Now

I don't use social media, so a now page seemed like a good idea. It's not my idea, but I do think it's a good one.

As of June 2026, I am:

Listening to Music

I'm obsessed with these songs right now:

Playing Bass

My band does Smashing Pumpkins covers. We get together to practice biweekly. We've some ideas for originals, but we're old and don't have much time.

Reading Prose

I am reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury with kiddo.

I am reading the On The Calculation of Volume series by Solvej Balle.

Reading Non-Fiction

I am reading Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari.

Reading Poetry

I am reading You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson.

Writing Code

I recently launched this website. There are things about it I'm changing and fixing.

I am learning Laravel and Python.

I am building a showcase for code experiments on the dev version of this site. Kiddo is storyboarding some 404 pages for me to build. She's writing a whole backstory for Parolly the robot.

Paying Bills

I am Digital Analytics Technical Lead at an insurance company.

Exercising

I alternate 1hr and 0.5hrs endurance spin classes daily.

My partner and I are working up to running a daily 5k this summer.

We walk about 8km/day.

Gardening

I am growing tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, and kale in backyard planting boxes. I am not a good gardener, but I do like food.

Cooking

I am learning not to eat like an addict. I live mostly on pineapple, skyr, and salads. I mess with embellishments to keep things interesting. I bake too: bread, fruit loaves, granola bars, cookies, and spiced legumes for salads.

I am learning about Indian, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Ethiopian cuisines.

Flying

I am working on realizing a childhood dream. Because life, securing a medical certificate is nontrivial. I've completed that process and am waiting for adjudication by Transport Canada.

Meantime, I am working my way through online ground school courses so when the time comes I can fly (ha!) through the theory and focus on applied learning at the controls.