the fruitcake enterprises social review—fall 2025
In the fall of 2025, I engaged in in-person or face-to-face virtual social interaction with the following people on the indicated number of days:
1. Shobhit—38
2. Laney—23
3. Alexia—4
4. Karen—4
5. Gabby—3
6. Sachin—3
7. Tony—5 *
8. Jake—5 *
9. Tracy—2
10. Cathryn—2 **
11. Amanda—2 **
12. Amy—2 **
13. Brandy—2 **
14. Sara—2 **
15. Lori—2 **
16. Lexis—2 **
17. Grant—2 **
18. Anita—2
19. Danielle—1
20. Gina—1
21. Daniel—5 *
22. Chris—4 *
23. Derek—4 *
24. Ryan—4 *
25. Alice—1
26. Diane—1
27. Charlotte—1
28. Sanjay—1
29. Cheryl—1
30. Dorie—1 **
31. Ben—2
32. Dave—2
33. Steven—1 **
34. Sue—1 **
35. Mackenzie—1 **
36. Roxanne—1 **
37. Katherine—1 **
38. Jack—1 **
39. Marissa—1 **
40. Cat—1 **
41. Amelia—1
42. Shelton—1
43. Andy—1 *
44. Greg—1 *
45. Damon—1 *
* Regular attendee at Action Movie Night ** Coworker get-togethers Total days in the fall with social interaction: 61 (67%, a -8 percentage point change from summer)
Just a few things to note for this edition: Shobhit and Laney hold their typical positions at #1 and #2, respectively, though Shobhit's points are down 4 from summer, and Laney's are up 3. Ivan actually returned to take up the #3 spot with 6 points last time, but is absent yet again here; he won't appear again until he visits Seattle again, which could be anywhere from one to three years from now. The other notable absence is Gabriel, who usually has one to three points on these Social Reviews, but there's a slew of potential reasons for his absence here. (To be fair, Danielle was totally absent from the Summer review, and I can't remember that ever even happening before; we managed to hang out just once over the fall. Sometimes people just get busy.) No one besides Shobhit and Laney dominated my social calendar this year really, though: even Alexia only got 4 points, as did Karen, although in both cases we managed some pretty significant time together on the days we did hang out. Gabby cracked the top 5 with only 3 points, and although I have others with 5 points, because they are regulars at things like Action Movie Night in which I have comparatively very little direct interaction, I rank them lower. Still, Tony and Jake crack the top 10 for this reason; Sachin visited twice and that's how he wound up with 3 points this season. Tracy came in at #9 just under the wire, after we hung out a second time over the fall just yesterday. I have a lot of other stuff left to do this evening, though, and I usually have these Social Reviews posted in the morning. So let's get to the who did with whom where and when! Monday, September 22: with Shobhit, out for a walk to downtown and back Tuesday, Seotember 23: with Shobhit, out for a walk to the Tuesday Capitol Hill Farmers Market and back Thursday, September 25: with Laney, Happy Hour at Pinoyshki Bakery and then Happy Hour at Saint John's Friday, September 26: with Laney, to a movie (One Battle After Another) Sunday, September 28: with Shobhit and Laney, walking downtown Sunday, September 28: with Laney, to a movie (Eleanor the Great) Saturday, October 4: with Shobhit, hiking Discovery Park Sunday, October 5: with Shobhit, walk to Volunteer Park and back Tuesday, October 7: with Shobhit, walking Marsh Island at Washington Park Arboretum Thursday, October 9: with Gabby, Amy, and Cathryn, out for drinks at Fireside Burien Thursday, October 9: with Shobhit, Tasveer Film Festival Opening Night Gala Saturday, October 11: with Laney, Happy Hours at The Cheese Room and Saint John's Bar & Eatery Saturday, October 11: with Shobhit, out for a walk up Broadway and back on 15th Sunday, October 12: with Laney, to a movie (Roofman) Monday, October 13: with Karen, lunch at her place in Magnolia Wednesday, October 15: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Chris B, Derek, Daniel, and Damon, Action Movie Night (Under Siege) Thursday, October 16: with Shobhit, PacSci Practice Day at Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center Saturday, October 18: with Shobhit, Diwali Festival at Seattle Center; and No Kings Mass Protest - Seattle Rally & March Saturday, October 18: with Laney, to a movie (Good Fortune) Sunday, October 19: with Alexia, Braeburn Condos double feature (Death Becomes Her and Something's Gotta Give) Tuesday, October 21: with Shobhit, walking to Twice Sold Tales and Elliott Bay Books Wednesday, October 22: with Sara, Lori, Lexis, and Grant, Office Relocation Team Happy Hour at Yard House Wednesday, October 22: with Shobhit and Sachin, Sachin arrives / dinner at our place Friday, October 24: with Shobhit and Sachin, dinner and drinks at our place Saturday, October 25: with Laney, to a movie (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere) Monday, October 27: with Shobhit, The Gregory Awards at Town Hall Seattle Tuesday, October 28: with Laney, watching a movie in the Braeburn Condos theater (A House of Dynamite) Wednesday, October 29: with Tony, Jake, Ryan, Ben, Chris B, Greg, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (Pan's Labyrinth) Thursday, October 30: with Shobhit and Sachin, out for Shobhit's birthday dinner (Ramen Danbo), then pre-Halloween Capitol Hill Walk Friday, October 31: with Shobhit, Supplemental North Capitol Hill Walk Saturday, November 1: with Shobhit, Dia de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center Sunday, November 2: with Laney, to a movie (Bugonia) Monday, November 3: with Laney, Happy Hour at Lost Lake Café & Lounge Thursday, Novemner 6: with Laney, Seattle Art Museum Thursday, November 6: with Shobhit, Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk Saturday, November 8: with Shobhit and Laney, walking downtown, after walking for an hour with just Shobhit Saturday, Novemner 8: with Laney, to a movie (Die My Love), and then Happy Hour at The Wash Sunday, November 9: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Pike Place Market Monday, November 10: with Danielle, out for hot drinks at The French Guys Monday, November 10: with Shobhit and Danielle, drinks and hanging out at our place Wednesday, November 12: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Ryan, Chris B, Derek, Andy, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (The Transformers: The Movie) Thursday, November 13: with Laney, to a movie (The Running Man) Friday, November 14: with Shobhit and Alexia, "It's About DAMN Time" show at Theatre4, Armory, Seattle Center Saturday, November 15: with Laney, Braeburn Condos theater movie (Avatar) Sunday, November 16: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Capitol Hill Farmers Market and Broadway Thursday, Novemner 20: with Laney and Alexia, to a movie (Wicked: For Good) Friday, November 21: with Shobhit, out dancing at The Cuff Sunday, November 23: with Tracy, to a movie (Sentimental Value), out for dinner (Shake Shack) and hanging out at Southcenter Mall Monday, November 24: with Laney, Happy Hour at Gemini Room Tuesday, Novemner 25: with Laney, Seattle Festival of Trees, and BYOB Happy Hour at Café Hitchcock Wednesday, Novemner 26: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Volunteer Park and back Wednesday, Novemner 26: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Ryan, Chris B, Derek, Derek's visiting brother-in-law who was also named Tony, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (Attack the Block) Thursday, Novemner 27: with Shobhit, Karen, Dave, Anita, Alice, Diane, Charlotte, Sanjay, Cheryl, Amelia, and Shelton, Thanksgiving dinner at Karen and Dave's house in Tulalip Thursday, November 27: with Shobhit, Tulalip Lights & Ice at Tulalip Resort Casino Friday, Novemner 28: with Shobhit, Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Hotel, Lighting of the Tree< Celebration at Westlake Center, and Seattle Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Saturday, November 29: with Laney, to a movie (Hamnet) Saturday, November 29: with Shobhit, Naked