Jason's Daily Notes

It's Wednesday.

It's chilly. Nearly record cold across the Bay Area this week. This comes after a warm and dry winter so far.

I was in LA for President's Day weekend (Feb 16-19). I had the house to myself; because my mom and uncle are both in the Philippines (my mom on her cruise). I joined Eric (and his bf Jason, along with Sara and Stad) for an escape room I met with Jenn and Ray to plan for next month's wedding ceremony. I also spent plenty of time with Juan, going out on Saturday and Sunday - WeHo Saturday night (with Alex and a group of gay bros including Eric, Alex R, Henry, William, and Markose), dim sum Sunday morning (with new friend Adriana), stopped by Juan's house, then back to my house, off to Westwood to pick up Alex and off to Eric's place for birthday games (Jackbox). Then went to dtla and drank at Redline (where I ended up leaving my credit card, and where Alex and Richie left together). Then walked to Precinct (it was lightly raining along the way), which was mostly empty. James and Juan had a little get together, and then Jose's party showed up. Adrian, Priscilla, Michelle, Naomi, Mo. The two groups merged together and it was fun.

Monday I had the whole day to myself. I went to Glendale, bought a 3V battery and watched Black Panther - AMAZING! Then rested at home, Netflixed a bit (Queer Eye), and then went to dinner with Chris and Michelle. We are old, lol! Good times to catch up with friends. So glad that Michelle's back in LA for good. And good quality time with friends all around - a successful weekend.

Tuesday, I woke up at 5:30 to get to the airport in time (my flight was at 8:30). It was cold. My Lyft driver was really friendly and interested to hear stories of my well-traveled life. I had a breakfast burrito and got on my flight, landing in Oakland and heading straight to work. I was exhausted and couldn't really focus all day. But I persevered, even without drinking any coffee. I also skipped lunch - because I wasn't hungry. I ended up fasting until today's lunchtime (over 24 hours). By fasting, I hope to unlock several health benefits and lose weight. I left work around 4:45 and got home and immediately laid down and soon slept. I ended up sleeping over 11 hours, with only a small break to watch the first episode of Netflix's One Day at a Time.

Today was a good day. I was well-rested. Made sure to bundle up. Podcasted on my way to work, and I was notified that my coworker had 2 free tickets to tomorrow's Warriors game (vs the Clippers) and I took them! I offered the second ticket to my flatmates, and Evelyn offered it to her sister (whose dream it was to see a Warriors game.) Because I had a call (Criteo) I had missed the lunch order. So I went to Panda Express and redeemed my 3-item combo coupon (taking the rest home for dinner). I'm counting my calories on My Fitness Pal and trying to stay within my 1570-calorie daily limit. Lazy afternoon, then back home (getting a forward-facing seat in an otherwise crowded BART train) to watch another episode of Queer Eye and One Day at a Time and Chris Rock's new comedy show.

Now I've grown accustomed to sleeping early, but I know I'm going to a basketball game tomorrow, so we'll see.

Are you today's date? Because you're 10/10

Wildfires are currently raging across Sonoma County. Damage is catastrophic. The sky over the entire Bay Area is filled with smoke.

8:00
9:00	Rush to work (but 9:30 meeting is moved)
10:00	AdWords meeting with Joce
11:00	Flu shot
12:00	National Coming Out Day! Brown bag lunch; good conversation. cookies
13:00
14:00	Meeting with creative for display ads request
15:00
16:00	Quarterly conversation. Whew!
17:00	Finish work; walk across
18:00	Spark Social - pupusas, save table. Sam arrives.
19:00	Trivia begins! Meet Evelyn, Ever, Eva, Marcus, Dacil (?)
20:00	Need to learn more about sports from the 1980s, Red Sox. Missed Iron Maiden's song (theme = monsters)
21:00	Head to El Rio; Alex joins. Ever leaves Chat with flatmates in the kitchen for a while.

Went to the Broad museum last night with Jenn, Ray, Leslie, Anthony, Arnold, and Jenn's colleagues/friend Hannah, her husband Curtis, their daughter Jaden, and later joined by the other colleague Taona. We hung out at Grand Central Market for some time.

Today, tutoring Rashid and Sunday funday in Weho with Eric and Henry

It's been a while since I've posted.

I'm back in LA, having returned from my month in Brazil. Had a great time and I think my heart will always be partly in Brazil. I do want to retun at some point.

Fernanda just visited me here, she was around for the weekend along with Tyler.

I have been working on Rashid's assignments and preparing his case studies this week. We met on Wednesday and Thursday. So that kept me busy both days. I went to Starbucks on York on Wednesday evening and cranked out three case studies.

Now I'm off to the Rose Bowl to go for a run. I'm taking my mom and uncle with me. A bit conscious that they will see my tattoo.

Had to tutor Rashid.
Had to make a presentation summarizing what I've been doing for Hichame.
Had to make it to Orange County for the Jack's Mannequin concert.
My mom got upset that I didn't move her bed upstairs. So I had to drive back home from Beverly Hills (picking up KFC in Glendale along the way) to do that.
It was hot. I was sweating.
Spend 3 hours working very productively in Pawn's dining room, getting the case studies don't. 

The weather is still hot, into the mid-80s (F) each day this week. And it's projected to stay hot through the weekend into early next week.

This weekend is my last in LA. I'm planning to go to San Diego next weekend (19th) then drive to the Bay Area after that (around the 23rd). Then, I'll be back in LA for a bit and head straight to Australia for a month. (Yes, I booked my flights yesterday! Only $911 RT).

This morning I had my follow-up appointment with the doctor near our house. Everything was good; I have a perfect bill of health. Didn't see why I needed to show up there just to get my results, lol.

Worked for most of the day on Rashid's homework; it was basically translating/summarizing financial statement data into a Word document. But it took a bit of time.

I'm quite busy with all the tutoring. I basically have one student per day now, which is great financially but taking up my leisure time. At least it keeps me occupied each day. The latest student - Lamya - is just starting her Capstone Project, on food waste in Saudi Arabia. It is slow and tedious work.

My mom is recovering nicely from her knee surgery; she can walk now, and the pain seems to be subsiding. Today is the therapist's (Maria) last day, but the other therapist will take over soon and have my mom's staples removed.

Tita Cris and Tita Carrie visited the house today, they chatted and laughed with my mom. Tita Cris brought zucchini bread which was amazingly delicious.

Decided to hit up my homies for drinks tonight. Looks like Ang, Adrian, and I are going to DTLA Artwalk. Woot!