6:56 p.m. I’ve a Hinge date tonight! Ah! It’s a second date with this man who my pals and I name “GPT man” as a result of he works in AI. Earlier than I head out, I’ve a chewy chocolate and peanut butter protein bar (beforehand purchased from Dealer Joe’s, $3.49 for a pack of six). I all the time put together for the likelihood that I’ll be splitting the invoice, so it’s in my greatest curiosity to eat beforehand in order that “I’m not that hungry.”
7:05 p.m. I meet up with “GPT man” at Ebisu, a sushi restaurant. The house is easy, small, and comfortable. We share a sake flight and two specialty rolls: a Dexter Carter (salmon, avocado, shiso, tobiko, and shrimp with sliced lemon) and a Household Affair (tuna, avocado, albacore tuna, yellow onion, tobiko, and scallion topped with aioli). The Dexter Carter roll actually stands out: The thinly sliced lemon on prime is refreshingly acidic in distinction to the richness of the salmon, whereas the tobiko provides a pleasant crunch. Then again, the Household Affair roll is nice and passable however extra forgettable, sort of like our dialog. After we wrap up dinner, he suggests we get dessert so I deliver us to a close-by frozen yogurt store, Simple Breezy. I get a mixture of cookies and cream and vanilla froyo with mochi topping. He pays for dinner ($64.32) whereas I pay for our froyos ($9.44).
Tuesday whole: $9.44
Wednesday
9:57 a.m. I’m operating late! I scarf down a banana and take a Dealer Joe’s chewy chocolate and peanut butter protein bar to eat in school.
12:43 p.m. Half of the enjoyable of feeding myself as a medical pupil is attempting to finesse as a lot free meals as I can. In school, we are able to usually get free lunch by attending lunchtime talks, however right now I head over to Retool, a tech startup within the metropolis, with my pal, a software program engineer who works there. Like many firms within the space, Retool offers free meals to its staff on daily basis and right now is Construct Your Personal Poke, an workplace favourite—a lot in order that the ahi tuna is out once we get there! As a substitute I go for a poke bowl with pineapple teriyaki tofu, candy potatoes, edamame, blended greens, and roasted gailan.
After lunch, I settle into one of many open desks on the workplace and compensate for recorded lectures as I take pleasure in a number of the workplace’s eclectic snacks, together with an Olive Backyard Andes mint chocolate, a Rip Van wafel, and a canned inexperienced tea. I additionally seize a premade wrap and a bag of chips to eat later. It’s good to be the beneficiary to tech’s excessive salaries each from time to time.
