September 21st 2024. Woke up 8:15, lamped in bed while waiting for grandma and Seth to finish getting ready. Had a turkey mayo lettuce cheese sandwich for breakfast. Haircut at 10:30, finished 11:15. Went to go get Taco Bell with Seth around 11:30, I got a steak quesadilla and he got a loaded burrito box. Here's the part that killed me a little -- his whole ass combo cost 30, 40 cents extra than mine. Made some AeroPress coffee, two filters, normal cap, French roast ground fine. Aunt Kun and Uncle Mike arrived around 1:05. I caught them up with UCSC stuff, moving in, etc. Helped Aunt Kun on her computer with her drafts in Microsoft Word. Went to Santa Cruz downtown with her and Uncle Mike, Seth stayed at home since he had to study for 3 tests on Monday. Walked down a couple of the main roads -- TONS of small businesses -- and the gray sky and cool weather made it quite cozy. Stopped by a cafe where they roast their own coffee. I had a small decaf Americano and ordered a medium latte for Uncle Mike. Later Aunt Kun ordered a half-spice half-caf oat milk (dietary and allergen issues -- terrible effect of being starved during the Khmer Rouge!) pumpkin spice latte. Snapped a few pictures and after a half hour we were off back to the car on the corner of Cedar and Union. We checked out a few potential study spots, two bars(?!) and a donut shop, and we were back on the road. We arrived home around 8:20 or something and then picked up Seth to take him out, as a belated birthday gift and a break from studying, to Starbucks. I got another decaf Americano though iced with cold foam. Seth got a caramel macchiato. Uncle Mike got a coffee and Aunt Kun just got some water seeing as she actually had some leftover pumpkin spice latte. After that we all went home, and Aunt Kun and Uncle Mike went off to Stockton. I did not feel like I packed well, but that was probably because of plastic bins and my own anxieties around packing. As it would later turn out ... well, I'll just start the next entry.
P.S. HOLLA HOLLA! ITS TIME TO BLAST THE MTM THEME SONG SOON!