{"id":6946,"date":"2026-01-20T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/?p=6946"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:25:25","slug":"return-to-big-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2026\/01\/20\/return-to-big-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Big Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> We took turns playing single parents with my wife and I attending our respective conferences this month. While Melody visited Amelia Island, Westley and I compared noodles from Sit Lo<\/a> and Lollibowl<\/a>, impressed the clerk at Akiba HQ<\/a> with his gundam knowledge, and sailed through submarine titles like the Hunt for Red October<\/a> and U571<\/a>. I also checked out Vince Gilligan’s new series Pluribus<\/a>, which had an intriguing premise but slow pacing.\u00a0Listening to Planet Money<\/a> episodes on board games inspired us to try Catan<\/a>, but luck outweighed skill in our first playthrough, leaving Westley more frustrated than entertained. Melody and I swapped places on MLK weekend as I took off for Kona to attend Hawaiian Eye<\/a>, with a nice upgrade thanks to my new platinum<\/a> status on United<\/a>. After checking in<\/a>, I crashed my friend Lejla’s family dinner with RegenXBio<\/a> at Canoe House<\/a>, then returned to the hotel to practice my talk. On Monday, I joined the Adverum<\/a> team for breakfast loco moco<\/a> before taking the stage to present the year 2 LUNA<\/a> trial results. I took a short nap and swam at the hotel pool afterwards, then dined at a food truck event<\/a> over crispy pork belly and tofu from Ho Jah<\/a> and a kiwi smoothie from Hi Bao<\/a> while connecting my cousin Steve and old friend Janie over their Africa connection. I watched a movie, worked on manuscripts, and attended faculty meeting rather than sleep aboard my red-eye home, which made my morning of primate imaging harder. I hope to rest and recover before my birthday next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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