{"id":5902,"date":"2023-11-11T13:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T20:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=5902"},"modified":"2023-12-30T22:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T05:45:13","slug":"tired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2023\/11\/11\/tired\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.a-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.b-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023.11.11.c-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a>This year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/annual-meeting\">AAO<\/a> in San Francisco promised less travel time, but ultimately unfolded into a longer trip overall. I spent last Friday morning reorienting my parents after more than a year since their last visit, which helped me avoid Bay Area rush hour to <a href=\"https:\/\/spothero.com\/destination\/san-francisco\/22-4th-street-parking\">park<\/a> my car. I uploaded my talk before joining fellows for lunch at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superduperburgers.com\/\">Super Duper<\/a> but was so wiped out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/annual-meeting\/education\/retina\">Sub-day<\/a> that I skipped all the receptions for yummy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chongqingxiaomian-sf.com\/\">Chong Qing Xiao Mian<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81414665\">Netflix<\/a> to cap off the night. Amidst a Saturday morning of meetings and consulting, I made time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/jt-restaurant-san-francisco\">JT&#8217;s<\/a> chicken adobo and pork sinigang, which was a bit sour for me, but still better than pastas from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucdavis.edu\/\">UCD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masseyeandear.org\/\">MEEI<\/a> receptions. Fortunately, I was redeemed by <a href=\"https:\/\/caos.wildapricot.org\/\">CAOS<\/a>&#8216; banquet-style dinner next evening at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harborviewsf.com\/\">Harborview<\/a>. On Monday, I checked out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmoma.org\/exhibition\/yayoi-kusama-infinite-love\/\">Yayoi Kusama<\/a> exhibit and collection at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfmoma.org\/\">SF MOMA<\/a> en route to my final session at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/young-ophthalmologists\">YO<\/a> lounge. I found no luck bonsai-hunting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfjapantown.org\/directory-jpndirectory\/listing\/katsura-garden\/\">Katsura<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/utsuwafloraldesign\/\">Utsuwa<\/a>, but at least scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marufukuramen.com\/\">hakata-style ramen<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matchacafe-maiko.com\/eng\/\">hojicha frappe<\/a> before the drive back. At home, I found time to <a href=\"https:\/\/thedenttent.com\/\">repair<\/a> my car dent and replace my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00B697OHQ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&amp;th=1\">bike tire<\/a> in preparation for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pioneerelementarypta.com\/fall-festival\">Pioneer Fall Festival<\/a>. Volunteering for Ms. Chang&#8217;s milk bottle toss after my recent COVID booster made me sore in both thighs and shoulder. Fortunately, Westley was unfazed by my exhaustion, and managed to reprise his ninja character for Halloween, reach level 6 at <a href=\"https:\/\/swimamericadavis.com\/\">Swim America<\/a>, and rock his first <a href=\"https:\/\/atriaseniorliving.com\/retirement-communities\/atria-covell-gardens-davis-ca\/?utm_source=GMB&amp;utm_medium=Chatmeter\">piano recital<\/a> playing Brahm&#8217;s lullaby. With work travel winding down, we hope to get more time to rejuvenate this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s AAO in San Francisco promised less travel time, but ultimately unfolded into a longer trip overall. 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