Weeknotes: The Memory Remains — Week 27, 2026

This week I’ve been thinking about career paths, about how to quantify and measure things and social capital. Oh and the humidity has been rising fast. Re-established my gym routine, this time equipped with a new (and cheaper) app for planning and tracking. Did that thing this week where when people brought problems, instead of just listening, I went full career coach mode. This isn’t a muscle I’ve worked out much lately and I forgot how much I enjoy it. More of this? Bittersweet leaving catch-up during the week. It seems like every 6 months or so there’s a small spike of people leaving, sometimes the company and sometimes the city or country. I wish everyone lots of success. Nice little dinner on Thursday which drifted into the wee hours and all over Tokyo. Shibuya can be fun. Costco on Friday. I have restocked coffee and cheese. The kalbi bake is delicious, OMG. Saturday was July the 4th, so I went to a BBQ which was very fun where I ate way too much meat. One highlight was… Read…