A solo run today, 10km along the Berkeley waterfront. I spent the first half listening to music, and the second half on the phone with my father. I’ve been trying to find ways to make the miles go by a little easier on solo runs, and I do think that talking helps. I’ve run this route a few times now, but I’m surprised every time by how insane the view is across the East Bay, San Francisco and Marin. Just ignore the freeway on the other side.

Vallejo in the evening with some good friends to enjoy a space that their friends opened a few months back. We spent New Years Eve there, and it was so awesome see this place that folks had poured a lot of love into. We talked with them about the beauty of plywood and the cool things that Charles and Ray Eames did with it. We also ate burritos and cookies—both of which were great, the latter of which had a perfect amount of salt.