Highlights: I thought I'd try and 'break the ice on the tension between myself and Tommy by simply inviting him to lunch. I wanted to try the Indian place up the road on Union. He scoffed at the initial suggestion but later, around 11.40, accepted the invitation, to my surprise. But the place we went to initiated an "oh, no, not this place" response. He'd been there before, it seems, and with negative results. We ended up going to Aqui and barely spoke at all. My initial efforts were met with one-word responses, so I stopped trying. On the way back, he asked why I wanted to go to lunch, and I just said, sincerely, I thought it would be fun to try that Indian place, and left it at that. It was a 'win' to me either way, given that he accepted the offer, and I showed a willingness to find a way to maintain some sense of civility regardless of our recent conflicts. He came in later, gave me a hug, and held on for quite a while, which I cautiously take as sincere, given that it wasn't necessary. I'm hoping the week ahead goes smoothly. Jen packed for her trip, and we're heading to SFO tomorrow with the dogs to maintain some degree of calm at the house, given they seem to lose their shit for hours on end. Fucking dogs. I love them, but they're challenging to manage. I need to get the vibrating collars and try them again this week.