper catch up after being separated for too long, but it was still fun and I got the high level overview of what my friends are up to. 

Then I dropped my rental car off at SFO, and endured an absurd wait for an Uber. It became clear that no one wanted to pick someone up at the rental car center (I assume it's either inconvenient for them to get to or they assume the clientele is worse). So I took the airtrain two stops to the Grand Hyatt, which is v nice, and I was promptly picked up by an excellent Uber, so the airtrain gamble was worth it.

And now I need to go to bed - goodnight!

working on mysteries without any clues

I had a lovely day in the city of sin. I got up at a reasonable hour and went to Blue Bottle, where I drank some New Orleans iced coffee and planned my week. Then I got ready, retrieved my car, and drove to the dirty east bay to have lunch with John and Jess. We went to Saul's in celebration of old times, and it was a delight to see them (and their child, and their child's friend, who I mentally call Yahtzee even though that's not his name).

Then I took the long way (by distance, not time) back into the city, which meant going over the Golden Gate Bridge yet again on this trip. I spent a couple of hours hanging out at fort mason/the marina, where I bought some art supplies, grabbed some coffee, and talked to my mom while taking in the view of the water. 

Then I came back to my hotel, vegged, ordered takeout sushi, journaled, and generally wasn't quite as productive as I wanted to be, but c'est la vie. Goodnight!

cozy era

I need to go to bed immediately since I'm falling asleep, but I had a great day in the city of sin - I got a bunch of sleep, talked to Katie for quite some time since we hadn't caught up in a coon's age, had an extended brunch with Katrina at Nopalito, and then did some work at Arbor in Hayes Valley. And then I had a v leisurely dinner with Claudia at Coqueta, where we had excellent tapas and even more excellent conversation. 

But now I'm desperate to sleep - goodnight!

they're gonna eat me alive

No blog tonight - I got up early enough to grab philz on my way to the office, and then I slogged all day. I ran some errands in japantown after, grabbed some pizza at delfina, and was back at my hotel by 7:45.... Where I proceeded to doze the rest of the night bc I'm in a deep sleep deficit. And now I'm going to bed for real - goodnight!