The power is still out from yesterday’s tree-toppling gusts, and I’m fittingly low-energy. Work has been a series of mind numbing security reviews, I’m certain ChatGPT would do a better job than me. But, can’t trust the robits. So, I answer the same questions yet again that IT won’t even read.

Third partner security / supply-chain security is broken in its current incarnation for both the assessor & the assessed. It should be a simple machine-assessable procedure, but each corporation has its own idiosyncratic standards. Auditing companies and theird-aprty databases are one path to a solution, but has led to an even more fractal ecosystem as opposed to an accessible solution. /rant

Windiest day I’ve experienced on Uvas – gusts must’ve been 50mph+. On the downside this means that Morgan Hill is out of power, our garage-side fence was blown to pieces, and the metal dragon was slain.

Kept up with lifting; incremental improvements continue. Moved chest and tri’s to follow shoulders – worked better than following it with back and bi’s. I need more weight to lower the reps next set. Next two weeks will be in LA, so I’ll need to adapt this for a bar vs dumbbell. Good variety / cross-training.

Freshly sore in the legs from basketball yesterday, so went to the opposite side of the body with the shoulders. Progress still feels solid, and I think I’m just about at last year’s should press max.

Got in a round of F1 racing at Imola with EBJ today – lowering assists threw off EBJ’s game, but I landed first off a quarter length race of 14 laps. Lost a ton of time coming into the pits, but avoided the speeding-in-the-pits penalty was able to keep 2s ahead of Checo (#2). AI is at 51, we can definitely move up a ways. Worst enemy isn’t the others, its clearly our own mistakes.

Woke up and took off from Novato early to play basketball with RN and friends. We actually ran like 5 (?!) games to 15, 5v5. Something like 2h of actual playtime. It was incredible – I played like shit, but it was a great workout and I could see my space to improve. My legs are blown, and I’m going to need a long soak tonight.

Bakar UCSF gym is great for me skill-wise – good mix of abilities, and not too crowded. Honestly, I was the tallest person out there so I should’ve been leaning into the gap and bullying the other team. Instead I tip-toed in the short-midfield.

CEO, CM, and I traveled up to see my parents today – through the fog to rain up 880, passing the enormous Tesla factory, unexplored downtown Oakland, the port cranes which never appear to be operating.

Up in Novato I got a 3.5mi run in. Fairly slow pace at 9:20s / mi, but hey! that’s the first bit of jogging mileage I’ve logged in a couple of months – with basketball tomorrow morning I definitely want to ease into it.