Night at CC's Seattle Sunday, November 30: with Gina, Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Hotel, chai at Rainier Square, Seattle Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, doughnuts at Pike Place Market, lunch at Copacabana Pike Place, and Seattle Center Winterfest Sunday, November 30: with Shobhit, to a play (Elf the Musical at The 5th Avenue Theatre) Monday, December 1: with Laney, to a movie (Rental Family) Wednesday, December 3: with Amanda, Dorie, Sara, Roxanne, Lori, Katherine, and more, Dori's Retirement Party at PCC Greenlake Thursday, December 4: with Shobhit, Holiday in the Park at Volunteer Park Friday, December 5: with Shobhit, to a play (A Klingon Christmas Carol at Center Theatre) Saturday, December 6: with Shobhit, The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition at Pike Place Market Saturday, December 6: with Laney, Federal Way Link Extension Sunday, December 7: with Laney, Braeburn Condos theater movie (Avatar: The Way of Water) Monday, December 8: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Belltown and Pike Place Wednesday, December 10: with Grant, Lexis, Sue, Jack, Marissa, Cat, and more, PCC Foraged Feast 2025 Wednesday, December 10: with Gabby and Brandy, Christmas Dive Bar Wednesday, December 10: with Tony, Jake, Ryan, Ben, Derek, Daniel, and Shobhit, Action Movie Night (Blue Ruin) Thursday, December 11: with Shobhit, "Revelry! A Night Of Drag And Other Shenanigans" at Theatre Off Jackson Saturday, December 13: with Laney, Happy Hour at The Pine Box Sunday, December 14: with Alexia, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's Christmas with the Clauses Wednesday, December 17: with Amanda, Steven, Cathryn, and Mackenzie, Celebrating Amanda's 15th PCC anniversary at Maiz Molino Wednesday, December 17: with Gabby, Amy, Cathryn, Brandy and more, Merchandising Holiday Social at Métier Brewing Co Cherry St Friday, December 19: with Karen, Anita, and Dave, lunch at their house in Magnolia Friday, December 19: with Laney, Christmas Dive Bar Saturday, December 20: with Tracy, Holiday Magic at the Fair, Puyallup
1. Shobhit—38
2. Laney—23
3. Alexia—4
4. Karen—4
5. Gabby—3
6. Sachin—3
7. Tony—5 *
8. Jake—5 *
9. Tracy—2
10. Cathryn—2 **
11. Amanda—2 **
12. Amy—2 **
13. Brandy—2 **
14. Sara—2 **
15. Lori—2 **
16. Lexis—2 **
17. Grant—2 **
18. Anita—2
19. Danielle—1
20. Gina—1
21. Daniel—5 *
22. Chris—4 *
23. Derek—4 *
24. Ryan—4 *
25. Alice—1
26. Diane—1
27. Charlotte—1
28. Sanjay—1
29. Cheryl—1
30. Dorie—1 **
31. Ben—2
32. Dave—2
33. Steven—1 **
34. Sue—1 **
35. Mackenzie—1 **
36. Roxanne—1 **
37. Katherine—1 **
38. Jack—1 **
39. Marissa—1 **
40. Cat—1 **
41. Amelia—1
42. Shelton—1
43. Andy—1 *
44. Greg—1 *
45. Damon—1 *
* Regular attendee at Action Movie Night ** Coworker get-togethers Total days in the fall with social interaction: 61 (67%, a -8 percentage point change from summer)
Just a few things to note for this edition: Shobhit and Laney hold their typical positions at #1 and #2, respectively, though Shobhit's points are down 4 from summer, and Laney's are up 3. Ivan actually returned to take up the #3 spot with 6 points last time, but is absent yet again here; he won't appear again until he visits Seattle again, which could be anywhere from one to three years from now. The other notable absence is Gabriel, who usually has one to three points on these Social Reviews, but there's a slew of potential reasons for his absence here. (To be fair, Danielle was totally absent from the Summer review, and I can't remember that ever even happening before; we managed to hang out just once over the fall. Sometimes people just get busy.) No one besides Shobhit and Laney dominated my social calendar this year really, though: even Alexia only got 4 points, as did Karen, although in both cases we managed some pretty significant time together on the days we did hang out. Gabby cracked the top 5 with only 3 points, and although I have others with 5 