the fruitcake enterprises social review — spring 2021
In the spring of 2021, I engaged in in-person* social interaction with the following people on the indicated number of days:
1. Shobhit—13
2. Rebecca—12
3. Karen—7
4. Gabriel—5
5. Lea—5
6. Alexia—5
7. Dad—4
8. Sherri—4
9. Tracy—4
10. Noah—6
11. Scott—2
12. Jennifer—2
13. Christopher—2
14. Sachin—2
15. Tristen—2
16. Kim—2
17. Hope—2
18. Andrew—2
19. Adrienne—2
20. Marie—2
21. Chase—2
22. Ian—2
23. Christian—2
24. Braeden—2
25. Danielle—1
26. Laney—1
27. Shauna—1
28. Lynn—1
29. Mimi—1
30. Valerie—1
31. Zephyr—1
32. Evan—1
33. Elden—1
34. Tess—1
35. Matthew—1
36. Morgan—1
37. Rylee—1
38. Zaira—1
39. Brent—1
40. Katherine—1
41. Marianne—1
42. Rachel—1
43. Michelle—1
44. Teresa—1
45. Bridget—1
Shobhit's back on top! After being bumped down to number eight in the rankings last time, he really stepped it up this time—although to be fair, it was a lot easier for him to do so with the built-in social time of my Birth Week and our anniversary weekend. Rebecca from work is only one point behind him in second place, but honestly, given that time with her is only one hour at a time over virtual lunch meetups, even if she had a few more points than Shobhit, the cumulative hours with Shobhit doing fun stuff away from home so far outstrips hers that I still would have ranked Shobhit first. (This is precisely also why Noah's 6 points are still ranked below six other people with technically fewer points—if converted to hours, time spent with them would far outstrip those with Noah.)
Wednesday, March 24: with Rebecca, Marie and Tracy, Office Lunch Meetup #34 [via Microsoft Teams]
[*Includes extended FaceTime, Zoom or Skype, due to of COVID-19]
1. Shobhit—13
2. Rebecca—12
3. Karen—7
4. Gabriel—5
5. Lea—5
6. Alexia—5
7. Dad—4
8. Sherri—4
9. Tracy—4
10. Noah—6
11. Scott—2
12. Jennifer—2
13. Christopher—2
14. Sachin—2
15. Tristen—2
16. Kim—2
17. Hope—2
18. Andrew—2
19. Adrienne—2
20. Marie—2
21. Chase—2
22. Ian—2
23. Christian—2
24. Braeden—2
25. Danielle—1
26. Laney—1
27. Shauna—1
28. Lynn—1
29. Mimi—1
30. Valerie—1
31. Zephyr—1
32. Evan—1
33. Elden—1
34. Tess—1
35. Matthew—1
36. Morgan—1
37. Rylee—1
38. Zaira—1
39. Brent—1
40. Katherine—1
41. Marianne—1
42. Rachel—1
43. Michelle—1
44. Teresa—1
45. Bridget—1
Total days in the spring with in-person social interaction: 49 (53.3%, a +12.2 percentage point change from winter)
Shobhit's back on top! After being bumped down to number eight in the rankings last time, he really stepped it up this time—although to be fair, it was a lot easier for him to do so with the built-in social time of my Birth Week and our anniversary weekend. Rebecca from work is only one point behind him in second place, but honestly, given that time with her is only one hour at a time over virtual lunch meetups, even if she had a few more points than Shobhit, the cumulative hours with Shobhit doing fun stuff away from home so far outstrips hers that I still would have ranked Shobhit first. (This is precisely also why Noah's 6 points are still ranked below six other people with technically fewer points—if converted to hours, time spent with them would far outstrip those with Noah.)
The winter rankings had all of 26 people; this time arount the list is nearly twice as long—for a multitude of reasons, most of them having to do with increasingly large gatherings: a small going-away party for Zaira on the patio at work; several small grounds for the many activities over my Birth Week; family gathered over Father's Day this past weekend.
Two friends are rated disappointingly low: Danielle and Laney, each with one point each, ranked 25th and 26th. With Danielle, it was just a natural ebb and flow of ability to spend time together; thankfully she had that day of my Birth Week off and we got several hours. With Laney, it was because her travels through the country kept taking her places where Virtual Happy Hours just weren't possible because she had no signal. Even the one time we had one had to be via phone, so I haven't actually laid eyes on her since March. Thankfully, she's headed back to Washington early next month and intends to do extra stuff to make up for the months recently missed, which means in all likelihood she will rank high again in the Summer Social Review.
All that said, let's get to the who did what with whom where and when!
