What I'm doing now

Working

I'm working at Knock on tooling for customer communication. I work in Elixir, React, and TypeScript across our dashboard and open-source packages. Recently, I added broadcasts and partials to our template editor.

Making games

I've been learning how to make games! I've focused on Godot, an open-source game engine. I've also tinkered around with the Playdate (using Lua) and Three.js.

Megan and I have participated in a few game jams. You can check out Parasite Party, a survivor-like game made with Godot.

Now we're making a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up for the Playdate!

I've also been learning guitar, piano, and music production with Ableton.

Fitness

I've been getting back into shape and have lost ~25lbs (235 -> 210). Eating healthier has had by far the biggest impact on that goal.

In 2024, I got back into running, and I ran my first half marathon in 2:10:00 (a 20-minute PR compared to my first training half). Megan ran her first 10k at the same race!

This year I started rock climbing and have been absolutely loving it! I usually go 2-3 times a week and my daughters tag along on the weekends. We built a climbing wall at home since they love it so much!

Family

All 3 of our kids are in school, at least part-time! We're having a lot of fun reading, playing music, and going on hikes or paddleboarding.

We recently got two kittens, Monroe and Rosalee (named after the show Grimm).

Learning Japanese

I've also been learning Japanese. I use WaniKani + Anki for Kanji and vocabulary and Genki for grammar study.