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A quick visual recap of this past holiday season :) (full post on the blog)

A child is playing with a stuffed animal dressed in a colorful outfit on a patterned carpet. A person wearing a hat stands in front of a café counter with a menu board and coffee equipment. A busy street with several cars parked along a row of historic brick buildings adorned with festive decorations. A winding road curves through a leafless forest under a partly cloudy sky. A colorful sunset casts a warm orange and purple glow as silhouettes of bare trees and telephone wires create a striking contrast against the sky. A decorated Christmas tree stands beside a fireplace with stockings and a child admiring the tree. A person is standing in front of a Dunkin' store near a parking area. A table is set with a variety of breakfast foods, including French toast, berries, bacon, cinnamon sticks, and pastries. A stroller is parked on a sidewalk in front of a yard with inflatable Christmas decorations, including a tree, gingerbread figures, and a snowman. A suburban street features leafless trees lining the sidewalk, with houses and a fire hydrant visible under a partly cloudy sky. A wide, futuristic-looking metro station features an arched ceiling with geometric patterns, escalators, and tracks flanked by platforms with a few people walking. A trendy bar features a long counter with yellow tufted seating, stylish hanging lights, and a variety of drinks displayed on shelves behind it. A plate with fried chicken on biscuits, hash browns, and a small bowl of gravy is on a counter next to hot sauce bottles and utensils. A historic multi-story building stands at a street corner with a street sign and lampposts under a cloudy sky. A person wearing glasses and a Batman hoodie takes a selfie in a blue-lit environment with an escalator in the background. Several vintage airplanes are displayed inside a museum with signage indicating different airlines. A stylish living room features a green curved sofa, yellow armchairs, a geometric black-and-white rug, and a glass coffee table, with artwork and an elegant dining area visible in the background. A cozy living room scene shows two children playing with toys on a colorful rug alongside a fluffy dog, with board games and books visible on a nearby shelf. A restaurant entrance featuring the signage for The Cheesecake Factory. A serene river flows through a peaceful landscape with leafless trees under a clear blue sky. A person holds a clear plastic cup of beer in focus, with plates of food like mac and cheese and possibly coleslaw blurred in the background.

1/3/25 →

Home sweet home

A flight path is shown on a map from Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Paris (CDG), accompanied by a boarding pass with travel details. A view of a modern airport terminal with multiple sections, as seen from a nearby road. A road runs parallel to a row of power lines and tall electricity pylons surrounded by frosty vegetation under a misty sky. A cozy room corner features a round mirror, a small table with various items, dried plants, and two framed art pieces, all lit by warm sunlight casting shadows on the wall.

12/30/24 →

Wicked ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎥🎞️ 🍿

Woah they really did it! Didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did!

12/28/24 →

Let me tell you: seeing relatives during the holidays without caffeine or alcohol… wouldn’t recommend!

12/17/24 →

Ugh 😩 🏀

12/12/24 →

Finished watching #Foundation season 2 last night. 📺

After another slow build to set everything up it turned into a really solid season filled with interesting concepts and storylines.

Highly recommend for Sci-Fi fans

And now to figure out what to watch next over the holidays…

A dramatic poster for the Apple TV+ series "Foundation" features several characters set against a cosmic backdrop

12/8/24 →

Big overtime victory against our biggest rival of the past few years — came back from an 18 point deficit to push overtime and eventually get the win 🏀

A ticket for a basketball game at Adidas Arena shows Paris Basketball defeating AS Monaco 111-104 on December 8, 2024. <img src=“https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/441/2024/59e5680c26.jpg" width=“337” height=“600” alt=“A basketball game is taking place in an arena filled with spectators, with the scoreboard showing “Overtime.""> A packed indoor basketball arena features a game in progress, with a large audience watching from the stands.

12/4/24 →

Walking around today…

A cozy corner features a potted plant, a decorative mirror, and a small table adorned with various items including a vase with branches and framed pictures. A street with buildings on either side, containing a few parked bicycles and trees, under a clear sky. A street scene featuring classic European architecture with a row of ornate buildings, parked cars, bicycles, and pedestrians under a clear blue sky. A cozy café interior features wooden chairs, tables, a cushioned bench lining the wall, and posters advertising brunch specials. A modern, multi-story office building is under construction or renovation, with scaffolding and a quiet street in the foreground.

12/1/24 →

Finally got to check out #DelhiBazaar in Paris 🤩

11/29/24 →

What a lovely day

My friend wrote a book, while battling brain cancer!

