Jan 3Running and Eating Around Cambridge and BostonI miss Cambridge and Boston already. So many good places to eat. So many good routes to run. No one raves about Boston food like they do about LA or New York or wherever else so I want to be that person and share some of my favorites :) Charles River Esplanade Whenever…Boston9 min read
Sep 17, 20211.5 days in Cambridge aka freshman year againFour years of high school. Four years of college. Three years of Richmond. And then here I am (post Chicago-Seattle-Portland-Brooklyn) in Cambridge for the next at-least-three months. Feels weird to be here on my own. Of course it feels weird. The last three weeks of Brooklyn with Pulkit and Konya…Life2 min read
Aug 7, 2021bellevueBellevue—specifically Downtown Bellevue—is one weird place. It’s nice. Too nice. Like free wifi everywhere nice. Quiet streets all the time nice. Teslas everywhere you look nice. …Washington State3 min read
Apr 23, 2021cold tofuNow that it’s getting closer to summer, one of the easiest dishes you can make is cold tofu. You don’t even have to cook. Just grab stuff from your fridge. The Japanese version is called hiyayakko (冷奴) and the Chinese version is called liang ban tofu (凉拌豆腐). Same thing. Get some good tofu What type? Silken tofu. Look…Tofu3 min read
Apr 16, 2021this week | april 15th, 2021Pollen Season is upon us here in Richmond. I still remember that first spring in Durham. Was rooming with Gabe in Randolph. Think I had the window open one afternoon and was like why’s there sawdust on the windowsill? …Blog5 min read
Apr 9, 2021this week | april 8th, 2021thoughts and things from the last week. this week includes books I read, things I wrote, food I cooked, and oh yeah I started a new job (I started) A New Job Yeah so Monday was my first day at HubSpot and it just feels good to be at a tech company again. People are…Etgar Keret5 min read
Feb 14, 2021problems of the wristoriginally type(writer)ed up in december. this looks a lot better in single spaced typewriter font but ya know medium doesn’t let you do that. tuesday, december 8th, 2020 henrico, virginia. 1°C well. I really messed myself up. my wrists. divinity and baldurs gate gaming marathons. fun. not good though. no…Essay1 min read
Aug 3, 2020grocery shopping in the time of coronaDespite growing up in a family of watermelon slappers, I’ve moved on to the yellow spot technique. Last Wednesday I was royally rewarded with one of my best melons so far — the highlight of my week. A year ago, I was going on weekend trips two or three times…Grocery Shopping2 min read
May 17, 2020satisfying things about a sunday morningEmptying out the dishwasher. Doing my productive stuff in the morning so that I can feel good about spending the entire afternoon playing video games. The living room being clean after Alex took out the recycling and I vacuumed yesterday and then cleaned the countertops this morning. Dusting off the…2 min read
Apr 26, 2020On GroceriesThe fall I moved to Richmond and just started working, Andy visited on the way up from Durham. I think we were just talking about life after Duke when I said that one of the best parts of my post-college life would be shopping at Whole Foods . …3 min read