2023 - 37

• An acquaintance passed away from cancer. He was younger than me and leaves behind a wife and two small children. This hurts. He wasn’t necessarily my close friend, but he was close with friends I am close with. Seeing the friend group hurt makes me hurt. It makes me miss home. It makes me think about the expiry tags we all have in this world.
• I guess a silver lining is I’m focusing more on my health. Working out and eating right. Chia seed pudding, overnight oats, vitamins, protein shakes. I’m pretty deflated mentally, but at least there’s progress to be had physically.
• I’m convinced that “maturing” and “being the bigger person” is just seeing the same, expected selfish human behavior and becoming more and more “meh” about it.
• Trying to find the inspiration to code again. It’s tough when you go from Silicon Valley, where people are getting sent drones and iPhones just to interview, to Hong Kong, a place where tech is still in its infancy and is considered low on the economic totem pole.
• Our trip to Guangzhou was a success. Only Michelin meals throughout. It was a reminder of the past lives we had in LA - being wined and dined by a major corporation is always amazing and I’m grateful for the experience.
• Had my first photoshoot in a while. It was nice being on set again. However I know I definitely am just going through the motions. It doesn’t have the same magic for me as it once used to. I’m not over it completely, but I am pretty over during a tremendous amount of work for dubious gain.
• Karen and I also hosted our first church small group. It’s nothing new to Karen but completely new to me to be in a somewhat leadership position within faith. I appreciate the community and the love that comes with it. I want to be as inclusive as possible - something I’ve be challenged by with past attempts with faith groups. Cheers to growth.