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Life

The parts that aren't spreadsheets.
This page is still mostly blank paper. Photos, books and places will show up here over time.

Where I eat

(New York spots I'd actually send a friend to. The list grows as I eat.)

Tribeca

Au Cheval

Tribeca / Chinatown · burgers & diner

order: single cheeseburger + thick-cut peppered bacon + a fried egg · chopped chicken liver with toast

33 Cortlandt Alley · map ↗

The long, dim dining room at Au Cheval, full on a weeknight
packed, as usual
Chopped chicken liver with toast, butter and pickles
chopped chicken liver
Single cheeseburger with thick-cut peppered bacon and a fried egg
single cheeseburger + bacon + egg

New York

(walks around the city, sorted by neighborhood)

Long Island City

November 2026 · leaves turning

A tree-lined residential street in Long Island City in autumn, a glass tower behind
tunnel of trees
Yellow leaves over a brick-lined sidewalk in Long Island City
yellow everywhere
The same Long Island City street a few minutes later under a cloudier sky
same block, few minutes later

Travel

(places I've been and want to go back to)

First trip coming soon. Photos and notes from the road will be pinned here.

Reading

(books I'm reading or loved, coming soon)