Now

Last updated: March 18, 2026

This is a now page. It tells you what I’m currently focused on.

Working On

• Building and maintaining software as a full-stack engineer
• Writing about what I’m learning on this blog
• IRL2 (which is an homage to sf0 and can still be found online, though decaying)
• Vibe-coded Ruby gem for fuzz testing

Learning

• Design patterns: Iterator pattern
• Exploring new tools and workflows
• Context window management and/or Context Engineering

Reading

• (What are you currently reading?)
• Composition of Outdoor Painting by Edgar Payne
• Fill you Oil Paintings with Light and Color by Kevin D. Macpherson
• Design Patterns in Ruby
• Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
• Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

Outside of Work

• (What else is going on?)
• Baking Pretzels and Scones
• Walking/training my dog Oakley
• Oil painting class
• Caring for/reviving my houseplants
• Movement/stretching

Amuse-bouche

• SomaFM.com: I’m partial to the DroneZone, or the SF 10-33 channel
• Pomodoro technique FTW