points, because they are regulars at things like Action Movie Night in which I have comparatively very little direct interaction, I rank them lower. Still, Tony and Jake crack the top 10 for this reason; Sachin visited twice and that's how he wound up with 3 points this season. Tracy came in at #9 just under the wire, after we hung out a second time over the fall just yesterday. I have a lot of other stuff left to do this evening, though, and I usually have these Social Reviews posted in the morning. So let's get to the who did with whom where and when! Monday, September 22: with Shobhit, out for a walk to downtown and back Tuesday, Seotember 23: with Shobhit, out for a walk to the Tuesday Capitol Hill Farmers Market and back Thursday, September 25: with Laney, Happy Hour at Pinoyshki Bakery and then Happy Hour at Saint John's Friday, September 26: with Laney, to a movie (One Battle After Another) Sunday, September 28: with Shobhit and Laney, walking downtown Sunday, September 28: with Laney, to a movie (Eleanor the Great) Saturday, October 4: with Shobhit, hiking Discovery Park Sunday, October 5: with Shobhit, walk to Volunteer Park and back Tuesday, October 7: with Shobhit, walking Marsh Island at Washington Park Arboretum Thursday, October 9: with Gabby, Amy, and Cathryn, out for drinks at Fireside Burien Thursday, October 9: with Shobhit, Tasveer Film Festival Opening Night Gala Saturday, October 11: with Laney, Happy Hours at The Cheese Room and Saint John's Bar & Eatery Saturday, October 11: with Shobhit, out for a walk up Broadway and back on 15th Sunday, October 12: with Laney, to a movie (Roofman) Monday, October 13: with Karen, lunch at her place in Magnolia Wednesday, October 15: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Chris B, Derek, Daniel, and Damon, Action Movie Night (Under Siege) Thursday, October 16: with Shobhit, PacSci Practice Day at Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center Saturday, October 18: with Shobhit, Diwali Festival at Seattle Center; and No Kings Mass Protest - Seattle Rally & March Saturday, October 18: with Laney, to a movie (Good Fortune) Sunday, October 19: with Alexia, Braeburn Condos double feature (Death Becomes Her and Something's Gotta Give) Tuesday, October 21: with Shobhit, walking to Twice Sold Tales and Elliott Bay Books Wednesday, October 22: with Sara, Lori, Lexis, and Grant, Office Relocation Team Happy Hour at Yard House Wednesday, October 22: with Shobhit and Sachin, Sachin arrives / dinner at our place Friday, October 24: with Shobhit and Sachin, dinner and drinks at our place Saturday, October 25: with Laney, to a movie (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere) Monday, October 27: with Shobhit, The Gregory Awards at Town Hall Seattle Tuesday, October 28: with Laney, watching a movie in the Braeburn Condos theater (A House of Dynamite) Wednesday, October 29: with Tony, Jake, Ryan, Ben, Chris B, Greg, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (Pan's Labyrinth) Thursday, October 30: with Shobhit and Sachin, out for Shobhit's birthday dinner (Ramen Danbo), then pre-Halloween Capitol Hill Walk Friday, October 31: with Shobhit, Supplemental North Capitol Hill Walk Saturday, November 1: with Shobhit, Dia de Muertos Festival at Seattle Center Sunday, November 2: with Laney, to a movie (Bugonia) Monday, November 3: with Laney, Happy Hour at Lost Lake Café & Lounge Thursday, Novemner 6: with Laney, Seattle Art Museum Thursday, November 6: with Shobhit, Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk Saturday, November 8: with Shobhit and Laney, walking downtown, after walking for an hour with just Shobhit Saturday, Novemner 8: with Laney, to a movie (Die My Love), and then Happy Hour at The Wash Sunday, November 9: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Pike Place Market Monday, November 10: with Danielle, out for hot drinks at The French Guys Monday, November 10: with Shobhit and Danielle, drinks