Life

5/9/25 →

Day out to Washington DC: always like the architecture and being able to walk all around!

Local DC Bros are the worst, local city folks are the best!

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5/7/25 →

3pm on a strip mall in the American suburbs is a helluva time 😳

5/5/25 →

Wonderful little day out to Annapolis, state capital of #Maryland, today :)

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5/4/25 →

First few days of our holiday with the family in Maryland ☀️ 😊 🍔 🍗 🍺 🇺🇸

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Tyler, The Creator @ Accor Arena (Paris, France)

4/28/25

Had a fantastic time seeing Tyler, The Creator last night!

I’ve been a fan for more than a decade now — his past 4-5 albums have been frequently on rotation at home over the years, and I’m fascinated by the creative freedom and artistry he seems to shape for himself.

After a first act dedicated to Chromakopia, he walked over a bridge to reach the small center stage, set like a living room (with a sofa, a desk, a turntable, and a crate of vinyl records.) He browsed through the crate containing his previous albums and other Easter eggs and influences and would then pick his albums and put them onto the turntable to play the hits.

Such a cool yet simple concept hit it was executed beautifully!

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4/23/25 →

Coworker took us out to a mom & pop Colombian restaurant close to the office. OMG it was the real deal!

A plate of traditional food featuring eggs, beans, rice, sausage, plantains, avocado, and fried elements is served on a table.

4/22/25 →

Lille, you were magnificent this weekend: your architecture, hospitality, and food culture, we loved it all!

This was our first time, but we will definitely be back!

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4/6/25 →

The end of an eventful weekend, friends, family, and hanging out with our community at home

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4/6/25 →

Earlier this week: in Nuremberg for work

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4/5/25 →

I’m no PSG fan, but my cousin took me out to the game today :)

With this 1-0 Win, PSG wins their 13th domestic title, league early

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3/30/25 →

Took the little one to her very first basketball game today! And enjoyed a nice end-of-day at home with some gorgeous blooms on the way, along with golden light in the lounge :)

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3/30/25 →

Never missing an opportunity to share fellow bon vivant Action Bronson’s adventures in Paris:

no one makes me want to roam the city [Paris] quite like American rapper and food enthusiast Action Bronson.

[≠]

3/30/25 →

Color is never just color… it’s light, meaning, and mood.

Taken from my wife’s life and interior design newsletter

3/29/25 →

Life of a Sports Fanatic: chill Saturday night watching

A soccer match between Monaco and Nice is being broadcast on a screen with a small inset showing a baseball game.A soccer match is being viewed on a large screen television showing an in-game moment near the goal.

3/29/25 →

Finally discovered our local library and was delighted to take this graphic novel out for a loan!

Bowie by Mike Allred 📚

A person is holding a book with an illustrated cover featuring a stylized portrait and the title "Bowie," set against a backdrop of bookshelves.

3/28/25 →

This goes against a lot of things I believe in — which is unsurprising since it’s about New York-based corporate culture…

“New York’s Work-From-Home Moment Is Over But the Office Has Shrunk”

3/26/25 →

Been stuck on something for work the past few days — something minor but couldn’t wrap my head around it.

Took some time to formulate it to my AI overlords, with the right context and suddenly things are cleared up. I love using it to help me gain clarity — feels kinda super power-ish

3/14/25 →

Spent some time with the pals at Fixtured to tell my story of being a sports fan :)

A person wearing a white Orioles jersey is smiling and standing in an outdoor setting at night with people and lights in the background.

3/12/25 →

Very excited to open this baby up in the next few days: ⚾️ 🃏

A person is holding a 2025 Topps Series 1 baseball card box featuring an image of a player in a baseball uniform.

3/11/25 →

This VaultX album for my Topps trading cards is awesome, if somehow much larger than I had anticipated 😅

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3/8/25 →

Fun day out today: friends, bike rides, and long walks in our former neighborhood 🌞 🧑‍🧑‍🧒

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3/7/25 →

Passengers wait inside a busy train station in Paris, with luggage, while authorities deal with an unexploded World War II bomb.

3/6/25 →

Delightful weather, sun, and light these past couple of days so we were able to to set up the balcony.

I was even able to hang out there for a little break from work and read thru my acquisition of Obvious State’s reprint of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven 📚

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3/6/25 →

Found some of my old journals — in notebooks I never truly completed, dating from the time (2017-2018) when I started dating my now wife, a time when I traveled around the world by myself for 9 months. Will be going through some “archiving and digitizing” of these across Day One and the built-in camera’s text scanning feature.

Very excited to revisit some of the most exciting time(s) of my life and our story!

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3/6/25 →

Quick Duolingo update

3/3/25 →

Back to back frustrating defeats lately 😩 🏀

2/28/25 →

Return to Adidas Arena to watch my @ParisBasketball team — another Euroleague win against Bayern Munich!

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2/26/25 →

It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds

Written down like this, it seems pretty bizarre, and that’s because it is. It’s also not easy to realize that our relationship with America is over after 80 years. It took time for me as well to accept that.

But it really is over. (…) The US has dismantled the official privacy framework. The deal is dead.

So stop surrendering our society to America. Have the courage to use different software and services. Even if it takes some getting used to.

2/24/25 →

You can take the woman out of the US, but you can’t take the US outta the woman:

“The first time I had a blood orange was in a can of San Pellegrino”

😅 fun lunchtime conversation with my wife!

2/23/25 →

Absolutely stoked to read a story on my old neighborhood basketball court in the New York Times (by way of The Athletic)

I used to play about 1.5 to 2 hours there every Sunday mornings back when we used to live in Montmartre/Pigalle!

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