What I'm up to now

Even as we speak

Last updated: January 3, 2026

This is the first update to this page in something like 5 years, so it feels like a lot should have changed. From the outside looking in, not very much has. But from where I'm sitting, everything is different now.

My last 6 years were brutal (like many of yours probably were). I did more work that wasn’t fun than was, lost people who mattered (a lot), and watched carefully laid plan after carefully laid plan crumble in real time. My daily routines might look the same: the coffee mug I love, my usual desk set-up and tools, same hurdles and annoyances. But the foundations underneath feel completely rebuilt. Different priorities and preferences, different standards, and a different understanding of what actually matters when things go to shit. Which, as it turns out, they often do.

Part of me hadn't wanted to update this page at all through this, because doing so would mean accepting this new version life I'm in is permanent and real. It would mean moving forward and moving on without the important people we lost along the way, and without the people we were 5 years ago.

But as always, time has a way of moving on whether you like it or not, so I guess it’s time this page does, too.

Here's what's new(ish):

  • Temporarily shuttered the pit bull foster home to welcome Jake, who came to live with us after his owner (a close loved one) unexpectedly passed away. It was meant to be temporary, but Jake’s a stubborn old man who refuses to leave his favorite chair (the old couch in the gym). And, unsurprisingly, old grumps are a weakness around these parts, so he’s here to stay.

  • After months of sacrificing Sundays to long runs, I finished my first real half marathon a few months ago. Turns out, long runs are super boring. And since I’ve been noticing that running hasn’t been bringing me the same mental respite it once did, I’m now figuring out how to run faster, not longer.

  • A total mirror of my mental health, my little backyard garden shriveled right the fuck up, but has been slowly bouncing back thanks to some outside help from my partner. The passionfruit is pumping as always, along with tomatoes and cucumbers (well past summer), various peppers, strawberries, and citrus. This year, we also harvested our first ever saffron.

  • For this upcoming ski season, I’m mid-planning our first trip to Japan, to get a taste of the legendary Japow. We’ll be spending some time in Hokkaido (primarily near Niseko and Rusutsu). If you’ve spent any time in these areas, please send me your mountain secrets and restaurant recommendations!

  • Lastly, I've been at Elicit as Head of Operations for the last few years, where we're building AI research tools that help scientists find and synthesize research much faster and more comprehensively. Start-up ops often feels like you’re trying to run on three separate treadmills at once, but every few months when you look back, it’s easy to see how the infrastructure you built enabled everyone else to streamline and focus on the work they’re brilliant at. It’s also a total joy to be around people who care deeply about craft and quality, and who are passionate about AI for science.

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