Silicon Valley 5k

The wife and I did the Silicon Valley 5k this morning. Lots of fun, and absolutely perfect weather for running. This was my first 5k, so I was really kicked, and I'm all looking forward to the next one. My time was 32:47, and Jayita did 44:16. Woot!

The All-Too-Short Weekend

Providence is indeed cruel to juxtapose such a long month with such a short weekend. Still, after much travel, enduring dishevelled meals and interminable schmoozing, arriving back home to my superhero wife (whose super-power is sweet delusion) is almost enough of a treat to make the separation worthwhile. If I were allowed to drink, I'd tip the happy glass to a weekend of hiking, running, playing with a new macro lens, and catching up with Pelham :)

Recap

It's been a while since I gave the blog some love. That's because... oh yeah, I've been swamped. It hasn't all been work though. Here's a recap:

• 5/2-5/5: The workplace sent us off to the Seascape resort in Santa Cruz for 2.5 days for a workshop.
• 5/6: Danilo Perez opens for Kenny Barron. I preferred Danilo Perez (and got my CD signed!).
• 5/13-5/14: Arjun (a roommate from USC,) visits the Bay Area with his folks.
• 5/20: We hang out with Rick and Kathy in Japantown. Izumiya has awesome sushi.
• 5/27: Hike at Russian Ridge with a couple of docents to show us the last of the wildflowers.
• Right now, I'm in London speaking at SES, and hanging out with childhood friends.
  
• Oh yeah, and I've lost 7 pounds and I'm now running 3.1mi in 30 minutes. Body fat is down from 18.5% to 15.5%. Finally being sub-150lb again is goooood!
  

Vacation Retrospective

A couple of things I've discovered in the last 10 days or so:

• I like to run. Ever since I saw the reduced gut on the other woman, I've been all inspired and stuff. Even better, I'm starting to lose all the weight I gained from the damned eye-medications.
  
• Used-book stores rock. A few days ago I found a nice little hardcover copy of Reading Jazz.
• I can't ever really stop working. Even when I'm taking a break. I seem to be most productive on my days off.
• The little Venezuelan coffee shop in Palo Alto has awesome spiced hot chocolate.
• No other game (FPS) comes close to being as playable as Half Life 2.