A letter from Jan 10, 2023

Quick Letter to 2026 Brian. Holy **** it's another, last minute, super fast letter to the future Right now i'm at HI Boston Hostel after having visited friends and family in New York too, seeing Ben for Breakfast tomorrow. What are you up to? I hope the past 3 years have treated you well and you've got some progress on goals from 2023 and build on them to get you further in 24 and 25. I am as always tempted to speculate... What happened with OSK? It would be cool if it succeeded and you're still there but at the least I hope it's led to great things - I do hope it succeeded though. Are you still in SF? That Mission Apartment is pretty sweet and I'd hate to give it up... but I've started to realized how much I miss friends and family on the East Coast and how much I miss being near them... also NYC's dance scene and general night life is unparalleled. Or perhaps you said "**** it" and moved to Europe... But hopefully if you did that it's because you wanted to go there and not leave here... so here's to hoping that in the next 3 years there's no WW3, and that the United States is still more or less a semi-functional democracy, and perhaps even more sane with less division and things actually heading in the right direction... Do you have a girlfriend? Or at least... one in between writing this letter and reading it? Please Reach out to the following people if you have not already done so recently Mom and Dad Josh and Rachel Kook Leah Sergei Steve (just saw him today!) Jack Eric Erika Ian Marcus Matej Emma Various Lindy Friends like Alexis from Belgium Leo Jackie Benji Sue Ana Brandon Tim Crystal What are the odds that at least one person on this list is someone you won't remember who I was referring to 3 years ago? I hope they are all alive, which is grim but Kook almost died this year so... yeah that can happen - appreciate your time with everyone. Call mom and dad and tell them you love them. P.S. You just saw a bendy bus out the window. Do Bendy buses still exist in 2026? I hope so.