I’m “geekily” excited to get my Anki Vector in October. 🤓 I have a Cozmo and the Vector looks like a very fun leap.

Anki Vector robot toy with green glowing eyes on tank treads, shown at an angle against a white background

The iPhone Xs is going to be a great upgrade from my iPhone 7. 📱 The Apple Watch Series 4 is enough of a jump to make me consider upgrading my Series 3. ⌚️

Bingo at Stanley’s!

Quest for Bingo Blackout victory thwarted again! ☹️

Six bingo cards spread on a wooden table with many numbers daubed in pink marker, most spaces marked during a blackout game.

It took us over an hour, but we did eventually solve the “It’s All Fun & Games” room at Trapped Puzzle Room North Loop. 🗝

We really enjoyed BlacKkKlansman from Spike Lee. Good story, powerful message. 🎬

Movie poster for BlacKkKlansman, a Spike Lee film, showing a man in a leather coat and police badge against a black-and-white American flag.

Nice brunch this morning at Lucky Oven. This was our first time back since their frenetic opening. Good food and a nice walk in the neighborhood. 🍽👍🏻

Wall display of dozens of colorful vintage and modern Easy-Bake Oven toy ovens mounted on wooden shelves

Tammy and I went to Juliet, Naked today. Good movie, fun story. 🎬

Movie poster for Juliet Naked featuring three actors posed among shelves of vinyl records

First time trying rolled ice cream at Loulou’s Sweet & Savory. Wow! Delicious!

Worker in a Loulou Sweet and Savory apron uses two metal scrapers to spread ice cream base on a large round frozen steel plate.Worker in a Loulou Sweet and Savory apron uses a spatula to chop ice cream mixture on a frozen steel plate.Gloved hands scraping rolled ice cream on a cold metal pan at Loulou's Sweet and Savory, with several finished rolls visibleCup of rolled ice cream topped with whipped cream, a maraschino cherry, and caramel crumble bits, held by hand indoors.

Very impressed with the Tostada Chilaquiles with slow-roasted pork at Hola Arepa! Delicious! 🍽

Tostada chilaquiles topped with slow-roasted pork, salsa verde, crumbled cotija, pickled red onions, sliced radishes, jalapenos, and microgreens on a white plate, with a margarita and water glasses

Cleaning my espresso machine’s portafilter always gives me a moment of pause when you clean the tar-like sludge and consider “Wait, I drink this?” 😯☕️

Heavily soiled espresso machine portafilter basket viewed from above, coated in dark brown and black coffee residue buildup