11/29/24

📚 I met my friend @JamesMayes.bsky.social about a dozen years ago at a local chapter of TEDx in Brighton, where I used to reside during my university studies and the early stages of my career.

We quickly connected due to our shared heavy social media usage and mutual attraction towards good food & drinks, good people, and a passion for technology. Since then, we’ve been friends, and I’m grateful to have him as both a friend and a mentor in my professional life.

Over the past year, James has been battling brain cancer. On top of this life-altering diagnosis, he’s been incredibly busy. Since last year, he’s been involved in the following endeavors:

Launching a startup,
Documenting his battle with cancer while launching a company in a newsletter,
Converting the past decade of his professional life into a book called “Meetup to Millions”!

Needless to say, for community-oriented individuals like myself, this book is already a must-read. I was fortunate enough to read early chapters a while back and eagerly anticipate delving deeper into the book.

Book Cover: Meetup to Millions, how to grow a meetup into a global community

11/28/24 →

Another #ParisBasketball Euroleague game, another win! 🏀

This time against Virtuus Bologna to improve our record to 9-3 and an eighth victory in a row!

A fan-created digital ticket displays a Euroleague basketball game between Paris Basketball and Virtus Segafredo Bologna, with a final score of 81-78, dated November 28, 2024, at Adidas Arena. A darkened stadium is filled with spectators holding up lit devices, creating a starry effect as they watch a basketball game on the illuminated court. A crowded basketball arena is filled with spectators watching an ongoing game. A basketball game is taking place in a crowded arena, with players on the court and spectators watching.

11/28/24 →

Happy Thanksgiving day to my American friends celebrating today!
Auto-generated description: A person crouches in a pumpkin patch, holding a large orange pumpkin.

11/28/24 →

Delivery day! 🤘 🦇

11/27/24 →

Today marks the first birthday of my daughter — my wildest and most thrilling of adventure yet!

11/24/24 →

Incredible #Sum41 concert last night: final European tour & show, biggest headlining crowd of their career (41.410 in the biggest indoor arena in Europe

Bonus: the wonderful Neck Deep as the opener!

11/22/24 →

Woah: the @yellowcard concert was hella fucking fun! Now to rest before the final Sum 41 show in Europe. ever. Tomorrow night!

11/22/24 →

Headed out to the @yellowcard “20 Years of Ocean Avenue” #concert tonight 🤘

11/21/24 →

Incredible Kith collab with Batman / Warner Bros. dropping tomorrow!

Too many great pieces to choose from as a streetwear aficionado and comic book nerd…

Wish me luck for tomorrow!

11/20/24 →

What a lovely start of the day! #WinterSun

11/18/24 →

Deactivated my Twitter over the weekend. Platform has changed a lot over the past 10 years or so — been using it since 2008-2009 and made a lot of Online-to-Offline/IRL friends there, but these days are long gone.

Via this personal blog hosted via micro.blog, you’ll be able to find me on Threads & Bluesky.

a photo of myself, sitting at the table of a café, with my phone in hand and a smile on my face

11/18/24 →

Some more pics from a very eventful and memorable weekend

11/15/24 →

🎶 I typically only work 4 days a week, so Fridays are big important family days

11/15/24 →

🎶 Happy @LinkinPark #FromZero release day to all those who celebrate!

11/13/24 →

🏀 Fifth #Euroleague win in a row for my @ParisBasketball tonight against Kaunas Zalgiris and our French point guard Sylvain Francisco

Not a great game, lots of small mistakes and inaccuracies, but if the season was stopping there we’d be Playoffs bound so… 🤷‍♂️

11/13/24 →

🏀 Hi #ParisBasketball, and welcome to Kaunas Zalgiris for this 9th round of the Euroleague

11/12/24 →

A little late but finally finished Season 17 of #GreysAnatomy (aka the 2020 COVID Season)

Been watching since Season 3, what feels like multiples lifetimes ago! One of my favorite shows ever, one that has seen me grow from a teenager and into now a grown adult and family man.

11/11/24 →

I’m not one to run away from hardship and try to escape my problems, but with the shit that’s been going on with my family these past few months it’s hard not too think that living abroad would make certain things easier…

11/11/24 →

🎶 📚 Finished reading “Walking Disaster” a few days ago, the autobiography/memoir by Sum 41 founder Deryck Whibley. As a huge Sum 41 and pop punk fan, this was great and revealed a lot of things I had never heard of before. Highly recommend it for likeminded fans! #BookThreads

11/11/24 →

Day 1-3 of a 4-day weekend spent ailing from food poisoning while the baby is recovering from something else too