Author Archives: JJD
Las Vegas – Lotus of Siam
When my friend Tim heard that I was going to be in Las Vegas, he recommended a place called Lotus of Siam, claiming that it was supposed to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the US. My parents and I tried it out tonight — and I’m happy to report that it was […]
Las Vegas – Red Rock Canyon
If at first you think it’s gonna kill you, do it again (because it won’t) and then go home and check your stats (because they’ll tell you why it felt so hard). That’s the take-away from today’s ride through Red Rock Canyon. Red Rock Canyon is on the outskirts of Las Vegas, and it’s famous for its eponymous […]
Las Vegas – Bike!
I’m experimenting with destination cycling this week. Rather than spend all week in the balmy desert weather wishing I had my bike, I decided to just shop my bike out here and ride all week. The first half of the adventure happened last weekend, when I had my local bike shop in Northern Virginia teach […]
Las Vegas – Quasi en vacances
Welp, I made it. After a hectic Saturday morning (ballet class! packing! cleaning the apartment!) I settled into my seat for a flight to Las Vegas. The layover in Houston ended up being a few hours longer than expected due to a mechanical failure. The crowd was jolly, though, and I made friends with a middle-aged woman […]
Portraits on a Friday night
It has been a long week. It’s technically over and I’m supposed to be on vacation — I fly to Las Vegas tomorrow for a week with the padres and Thanksgiving — but the partners I’m working for haven’t batted an eye at my vacation plans and I’ll probably spend much of the week working. Fortunately I […]
Sad llama face
Remember how on Sunday I said I was about to move into Step 4 of my work/life (im)balance cycle? Well, I was right. Too right. Step 4 hit like a ton of bricks today at work — such that it feels a lot closer to Step 5 than I would like. Superman is flying awfully close to […]
Ooh, say that again
“Jason, you’re really good at weightlifting,” said the Crossfit coach this morning in front of the whole class. “Anyone ever tell you that before?” Nope. In fact, if I had to vote for the least likely combination of words in the English language, that would have been it. So let’s just let that soak in for […]
Progress?
See if this cycle sounds familiar: I’m soul-crushingly busy at work. No time for socializing, sleep or food. Work lightens up. I relax, catch up on sleep, see people. Two or three days later, I’m bored out of my mind, so I join three choirs, start training for a marathon, plan dinner parties at my […]
Happy birthday!
Heather and I turned thirty-three today! It would have been fun to celebrate together, but since we’re on opposite sides of the country, we made do with what we had. Here’s how my day went down: 9:00am – Ballet class (the real beginner class this time) 10:30am – Brunch at Locolat (Belgian waffles!) 1:15pm – Crossfit […]
Party at the Freer
Tonight was the annual welcome reception for associates who joined the firm during the past year. All the new associates are flown in from our various offices around the world, and we throw a fancy party for them and a selected group of older lawyers — mostly the senior “important” people and younger people with […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 