Still learning to navigate COVID-safe life in a world that stopped caring a long time ago.
Still learning to navigate life with health challenges in the family.
Trying indoor rowing for fitness.
Said goodbye to Artemis in December—it left a void in our home for sure.
Got a tattoo, so I’m no longer unique in LA by virtue of not having one.
Still riding the startup rollercoaster at Reach Security.
April 2024
Was doing great with cycling (type 1 fun), but just started going to the gym (type 2 fun) as primary exercise instead, with cycling taking on a more fun role.
Reading fell back off rather quickly.
Learning that time away from the computer is incredibly good for me.
Finding some time and energy for software projects.
Getting a little into photography, very tentatively.
Kind of a downer of an update, but sometimes that’s reality.
March 2023
Nearing the first wedding anniversary with Katie—time flies!
We lost one of the cats, and miss her every day.
Settled on self-hosting my own sites but not services. It’s just too time consuming otherwise.
Shifted roles from individual contributor engineer to squad lead at Instil. It’s been a wild ride so far, learning a new type of role for the first time in my career.
Feeling like 2023 ought to be the year of health. Treating my sleep apnea and foot issues, cooking to eat healthier, and actually rebuilding that cycling habit—solid start.
August 2022
Got married (again) a few months ago, to a lovely lady. <3
Co-parenting a zoo—three cats + two dogs.
Getting back into self-hosting, both externally facing websites and personally used services.