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.