i woke up at 7am this morning. my parents were planning on going to a baifu supply run and i wanted to let them know i had my father's credit card. i checked the webcam to see if they were up yet, but noticed the door to the car was open. at first i thought they were already about to leave, but when i scrubbed the video i realized the car door had been opened all night long, ever since they got home last night. because it was still early, i was going to wait to call them, but a rainstorm was about to hit the area, and the inside of the car would get soaked, so i had no choice but to phone home. i called my father first but there was no answer. i then called my mother who picked up. i told her about the car door, and about the credit card. she said they weren't going to baifu today and sent my father to go out and close the door.

i didn't bother going back to bed, and stayed up to watch the second spacex starship launch at 8am. it went better this time compared to their first launch in april. the launchpad wasn't completely obliterated and the rocket got high enough for 2nd stage separation. however the booster rocket exploded soon after separation, and likewise the upper-stage vehicle auto self-destructed once it lost contact with mission control. but for those 2 minutes when starship first launched into space, it was pretty exciting.

every year right before thanksgiving i search the house for my flan ramekins. they'd normally be in belmont, but for some reason i thought i brought them home. all my deep dish baking trays were here, just no ramekins.

i was surprised to see that it was raining this morning. all the weather forecast i saw said no rain, at least not for boston. doppler radar showed the rain clouds would leave eventually, so i waited. i finally left by 10:20am. temperature was in the 50's, but would drop into the 30's by evening, so i dressed warmly.

i was the first to arrive at the cafe. i discovered why my father didn't answer his phone earlier: he left his google pixel recharging at the cafe. my sister poked her head into the store briefly with esmei, said she needed to take her for a walk first. my 2nd aunt showed up for work before my sister did.

wasn't sure what kind of day it'd be. even though thanksgiving wasn't until thursday, did people already leave for the break? and would the rainy weather put people off from coming out? it actually turned out to be a slow day, but we still got a few customers.

because my sister was too crucial to leave, i went to go visit esmei twice. first time was to let her out into the backyard to pee before giving her some lunch. i managed to lock myself out twice and had to run back to the front of the house to get into the backyard. at first esmei wouldn't walk down the backyard ramp (i think my sister scolded her earlier, and that seemed to have traumatized her). then later she wouldn't go back inside the house. i had to trick her with a leaf. second time i came back was to let her outside so she could poop. she just peed and spent the rest of the time playing, so i brought it back inside.

i had some hand-pulled noodles with zhajiang sauce. because of the cold weather i drank a tall glass of black tea. we had no online orders today, but did get a few phone orders. there were also customers calling to ask the strangest questions. your chicken: dark or white meat? what goes in the vegetable stirfry noodles? bean sprouts? mushrooms?

i left the cafe around 4:20pm. the clouds were gone, a pink and periwinkle sunset on the western horizon. i rode to belmont. arriving on my parents' street, i noticed the garage door of one of the newly renovated houses looked really weird. as i went by it looked like somebody had crashed into the garage: the door had buckled inwards and the corner of the garage was crushed.

my father and i went outside so he could recharge the car battery. i thought the car was dead (due to the door being opened all night long) but it started up just fine. nevertheless, we felt it was safer to fully charge the battery and clipped on the 1.5A charger. i told my father about the neighbor's garage and we went to go check it out. turns out they did it themselves, as their car in the driveway had extensive crumple damage.

i looked for my ramekins around the house but couldn't find them. they weren't in the basement and they weren't in the kitchen. i'll check the sunroom tomorrow.

for dinner my mother made thin noodles using some ham bone broth she'd been simmering since yesterday. i left soon after eating, figured the temperature will only drop the later i stay. i got back home by 7pm. i went down to the basement to see if i stored my ramekins there but they were none to be found. i do have 18 ramekins of various sizes and material (mostly porcelain, a few glass) that i could use in a pinch, but my life will be much easier if i can find those lost ramekins.

after a shower i spent the night watching basketball on tv. all the teams i wanted to lose ended up winning: bucks beat the mavericks, timberwolves beat the pelicans, knicks beat the hornets. warriors did lose though, as well as the heat.