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:
- Learning about machine learning/AI, and experimenting with de-Googling/de-Appling tech independence projects (like setting up self-hosted services for cloud backup, email, and this web site)
- Co-developing a board game called Monsters for President — (Playtesting at our local meetup in June!)
- Contributing music to an indie game demo made by my friend
- Reharmonizing the tune "Midna's Lament" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and making a video for it with several talented homies
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
