Life

Finished reading: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 Omnibus Volume 1 by Joss Whedon 📚

Logging this about a week later, but happy to have finally finished this big volume, years after the original publication… late to the party, but better late than never

4/6/26 →

Drops of God Season 2 feels closer to a Largo Winch-level of personal international intrigue, with a hint of thriller and mystery.

Quite enjoying it so far tbh!

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4/2/26 →

Hell of a week for Italian sports:

my Paris Basketball team beat Bologna away and Milan at home tonight
Italy out of the World Cup lol #ParisBasketball #Euroleague

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3/27/26 →

Friday

Seven years in Paris

3/26/26

Seven years ago this month, my wife and I had just moved to Paris as a pair of newlyweds — I’d found a job. Today I had an errand to run on the same street where that first Parisian office used to be.

We spent about a year and a half there. Enough time to build routines — the restaurant next door for lunch, the bar around the corner for after-work drinks with colleagues.

Going back felt strange in a good way. The street has changed — new lunch spots, new offices — but the vibe is the same. It just keeps renewing itself every few years.

What hit me more was thinking about the distance we’ve covered. From fresh-off-the-boat Parisians to actually feeling at home here. My wife and I, and now us as a family.

Same street. Different people walking it.

As I was running my errand(s), I took myself out to lunch, in one of my favorite street food places in town, a place that means a lot to my wife & I. Auto-generated description: A sandwich stacked with meat and a side of seasoned fries is served on a wooden table alongside a glass of lemonade.
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3/26/26 →

Happy #MLBOpeningDay folks! Go O’s!

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3/23/26 →

Monday Morning Frustrations… Onwards and Upwards 🙃

3/22/26 →

Paris Basketball vs JL Bourg en Bresse

Up 10 at half time Down 10 by the end of the game 😤

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3/20/26 →

600 Serbian fans on their away day, and another home defeat unfortunately.

Frustrating ending but logically things will need to change in the offseason…

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3/19/26 →

Upgraded my home coffee setup with a dedicated scale 👌 ☕️

3/17/26 →

Nice evening playing Football ⚽️ for once! Even scored a goal, and 2 assists :)

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3/16/26 →

Started the week right! 💪

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3/16/26 →

Looking back on a truly wonderful weekend in Strasbourg with some great friends!

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3/13/26 →

Back to our Winning Ways!

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3/11/26 →

Tough but predictable loss tonight for my #ParisBasketball team

3/10/26 →

Went to play Basketball again with the guys from the KC Redwall last saturday night, but unlike last time, I didn’t get a hero shot this time 🫣

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3/9/26 →

Week 3 of deprioritizing important projects to be stuck in Customer Support jail… The week is not off to a good start…

3/8/26 →

Wonderful moments from the week-end, felt out of time!

Two children are drawing with chalk on the pavement while other kids and drawings are in the background. A living room features a green sofa with a child sitting on it, a coffee table with artistic designs, and a toddler standing nearby holding a ball. A plate of French toast dusted with powdered sugar sits on a marble table, accompanied by cutlery on a blue napkin and another dish in the background. A child wearing jeans and sneakers stands next to a scooter on a pathway. Two people are cycling down a tree-lined path, with one person in front and the other following, carrying a backpack on the bike. A child wearing a bright helmet and a pink checkered jacket holds a scooter while drinking from a cup, with two adults standing nearby. A child wearing a bright yellow helmet is sitting on a curved wooden structure in an outdoor play area. A person is helping a child ride a toy under blooming cherry blossom trees in a park. A man and a child are standing in front of a bakery display filled with various pastries and donuts. A young child wearing a red and white checkered jacket and carrying a blue backpack walks along a path near a wooden fence.

3/6/26 →

Friday Night 🏀 ⚽️ 🏉

A laptop displaying multiple sports games is placed on a bed next to a child.

3/5/26 →

Quiet moments

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3/5/26 →

Print Delivery Day

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3/3/26 →

Sunny Tuesday, 17°, just back from the track. Barely ran in January, but the weather is turning and so am I.

(Re-)Started last August and saw real progress by winter. Starting earlier this year — excited to see where that takes me by the end of 2026. 💪

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A belated Happy Anniversary (35 years old / 9 years together / 7 years married)

2/25/26

A wonderful (belated) anniversary dinner and celebration last night, at Tram 130, a place I’ve been wanting to go to since it opened two years ago!

Highlights included:

the mix of Việt and French culture
the tasteful interior design
the food from start to finish: the bone marrow is to die for, the onion tart blends sweetness and savory flavors for a perfect starter, a balanced fried chicken with a sauce that brought me back to childhood, and the sweet notes of the desserts (matcha crème brûlée and basque-style cheesecake).

Also had a surprise visit from the boss Priscilla Tram herself :)

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2/18/26 →

J. Cole tickets: 🎟️ ✅ Secured!

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2/17/26 →

Updated my /now page

2/9/26 →

This is 35!

Sadly, started the week and my birthday battling a cold, but looking forward to more celebrations later this week!

Grateful to my wife for picking up a box from my favorite cookies spot in town in lieu of a birthday cake 😋 🍪

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2/4/26 →

Currently reading: Why We Love Baseball by Joe Posnanski 📚
A really fun read so far and the best time of year to get into it!

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1/27/26 →

More pics from Saturday Night’s basketball session with the Karmine Corp Red Wall crew!

I’m really on the sidelines of all this, but one of my friends organized the event so I was happy to join!

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1/27/26 →

A great time at the All Time Low concert last night!

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The end of a 3-day work trip to HQ in Nuremberg.

1/23/26

Some highlights:

Experiencing -7°C in the morning on the way to work or after team dinners
Franconia’s beers: Helles from Tucher
lots of laughter and late-night debates and conversations with colleagues
planning for a strong year business-wise

But with all this, it feels amazing to get home this evening and back to my family and the life we’re building here!

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