Sunday we met Irene at the MTV farmers market and got some tasty food. We then went back to her place to cook it and watch some Rick and Morty.
Stephanie and I enjoyed the time we got to spend with Irene and her cousin. They are really nice people and we need to find more common interests that let us hang out with them.
Stephanie got back from China on Saturday morning, and I picked her up from the airport. We decided to just have a chill day at home. We went to a movie in Redwood City, and just walked to the theater. Kingsman: Golden Circle was entertaining, but we had issues with a lot of it. On the way to the theater we noticed the Teaspoon had opened up and went there for some shaved ice. It was delicious and we really enjoyed it.
I played a game of Terraforming Mars with Tina, Paul, and Liz. We were at George’s but he tapped out as he was doing some other things and talking to some other people as well. I ended up winning barely, despite my company not doing very well. I had the jovian company and saw very few jovian cards. I ended up winning due to being able to sneak out second or first in every award, despite not purchasing any of them. I also got one of the milestones.
I did a hike on Wednesday, since I couldn’t concentrate, and decided to go to Rancho San Antonio. Since I got there mid-day there was almost nobody there. As I was leaving some people started showing up and the parking lot was getting a little full. On the hike I saw lots of lizards, a hawk, a tall bird I couldn’t identify, and a few really fat ground squirrels. I walked by the farm and saw a pig in a mud puddle; it made me happy.
I decided to go for a walk around the Pulgas Water Temple this morning. It is where the Hetch Hetchy reservoir pipe ends. The temple is a little over the top, but still decent. There is a huge grate over the water, so you can’t see it rushing out, but you can certainly hear it.
Ryan, Liana, Caryn and I did an escape room together, with 7 people we didn’t know. We had a good go at it, with a time of 41 minutes. It was one of the faster times, and had we found one of the clues earlier we could have had the fastest time on it. I had a ton of fun, and our group did most of the solving of puzzles.
We then went to a beer garden and had a drink and dinner before heading home. Nima joined us part way through the dinner and we chatted about all sorts of things, but mainly job search stuff.
I went to the Ixalan pre-release event at Game Kastle. Kevin organized, and Andrew participated with us. Lindsay, Debby, and Marily were there. Marily brought her nephew and friend. I got an amazing draw, with a very strong green and decent blue. Lindsay was nice enough to get Steph some marzipan pastries, and they were adorable. Unfortunately since I didn’t want them to melt in my pocket, Lindsay held them in her purse, but we both forgot about it by the end of the evening.
In the matches I played I lost the first 0-2. Then I won the second 2-0 when a little kid scooped as soon as I played the Carnage Tyrant. I also got the best mythic land, also green.
The final match I lost the first one, then won the second just barely. The third went really long as he was doing a ton of life gain, then I did a lot of life gain, then we just hit each other until one died, which was him. I gave the cards afterwards and the look on his face was great.
After MTG we all went to Pho Vi Hoa and had dinner. I got the lemongrass beef, and it as amazing. I’m finding that at pho places I prefer to get the lemongrass flavored meat. It is always spicy and well flavored, plus it isn’t a ton of noodles. I couldn’t finish, but Andrew liked it and helped me out.
Friday I had dinner with George and Adam S at Speedy’s Tacos. I couldn’t eat much but it was still delicious. We went back to George’s place and started up some Karaoke. Kevin doesn’t sing and doesn’t drink, so we pulled out Mysterium. It is a light board game that doesn’t require everyone pay attention all the time, which worked well in that social setting. I started as the ghost with Kevin and Adam S as the psychics. We did ok, but didn’t make it to the final round. Then Kevin took a turn as the ghost and we did better, but still didn’t quite make it. The with Adam as the ghost we made it to the final round, but lost badly on the final.
^ Kevin trolling
I had a good hike through Eaton Park Saturday morning. The temperature and weather were perfect. I had a bit of a harder time getting to the park than I expected. I knew that there were hills on the way, but I didn’t think they would be as steep as they ended up being. The motor on my electric bike couldn’t handle them so I was peddling pretty hard.
I was surprised the views were so good with such a small hill. At the top there was a labyrinth made of bricks, which I found surprising. I hiked the loop around the park and headed out. I noticed lots of yellow jackets buzzing around, so I’ll probably not go back on my own.
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