Sat Dec 30 2023

Sleep 0345 to 1045 (7 hours)

• Realized this Earthquake Insurance letter I received early this month is an offer from Safeco and it’s ridiculously low coverage so not worth getting. But I thought my insurance broker got me coverage from a different company but I don’t think I paid it.
• Wait, I did pay for Earthquake Insurance (auto-deduction from my checking account). I haven’t gotten any of the paperwork so I have no idea of my policy number.
• Safeco finally has my paperwork downloadable from their site. It took at least a couple of weeks I think.
• As far as I can tell EV installation is covered. It’s something I exclusively own that is outside my apartment but still part of the condo building.

Sun Dec 31 2023

Sleep 0430 to 1230 (8 hours)

• I’ve watched half a dozen Asian romance dramas that run 16+ episodes and episode 1 (sometimes episode 2 also) it’s so like “why am I watching this, it’s boring, I don’t like the characters, no chemistry”. But it turns around an episode or two later. Conversely I watched 6- and 8-episode ones where after the first episode it’s going to be good. Upshot is that if episode 1 is bad I have to stick with it a bit more before giving up on a series.

Mon Jan 01 2024

Sleep 0330 to 1130 (8 hours)

• There was an HOA issue Andrew wanted my help so I went out and we worked on it for 20 minutes or so. When I got back I had unfortunately left the stove on (I thought I had turned it off) so the apartment was full of smoke and the fried potatoes were burnt charcoal. 20 minutes with my stand-up fan on cleared the apartment. Did not turn on the oven fan since that vents into the hall which trigger the building fire alarm.

Tue Jan 02 2024

Sleep 0145 to 1115. (9-1/2 hours)

• Had the balcony door open and a fan blowing in air all night. Apartment still slightly smoky smell. Guess it’ll take a few days to kill the smell.

Wed Jan 03 2024

Sleep 0700 to 1500 (8 hours)

• Dinner at C3’s.
• AirPods Max unresponsive today so I factory reset it.

Thu Jan 04 2024

Sleep 0530 to 1330 (8 hours)

• Long HOA special meeting. There are people who don’t want any sort of insurance requirements for the EV chargers (which I kind of agree with, HOA doesn’t have insurance requirements for apartments). But we’re also trying to balance it with protecting the association from having to pay for damages with our insurance.

Fri Jan 05 2024

Sleep 0215 to 1015, 1530 to 1700 (9-1/2 hours)

• Safeway. They had $5/lb chicken tenders.

Sat Jan 06 2024

Sleep 0445 to 1245 (8 hours)

• Looks like my AirPods Max broke again. I can factory reset it and put it in pairing mode but none of my other devices (MBP, iPhone, iPad) see it so I guess the Bluetooth on it died. I’ll let it charge for a couple of days and try again. Meanwhile maybe time to buy some sort of headphones. Guess not AirPods Max until maybe a couple more major releases.
• Ordered an AirPods Pro, which does have some dust/moisture protections (IP54, 5 out of 6 for dust, 4 of 9 for water). Also a replacement Magic Keyboard while I’m at it as the D key on this one sometimes doesn’t register. Keyboard with Touch ID is about 75% more expensive so I’ll skip that especially since Apple Watch replaces Touch ID half the time.