Hello, world.

Growing up in an era long before the Internet was a household commodity, my days were wasted away with tv, reading, and creativity. I have always been fascinated by puzzles and the act of taking things that otherwise look like nothing, and bringing them together to create something. As such, I have always worked well with my hands.

Over the course of my life, I’ve practiced art in every medium imaginable: leather, wood, ceramics, bookbinding, decoupage, silk screening, drawing, painting, jewelry design, polymer clay, cooking, photography, web development, sewing, and crocheting. I do not have any formal training in any of these mediums other than the 4 years of art classes in high school. When I take an interest in something, I immerse myself fully into the experience and learn by doing. A lot of love and attention to detail goes into anything I make.

In 1994, when the Internet was in its infancy, I knew I wanted to be a part of it somehow. Two years later I was teaching myself to code HTML and eventually, CSS and PHP. Naturally, I was drawn to the creative side of things and downloaded a bootleg copy of Photoshop from a pirating channel on IRC and taught myself how to manipulate images and create digitally.

In March 2024, I became a Public Notary, plus I hold a title producer’s license in the state of Indiana.

Trivial factoids of no great importance

I always carry a towel. You never know when you’re going to need to hitch a ride on a Vogon spaceship.

I’ve seen the entire right third of the US plus Las Vegas. Visiting all 50 states is on my bucket list.

I can’t read music, but I can play guitar. Poorly. I also love to sing. That’s hit or miss, but I’m sure the people who get to hear me do it, wish they didn’t.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Concerts. Especially if I am photographing them.

Reading. If libraries have a fandom, I’m in it.

Photography. See above.

Video games. Currently in love with my Switch. Also, board and card games.

Miami Dolphins Football. Orange and teal til I die. Fins up!

Puzzles. The harder, the better. Like “give me a 1000 pcs, all black pieces” hard.

Sushi. I fucking love sushi. And thanks to my parents’ obsession with Japanese culture, I know how to make the best rolls.

Foreign films. Korean horror, Scandinavian Sci-fi, Norwegian disaster, Spanish comedies. Documentaries. Indie movies. Animated films. Cartoons. Scifi and Fantasy. The Marvel & DC cinematic universes.

Weirdest things that I’m the only person I know who likes it

I’m obsessed with etymology. I love languages and the origins of words.

I spend a lot of time watching videos of train rides through Europe and Asia that get streamed live from the Engineer’s bridge. I find them very relaxing and I get to see other parts of the world. Come Chirstmas, I’ll watch videos of people ice skating at a ski lodge or having a Winterfest. The world is a beautiful place.

I play a lot of city building video games, so I’m obsessed with transportation, infrastructure, and engineering. This is a video of the oldest swing bridge still in operation in the eastern US. We stopped to have lunch by the Housatonic River in CT, and lucked out when we got to see the bridge do its thing. That bridge is 100 years old! Pretty fucking cool.