Since I was a kid, I have always enjoyed writing. It's actually a lot like programming. Both ask that you use language to most effectively and efficiently communicate ideas — always making trade-offs between concision and readability.

I've been very inspired by people across my interests that make a habit of writing down and sharing their thoughts and experiences. Swizec Teller, Jon Yuen, Steph Smith, and Pieter Levels are just a few that come to mind. Hopefully I can pay forward even a fraction of the guidance, intrigue, and inspiration that each of them has provided me through their writing.

Most of my freelance work involves Javascript, Node, and React. I love the JAM Stack and building blazing fast sites/apps with Gatsby or NextJS.

I've worked on many creatively focused projects for design studios/agencies (eh... I'm still not sure what the difference is 🤔). Often, I'm the only developer in meetings full of designers, strategists, and business folk.

That has gained me expertise in clear and patient communication of technical requirements/challenges.

With that said, I do aspire to work on larger engineering teams. 🤓

Most of my goals fall amongst the categories of education, finance, or fitness. Sometimes I revise them, replace them, or put them on hold. I'll keep them updated here.

I tend to approach life in iterations of modular loops of time: days, weeks, months, quarters, years. Daily habits are the fundamental subroutines that I seek to optimize for desired results across these loops of time.

It's ok. I also laughed at myself, after typing the above. 🤖

This table is updated weekly, usually on Sunday.

Exceptionally good technical books/docs, paired with lots of tinkering, remains my favorite means of learning. I've also long kept up an abundant diet of scifi/fantasy. It keeps me inspired. Here is what I'm currently reading, along with some favorites.