This page is just a place where I can make notes about myself and my life.

I'm a bit of a generalist.

I enjoy a wide range of interests, including:

  • Music: Playing guitar and other instruments; I enjoy composing/writing as much (if not more than) live performance
  • Software and game development: making life easier or more fun by writing code
  • Making things: my daughter and I have built a robotic kitten and are currently working on a weather station
  • Writing: it helps me think more clearly
  • Playing: I thoroughly enjoy a well-made game; some of my faves are Love Letter, Slay the Spire, and D&D

Projects and Collabs:

Here are a few fun projects I've worked on over in recent years:

Our alternative rendition of "Midna's Lament" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Timeline:

  • 1986: born in NC
  • 1991: started playing piano
  • 1999: started playing bass guitar, then guitar
  • 2001: toured the Southeast US playing music at churches
  • 2002: toured again
  • 2003: toured again
  • 2008: married my sweetheart
  • 2009: our daughter was born
  • 2010: started a new band (The Coming Dawn) with an old friend
  • 2011: went to UNCC to get a 4-year degree
  • 2013: started work as a consultant
  • 2013: earned a BA in Anthropology and Global, International, and Area Studies, plus a Certificate in Translation Studies (Spanish→English)
  • 2014: moved to another town in NC
  • 2014: my daughter started kindergarten
  • 2016: left my band; it was fun while it lasted
  • 2020: bought a house and moved again
  • 2021: started homeschooling our daughter
A photo of me wearing cheesy eclipse glasses just before a solar eclipse
Me just before the 2017 total solar eclipse. You should definitely go out of your way to experience totality.