What I'm Doing Now
A snapshot of what's actually going on in my life and head at this moment.
Life Right Now
Still holding down the fort in Shakopee, MN - out in the southwestern metro, where the suburbs meet the prairie and traffic occasionally involves farm equipment.
Home base looks a little different this fall. My oldest started his freshman year of college and is living on campus - which I'm genuinely excited about, and also not totally over. His wit and personality leave a noticeable gap around the house, and it's been kinda quiet lately. Turns out I miss the running commentary.
My younger one is 13, so there's still a fair bit of action around the house. That said, someone decided to take a season off from competition, which means I find myself hanging around the house a lot more than I used to.
What I'm Building
The usual two in perpetual rotation, plus whatever grabbed my attention lately:
The never-finished, always-evolving thing you're reading right now. Posts go up when inspiration strikes - or when I've finally debugged something interesting enough to write up.
The veteran gaming community I own and run. The site is always being poked at, expanded, or rebuilt in some corner. The Discord is active and that's what keeps the lights on.
Currently Consuming
Reading
Watching
Playing
On My Mind
The future of AI. It's everywhere and unavoidable at this point - and I mean that in both the annoying and genuinely fascinating ways. I'm spending a lot of time thinking about where it actually fits: what it changes, what it doesn't, what risks get undersold, and what potential gets overhyped. No clean conclusions yet. That feels appropriate.
On the practical side, I've been actively digging into:
This is a /now page. What's here reflects what's actually happening, not what I'm aspiring to.
Curious about the gear and tools behind all of this? Check out my /uses page.