{"id":5857,"date":"2023-09-24T21:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=5857"},"modified":"2023-10-04T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T21:44:46","slug":"future-vision-thorny-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2023\/09\/24\/future-vision-thorny-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Vision & Thorny Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My grant writing was stalled several times this month by work-related travel. At the Future Vision Forum<\/a> in DC, I stayed mostly at the hotel<\/a> where the 2-day think tank harnessed insights from such great minds that had me experiencing major imposter syndrome. The gala in the gilded ballroom at the Cosmos Club<\/a>, where I was surrounded by photographs of Nobel laureates and Pulitzer awardees, did little to quell my qualms. I ventured out only briefly for dan dan noodles from Planta Queen<\/a> and kimji jigae from Anju<\/a> which were both heavy, over-flavored, and disappointing. I did catch up with my old lab mate Vuk at the Graham Hotel<\/a> rooftop bar, which provided reprieve before returning to a packed clinic and division meeting that wiped me out for the rest of the week. My other trip this month was the Thorny Issues<\/a> meeting in Portland, where the Devers Eye Institute<\/a> compiled such engaging talks that I even paid attention to the glaucoma and cornea lectures between my own presentations on monkeys, CRISPR, and teleophthalmology. A session on mindfulness helped set the tone for a meditative stroll along NW 23rd<\/sup> St, where I socialized with local eye docs over pu erh at Smith Teamaker<\/a> on the way to the faculty dinner of delicious peruvian fare at Adina<\/a>. After the meeting, my host Aris took me on a packed half-day tour of the city with panoramic views at Pittock Mansion<\/a>, a fully-bloomed Rose Garden<\/a>, plump koi at the Japanese Garden<\/a>, chocolate croissants from Ken\u2019s Bakery<\/a>, multi-tiered Multnomah Falls<\/a>, and Columbia River views at the Vista House<\/a>, before returning to his home for dinner with his wife and kids followed by nocciola gelato from Pinolo<\/a>. Between the work trips, we attended a non-work OME<\/a> retreat in Truckee<\/a> that provided a pleasant afternoon of bocce ball, pickleball, pool basketball, and foosball, as well as a visit to the Brick Fest Live<\/a> event in downtown Sac \u2013 an all-out Lego<\/a> mania complete with race tracks, dioramas, glow-in-the-dark bricks, architectural builds, and photo ops with life-sized statues. Back home, we finally defeated the Elden Beast<\/a> at level 200 after 271 hours of gameplay, allowing us to embark on our next adventure through Hyrule in Tears of the Kingdom<\/a>. The heart containers, korok seeds, and ultrahand feature brought back memories of BOTW<\/a>, and promises many more hours of family fun for this winter and holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n

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