Cooking
improvisation, groceries, teaching beginners
I teach this philosophy through Freestyle Cooking 101.
Interests
Friendship
how relationships form, deepen, and survive
I recommend Robin Dunbar’s Anatomy of Friendship at every opportunity.
AI systems
model routing, agents, support engineering
I’m personally and professionally fascinated by AI, and conflicted about the prospect of an eschatological singularity. My day job is at OpenRouter.
Objects
japanese utility clothing, furniture, old hondas
I have a soft spot for Goldwin, my ’07 Honda CR-V, and feng shui for small apartments.
Consciousness
somatics, meditation, altered states
Many doors to the same room; I like to take a Vipassana course every few years.
Learning
language, education, retrieval practice
In past lives, I worked in edtech, education policy, and college enrollment consulting.
Cities
nyc, housing, transit, public space
I’m a casual urbanist raising a family in Manhattan’s Chinatown.