about me

me, in a nutshell

• loves figuring out how things work
• likes making computers do interesting things
• currently a senior software engineer at yardstik
• enjoys listening to music, moving my body, dreaming with others, mindfulness, broomball, large language models, the color yellow, psychology, philosophy, uncle iroh, and elle mcgibbons

married to the greatest woman in the world

• karaoke, anytime, anywhere
• seeing musicals and pop punk shows irl
• getting as much autumn in as possible
• lots of rupaul's drag race (UK season 7 and canada)
• working on perfecting our "signatures"
  • cocktails: need to decide on something with gin, a classic wisconsin old fashioned, a s'mores chocolate brandy drink, and chocolate martinis
  • appetizers: large pretzel with good cheese sauce, spring rolls
  • meals: pork schnitzel with spätzle, rice bowls with chipotle-inspired mix-ins
  • desserts: crème brûlée, molten chocolate lava cake

my incredible kiddos

• minecraft and roblox for days
• dancing with the stars, holiday movies
• song and dance performances around the house
• getting my blue belt in kung fu with my daughter
• walking home from school with my son
• watching my son ace his part as a gingerbread man in the nutcracker
• watching my daughter light up the stage during onstage

main focuses

💻 become a stronger software engineer

• learn how to use vim
• experiment with AI as much as possible
  • vibe code a new blog
  • train a proprietary classification model to categorize criminal offenses
  • fine tune a large language model to extract specific data from unstructured surgical reports
    • create visual flow chart of question routine
    • create more comprehensive flow chart with the actual questions used

💪 get buff as hell

• every day, no matter what, i do 100 sit-ups
• the gym has been so much fun lately, i go four times a week
• if i can't get to the gym, i do 100 burpees
• when i commit to it, i can keep my diet in check... but food is so delicious

🧰 clean off the work bench

• get better solution for gloves
• 3d print a peg board holder for your ifixit kit
• replace cartridge in upstairs tub
• empty the “indoor” box that's been sitting on the bench forever
• store other miscellaneous tools (maybe custom print holders for those?)
• attempt sealing the gutter again (find disposable gloves)
• finish mario kart trophy (can I 3d print a plaque?)
• make labels for the storage bin you bought
• store pumpkin carving tools and LED candle lights
• fix loud storm door
• fix sliding porch door

🛜 run ethernet cable throughout my house

• only focus on wiring the ceiling run right now
• order cable and new crimping tool

perennial projects

🎧 curate the perfect digital garden of music

• current vibes: pynch, the beths, bonny light horseman, the cords, the rezillos, mumford & sons, the car is on fire, blink 182, the suicide machines, and emapea
• you can see all my favs on this janky, vibe-coded page that reads directly from my plex library
• i also want to learn how to talk about music more intelligently. if you have a music critic that you recommend, send them my way!

on deck

👽 turn the garage into a 70s ufo/alien themed chill zone

• clean it out (sigh... again)
• figure out how to convert the projector screen into something with a motor
• organize the kid's corner of the garage
• create a stage that folds down. when upright, it holds all my tools and whatnot.

🎧 make my own music player

• still in the dreaming phase here, but i keep thinking about this mockup of a physical winamp player and i want that to exist

🏚️ rebuild the back patio

• when spring comes:
  • set final grades & strings
  • add bedding sand
  • lay pavers
  • compact + edging
  • sweep joint sand
  • garden bed fill
  • glue wall caps

This about page was last updated on 2025-11-23