I stayed at my step-sister Katie’s new place. She moved out to Reno in January and purchased a model home from a builder that was looking for some cash flow. It came fully furnished, so everything is quit pristine. I slept in, then Katie picked me up for lunch, and we met her brother Chad … Read more
Waiting in the Emeryville station for the slightly delayed train, I was regaled by the exortations of a bandaged cane-bearing man. “Hah!” he exhorted, “how can a train be 15 minutes late if this is the starting point!” I warily glanced his way to determine if he was actually speaking to someone, careful not to … Read more
I woke after 9:30 and the apartment was clear of its tenants. I had a teleconference to “attend” and then planned a full day of work. My wi-fi problems still persisted, so I intermittently used the short Ethernet cable in the apartment while working on the couch or at the kitchen table. I had intended … Read more
Monday I slept in, then woke to a house mostly clear. John and I had waffles for breakfast. He went into Berkeley to work on his aluminum foundry, I decided to stay and try to get some work done before heading south on the Caltrain. Unfortunately most of my computer time was spent trying to … Read more
I was up fairly early, adjusting to the timezone still, and having slept on another new bed, this time an air mattress. I worked on the computer a little, and listened to some podcasts. After a while I joined John, one of his roommates, Rosanna, and her boyfriend Peter, for breakfast. They cooked us a … Read more
John D picked me up at the Emoryville station. He had been working at his Berkeley studio. We drove by the party in Oakland, but it seemed quiet, so we went instead to a “mixer” of friends in San Francisco. It being Saturday night, it took us a while to find parking. We spent a … Read more