february

13 things that sparked joy

hi from the West Hollywood Edition. today, i took a Waymo to the office, ate dry-aged sashimi at a Beverly Hills spec house for a lunch sponsored by East West Bank, ordered Erewhon to my hotel room, and had dinner from my favorite Din Tai Fung in the world—the one in Century City.

here are 13 things that lifted my spirits this cold, snowy month:

1. the people who performed as trees at Bad Bunny’s halftime show

2. Mamdani’s custom-made Carhartt jackets

3. blouge wines, those that mix red and white grapes, are on the rise

4. Laila Gohar’s baklava installation at Art Basel Doha

5. Jade’s sold-out final show at Brooklyn Paramount. what a star.

6. vc-backed startups are now low-status

7. a nerdy deep dive on how Waymos work vs self driving Teslas

8. in an odd twist of irony, Waymo is hiring Door Dashers to literally close Waymo doors once a customer leaves the car

9. working out with my mom, who is newly into strength training

10. finding out i know at least two people who enjoy listening to audiobooks while reading the physical book at the same time

11. Lunar Lifts mango coconut whey protein tastes really incredible, like not fake at all.

12. Alysa Liu’s joyous, brilliant free skate, which i’ve now seen at least 10 times

13. Alysa’s free skate song, MacArthur Park Suite, which i’ve been listening to on repeat every day since she won the gold medal