Wednesday, March 24: with Rebecca, Marie and Tracy, Office Lunch Meetup #34 [via Microsoft Teams]
Thursday, March 25: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Sunday, March 28: with Shobhit, takeout dinner (Shake Shack) at South Lake Union Park
Wednesday, March 31: with Rebecca and Andrew, Office Lunch Meetup #35 [via Microsoft Teams]
Friday, April 2: with Laney, Virtual Happy Hour [via phone, from Port Aransas, TX]
Saturday, April 3: with Shobhit, day trip to the Tulip Festival
Saturday, April 3: with Shobhit and Mimi, feeding alpacas at the Bunkhouse Boutique
Sunday, April 4: with Gabriel and Lea, 1990 Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Wednesday, April 7: with Rebecca, Noah, Adrienne, Tracy and Rachel, Office Lunch Meetup #36 [via Microsot Teams]
Sunday, April 11: with Shobhit, hanging out while he gardens in the p-patch
Wednesday, April 14: with Rebecca and Brent, Office Lunch Meetup #37 [via Microsoft Teams]
Thursday, April 15: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, April 16: with Scott, Adrienne, Zaira, Katherine, Marianne, Teresa, Bridget and more: Zaira's going-away party out on the office patio
Saturday, April 17: with Alexia, walk to Central Library, and takeout pizza lunch on the Braeburn Condos rooftop deck
Wednesday, April 21: with Rebecca and Noah, Office Lunch Meetup #38 [via Microsoft Teams]
Friday, April 23: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, April 23: with Gabriel, Lea and Tess, walk to Dash Point State Park with Gabriel, then dinner with Gabriel and Lea on their back patio, then outdoor watch of the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with Gabriel, Lea and Tess
Saturday, April 24: with Jennifer, Hope, Chase and Ian, Jarrell Cove State Park on Harstine Island, then dinner and staying the night at their new house in Union
Sunday, April 25: with Jennifer, Matthew, Hope, Chase and Ian, breakfast at their place
Sunday, April 25: with Valerie, Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend
Monday, April 26: with Danielle, Morgan and Rylee, Deception Pass State Park
Tuesday, April 27: with Dad and Sherri, trip to Long Beach, WA and out for lunch; with Dad, bike ride to Cape Disappointment State Park; then with Dad and Sherri, out for dinner (Long Beach Tavern)
Wednesday, April 28: with Dad and Sherri, out for breakfast and then drive back to Cape Disappointment State Park
Wednesday, April 28: with Shauna, Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
Thursday, April 29: with Lynn and Zephyr, homemade sandwich / takeout pizza dinner (from Beverly Pizza), then Spencer Island Park
Friday, April 30: with Shobhit, Olallie State Park
Saturday, May 1: with Shobhit and Karen, Saint Edward State Park
Sunday, May 2: with Tracy, Green River Gorge State Park and Flaming Geyser State Park
Wednesday, May 5: with Rebecca, Noah and Michelle, Office Lunch Meetup #40 [via Microsoft Teams]
Thursday, May 6: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Saturday, May 8: with Alexia, walk to library and Target
Wednesday, May 12: with Scott, Noah and Rebecca, Office Lunch Meetup #41
Friday, May 14: with Shobhit, picnic dinner at Howell Park
Friday, May 14: with Shobhit, Sachin and Kimberly, drinks, dinner and hanging out at our place
Sunday, May 16: with Shobhit, out for dessert (Salt & Straw)
Wednesday, May 19: with Rebecca, Office Lunch Meetup #42 [via Microsoft Teams]
Saturday, May 22: with Alexia, for a walk to Volunteer Park and back
Sunday, May 23: with Gabriel and Lea, Best Screenplay Oscar Winners Movie Draft [via FaceTime]
Sunday, May 23: with Shobhit and Alexia, out for dinner (Poquito's) and out for desert (Salt & Straw)
Wednesday, May 26: with Rebecca and Noah, Office Lunch Meetup #43 [via Microsoft Teams]
Thursday, May 27, with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Saturday, May 29: with Shobhit, Sachin and Kim, dinner at Sachin's new house
Monday, May 31: with Gabriel and Lea, TeleParty movie night (The Fast and the Furious)
Tuesday, June 1: with Alexia, walking to Volunteer Park and back
Wednesday, June 2: with Rebecca and Marie, Office Lunch Meetup #44 [via Microsoft Teams]
Saturday, June 5: with Gabriel and Lea, FaceTime Movie Night (2 Fast 2 Furious)
Wednesday, June 9: with Rebecca and Noah, Office Lunch Meetup #45 [via Microsoft Teams]
Thursday, June 10: with Karen, lunch over FaceTime
Friday, June 11: with Shobhit, to a movie (In the Heights)
Saturday, June 12: with Shobhit, trip to Portland: Nutty Narrows Bridge in Longview, WA; Multnomah Falls; Pittock Mansion; International Rose Test Garden; Silverado strip club
Sunday, June 13: with Shobhit, day in Portland: Powell's City of Books; out for brunch (Cheryl's); out for dessert (Voodoo Doughnut)
Sunday, June 13: with Shobhit, Evan and Elden, out for dinner (Allora)
Sunday, June 13: with Shobhit, Stag strip club; walk across Willamette River and back
Monday, June 14: with Shobhit, 8th/17th anniversary takeout brunch (Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai)
Wednesday, June 16: with Rebecca, Tracy and Andrew, Office Lunch Meetup #46 [via Microsoft Teams]
Friday, June 18: with Dad and Sherri, picnic lunch at Olmstead Place State Park
Friday, June 18: with Dad, Sherri, Christopher, Tristen, Christian and Braeden, pizza dinner at Hercules Inn
Saturday, June 19: with Dad, bike ride along Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes, and hike on the Pulaski Tunnel Trail
Saturday, June 19: with Dad, Sherri, Christopher, Tristen, Christian and Braeden, out for dinner (Radio Brewing Company) and hanging out at Hercules Inn