Last updated · May 2026

What I'm Doing Now

This is a now page, meant to give an overview of what I am currently up to.

Building this website
It's been, uh, real interesting learning React, Typescript, Tailwind. Obviously leaning quite heavily on AI (ChatGPT and codex is still my cup o' choice, although I do need to give Anthropic a fair shake someday).
The frontend ecosystem seems quite complicated, and even some elements of full stack stuff (especially once we get into using databases behind the scenes for content).
Expect a full blog post about the (rather simple) architecture I'll go for here.
On Parental Leave
I've been off work since around Christmas last year, expecting to return in June.
Raising a small child has been full of it's own blessings and challenges, but mostly extremely fulfilling. Highly recommend to all parents :)
Renovating our entire gosh darn ground floor
If you know, you know. Let's just say I'm a lot more understanding when big infrastructure projects seem to always come in over budget with a massive delay.
I am enjoying the heated floors and new modern kitchen though.

What I'm Reading Now

Wind and Truth is the latest book in the Stormlight Archives series by Brandon Sanderson. A tomb of a book, but I expect no less from him.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd Edition is supposed to be a good update from the first edition, much more cloud-oriented which will be more relevant to my work.

Slay the Spire 2 is out on early access, and I am loving it! Entirely too many hours in while the little one sleeps.
Cassette Beasts is a fun little pokemon-like RPG with some interesting twists on battle mechanics and a cool soundtrack.
Horizon Forbidden West is huge, with the negative amount of time I have available now it will take eons to finish. Still, as a fan of the first game, it's more of the same, which I'm totally fine with.