9.1.2022

•  Global Entry Interview this past monday (8/29).  Was at a super odd hour (10pm) at SFO airport.  Was a bit nervous at first, also never parked at SF parking before.  International Arrival hall. $2 for every 15 min of parking. Turns out to be $10 for parking a bit over 1 hour.  Interview was easy, mostly just answer stuff like, have you been arrested; have you had issues with customs, etc.   Got approved, so hopefully will get global entry card 2 -3 weeks. 
• Great row house row on Tuesday with Marianne.  Looks like they're switching up instructors, so Michael will be teaching tuesdays/thursday evenings. heard there will be more full row classes, yay!
• Stopped by Costco. Coincidentally both pairs of glasses came in.  Picked them out.  Pretty happy about them.  Back to my old style.... which i quite liked.  Costco presscription glasses back to just $40 off each additional pair.  I got a great deal last week with $50 of each additional pair!
• Sent Dad the prescription, should be able to get from Costco tomorrow. 
• Opened a CD with first republic bank.  Apparently my banker (Linda Tran) also speaks Cantonese!
• Blood glucose mostly doing ok. Had some high moments (ate 1 full waffle), but was able to bring it back down just in time with rowing. 
• Finished yummy carrot cupcakes. 
• The mozzarella balls didnt turn out very well with the fathead dough bread. Oh well. 
• Spent about 2 hours every day this week discussing the nightly build script with Chip. 
• Today, Chip randomly brought up the topic of finding opportunities within intel if  i don't like leetcode style interviews. 
• Felt guilty about still not getting back on pramp.  Unfortunately, i feel like i'm not in the right 'shape' for doing pramp anymore. But of course, that means i really need it :/
• "Finished" the version control course.  "Completed" 2 out of 10 courses in the meta backend certificate program... not even sure if this is even worth it, honestly.
• did a couple of leetcode problems.  I really have lost the touch of it, sigh. 
• Trying to organize a dinner with rocky and nga tomorrow...but response doesn't seem so great.  Also kinda surprised that Rocky really doesnt want to drive anywhere.. back to our office area is 'too far'.
• Looked into some trip stuff.  Almost was able to get a "apple strudel" class.  Unforunately the host is exactly unavailable during the short two days I'm in munich.  Oh well. But i guess we are booking some other "oktoberfest" tour instead.  Oh gosh.. really crossing fingers we dont get covid. 
• Transferred all my points to Eugene to use for the trip.  Dang.. this trip is gonna cost a lot.  Oh well..if dont go now, won't ever be a better time to go travel for so long.  Gonna appreciate it as a "lifetime" trip.

8.26.2022

•  Had to go into work today. 
• Brought 10 carrot cupcakes. Got to use my cupcake holder. 1 got smushed while driving over. 1 cupcake left at home for eugene. 1 we ate last night.  Seems pretty good. recipe worth keeping. every coworker seemed to have liked it. one even took two, one for her daughter at home. 
• curry up now, indian lunch with team. self paid. got the chicken kathi roll (flatbread, egg wrap, chicken with bell peppers... some fried crisp, chai.. which i had to add sugar, with parle g crackers.  unfortunatle, my glucsoe went to 193... immediately tried walking 30 min to bring it up down. went to fitness center treadmill.  Got it from from 193 to 96 with 30 min walking.... have to get back to work... but waiting and hoping it won't go back up high again. 

8.25.2022

•  - Was able to reproduce the work I worked on two months ago at work.
• manager asked for updates already on task she mentioned on Monday. 
• Last weekly session of physical therapy for Eugene.
• Found and made new carrot cupcake recipes.  12 cupcakes, bring into work tomorrow. small batch cream cheese frosting.
• Completed 1 easy leetcode problem (rectangle overlap?) and immediately switched to medium upgrade of that problem (rectangle area).  Had to reread problem a second time to return correct answer but got it fairly easy :)
• Started a new audiobook for while walking. Think fast, fail fast? So far pretty good. 
• 21 days of reaching daily goal steps!
• Second to last episode of izombie. getting really good!
• wanted to call dad, but went to bed early. 
• zena's first day of kindergarten. Rememebred and messaged stephanie about it.  She was happy i remembered
• need to start looking into where can get covid booster shot vaccination. most places seem to say 50+ above only. boo... hope i can get it before the europe trip.

Audio book suggested to list highlights of the day:

Pro-

tried new carrot cake recipe

achieved a medium leetcode problem using concepts from an easier version of the problem. 

reached daily goal step... specificaly went out to get this done in the evening. 

What inspires me

- getting a new leetcode problem?

8.24.2022

• Starting to write back in gratitude journal again.  Have 4 days in a row!
• Learned how to annotate data points in my graph, that also uses seaborn
• Started new Coursera course on git/github flow. hope can figure out git sync, forks, resolve better.
• should most probably try to finish the intro to backend course.  Last "assignment" due this sunday. 
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• Went to costco to pick out glasses.  $50 off every additional pair of glasses.  Got 2.  i think i got two frames i liked.  very quick process. only took like maybe 20 min to pick out two frames?  With insurance and discount, $137 total for both pairs.  All lens coating included. 
• Got the Costco Keto bread.  actually very very good.  almost unbelievable.  Much better than that other keto (printed ink) bread.  Hope costco continues to carry this...forever!
• Considering the new suitcase.  $50 off, for $130. nice hardcase large and carry on suitcases.
• Ran into Leena and Gary at Costco.  Recommended them a couple of items.
• Went to gym again. able to do 20 min running non stop, barely reached 170 heart rate at the very end.
• Tried lifting weights again. Did some curls, chest presses, triceps curls, etc.  Used mostly 10lb weights. 
• Ate some bibimbap stuff. Loving Loving the various vegetables. zuchhini, sauteed shredded carrots, sesame spinach.  Forgot to add the cucumber kimchi and tofu.
• Went to bed, was a bit sad when eugene brought up leetcode and interivew. i was telling him excitedly at first that there's a lot of books i want to read, but then he had to bring up leetcode and interview instead.  I felt extremely guilty and useless knowing that most probabyl this year is gonna go by again adn i've still not interviewed or gotten a new job.  I hate myself for being the person standing in my own way.