Typing this out fast on the computer.
Woke up early enough around 8:05, got ready. Had a small packed Santa Fe salad and some pot stickers with some of the soy sauce dressing (yum). Made some coffee around 10:30 on the Hario Switch, full immersion, though I steeped a little longer by accident. Grind setting flat 5 I think. Stirred in a spoonful of condensed milk and it tasted very smooth, no acridity or ash-like flavors at all. Drove to work in mom's car around 11:45, a little earlier than usual, to ship off my KEH return through USPS. There are some products you just know you'll return, and the 24-70mm was unfortunately one of them. (Perks of refining your buying decisions through two chatbots, I guess. Now what are you looking at me like that for? I'm trying to validate my shopping!! Just let me delulu in peace ... ) Work was fine. A little busy around 1:30 to 2:30, and a couple of fussy customers, but nothing we couldn't handle. Got some coffee for the shop from Starbucks around 5:30 or so, at mom's request. I got an iced Americano with cold foam for myself, an iced brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso for mom, and an iced vanilla latte with salted cold foam for my uncle, the latter two with an extra shot. It totaled out to $20.30. I'll tell you the next time I'm getting Starbucks I'm just going to get drip coffee because this seems bonkers. (Pourover, if they're not too busy. Though maybe there's an upcharge on that too.) At least the guy who took my order was sweet. Seemed around my age. Joseph from MHS's Robotics Team (this was 2017-2019) was working, not sure if he remembered me though I could spot him by his beard a hundred feet away. Funny asymmetries like that. Maybe I'm good with faces, but I don't know. Okay now well this is getting long so what the hell happened after that. Wrapped up work and headed out with mom around 8:15. Grandma made some fish(?) dip and steamed some veggies so I pounced on the chance to chow down on plenty of water spinach and broccoli and a few sticks of celery. Had a little bit of bok choy and fish filet stirfry as well. Spent the rest of the night checking on any UCSC updates -- I'm thinking it'll be a long weekend with Labor's Day next Monday. Financial aid still hasn't come in yet. Might have to storm their offices starting next Tuesday, but my car probably won't be ready off the line until the week after -- and that's when scheduling gets REALLY tight.