and hanging out at our place Wednesday, November 12: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Ryan, Chris B, Derek, Andy, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (The Transformers: The Movie) Thursday, November 13: with Laney, to a movie (The Running Man) Friday, November 14: with Shobhit and Alexia, "It's About DAMN Time" show at Theatre4, Armory, Seattle Center Saturday, November 15: with Laney, Braeburn Condos theater movie (Avatar) Sunday, November 16: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Capitol Hill Farmers Market and Broadway Thursday, Novemner 20: with Laney and Alexia, to a movie (Wicked: For Good) Friday, November 21: with Shobhit, out dancing at The Cuff Sunday, November 23: with Tracy, to a movie (Sentimental Value), out for dinner (Shake Shack) and hanging out at Southcenter Mall Monday, November 24: with Laney, Happy Hour at Gemini Room Tuesday, Novemner 25: with Laney, Seattle Festival of Trees, and BYOB Happy Hour at Café Hitchcock Wednesday, Novemner 26: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Volunteer Park and back Wednesday, Novemner 26: with Shobhit, Tony, Jake, Ryan, Chris B, Derek, Derek's visiting brother-in-law who was also named Tony, and Daniel, Action Movie Night (Attack the Block) Thursday, Novemner 27: with Shobhit, Karen, Dave, Anita, Alice, Diane, Charlotte, Sanjay, Cheryl, Amelia, and Shelton, Thanksgiving dinner at Karen and Dave's house in Tulalip Thursday, November 27: with Shobhit, Tulalip Lights & Ice at Tulalip Resort Casino Friday, Novemner 28: with Shobhit, Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Hotel, Lighting of the Tree< Celebration at Westlake Center, and Seattle Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Saturday, November 29: with Laney, to a movie (Hamnet) Saturday, November 29: with Shobhit, Naked Night at CC's Seattle Sunday, November 30: with Gina, Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton Hotel, chai at Rainier Square, Seattle Festival of Trees at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, doughnuts at Pike Place Market, lunch at Copacabana Pike Place, and Seattle Center Winterfest Sunday, November 30: with Shobhit, to a play (Elf the Musical at The 5th Avenue Theatre) Monday, December 1: with Laney, to a movie (Rental Family) Wednesday, December 3: with Amanda, Dorie, Sara, Roxanne, Lori, Katherine, and more, Dori's Retirement Party at PCC Greenlake Thursday, December 4: with Shobhit, Holiday in the Park at Volunteer Park Friday, December 5: with Shobhit, to a play (A Klingon Christmas Carol at Center Theatre) Saturday, December 6: with Shobhit, The Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Competition at Pike Place Market Saturday, December 6: with Laney, Federal Way Link Extension Sunday, December 7: with Laney, Braeburn Condos theater movie (Avatar: The Way of Water) Monday, December 8: with Shobhit, out for a walk to Belltown and Pike Place Wednesday, December 10: with Grant, Lexis, Sue, Jack, Marissa, Cat, and more, PCC Foraged Feast 2025 Wednesday, December 10: with Gabby and Brandy, Christmas Dive Bar Wednesday, December 10: with Tony, Jake, Ryan, Ben, Derek, Daniel, and Shobhit, Action Movie Night (Blue Ruin) Thursday, December 11: with Shobhit, "Revelry! A Night Of Drag And Other Shenanigans" at Theatre Off Jackson Saturday, December 13: with Laney, Happy Hour at The Pine Box Sunday, December 14: with Alexia, Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad's Christmas with the Clauses Wednesday, December 17: with Amanda, Steven, Cathryn, and Mackenzie, Celebrating Amanda's 15th PCC anniversary at Maiz Molino Wednesday, December 17: with Gabby, Amy, Cathryn, Brandy and more, Merchandising Holiday Social at Métier Brewing Co Cherry St Friday, December 19: with Karen, Anita, and Dave, lunch at their house in Magnolia Friday, December 19: with Laney, Christmas Dive Bar Saturday, December 20: with Tracy, Holiday Magic at the Fair, Puyallup