my Vavo (Portuguese for grandfather) loved to pick the raspberries in my mother’s garden.
i just picked this bunch for him, since he has reason to celebrate today.
27
I turned 27 this past weekend. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes.
And after living in NYC for over 2 years, I finally got my parents to visit - which was my mom’s first trip to NYC… ever. Yes… really.
We lucked out on the weather and spent a lot of time outside in SoHo, the West Village, on the Highline, Central Park, etc. and hit up a couple ‘chef’s’ restaurants (my dad’s a chef by trade).
Other highlights include:
- A few games of intense pickup basketball with Dan, Joe, Nick and a bunch of scrappy punks at Stuytown. I’ve got skinned knees and elbows from laying out for rebounds and I love it.
- Meeting up with 4 of my closest friends - Dan, Joe, Matt and Mark - for a couple beers. Doesn’t matter where we are, we have fun together. I love these guys.
- Talking to Mark Suster on the phone for a bit. I have a ton of respect for him as an entrepreneur and it was great to connect in a solid conversation about HomeField. Thanks Mark!
- Dinner at SD26 thanks to Daisy’s connections with Massimo Vignelli whom I was able to meet, too. Very cool place, excellent food and service. If you’re a baller or have parents willing to foot the bill, try it!
- First game of the year for my NYAC lacrosse team. We won 21-3 I think. I’ll take it. ;)
- Allen Morgan making intros to tons of great entrepreneurs, investors and the like. In a matter of 24 hours, I’d lined up meetings with some excellent people who I’m excited to meet. Thank you Allen!
- Seeing the premier of “The Startup” - a mini documentary on my startup featured on NYC 3.0. It’s great to see the finished product after almost 5 months of filming. If you’ve got some time and/or interest in startups, it’s worth watching. Hopefully it’s back up - all the traffic yesterday crashed the site! Nice work Alex and Vadim.
Great weekend with lots of my favorite people. Thanks all!
Weekend highlights:
A great Friday at Brown catching up with alumni old and new before the @BrownLacrosse 2009 commemoration.
Spending a couple nights at home on Cape Cod, particularly a nice dinner with my parents at the family restaurant, The Beachmoor.
Realizing my truck, overdue for an inspection by 1.5 months, was also due for re-registration… 6 months ago. #igotluckywhenthatStateTrooperdidntnotice
Getting 8 hours of sleep for once.
Making some great new business connections.
Finally, upgrading my underwear - boxers just aren’t meant to last 7 years (but hey, we’re still bootstrapping).
Confirming my trip to San Francisco next weekend.
Buying $30 worth of peanut butter (yes, it really is worth it to buy at home in bulk, and yes I’ll go through all 8 large jars we bought, probably sooner than even I expect).
Going for a swim in the ocean at home with someone special.
