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A big list of places, people, and things I love. If you enjoy any of the same stuff, feel free to get in touch. I’d love to nerd out with you about it!

Hobbies

RV/Caravan Travel
In 2022, we bought a tiny ass camper and started taking long road trips around the US. I thought I was going to hate it, but I’m hooked. I don’t like camping, but I love exploring. My dream is to build my own living habitat on the back of a flatbed truck.
Hiking · Biking · Snowboarding
I feel at home in the woods. Hiking in the forest is my happy place. I also enjoy mountain biking on my red and yellow old-school hardtail Gary Fisher mountain bike, and snowboard in the winter.
D&D · MTG · TTRPGs
I’m a giant nerd. I play a nautical Firbolg Moon Druid named Fin in D&D, run Merfolk in a variety of Magic formats, and run TTRPG games with my own rules-lite system.
Reading
I don’t read as much as I’d like to, but I’m partial to fantasy and hard sci-fi. The Expanse may be my favorite book series of all time. It’s ruined all other books for me.
Music
I play acoustic guitar, and love a wide range of genres, from country to punk to hip-hop.

Movies & Shows

  • Altered Carbon on Netflix
  • West World on HBO (season 1 only)
  • The Expanse on Prime TV
  • The Witcher on Netflix
  • Wheel of Time on Prime TV
  • Upload on Prime TV
  • The Man in the High Castle on Prime TV
  • The Office
  • Parks & Rec
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall
  • The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
  • Literally everything Pixar (except for the the Good Dinosaur)

Books

Tech Blogs

Non-Tech Blogs

Software

  • Microsoft Todo. The ultimate digital todo app because of just how little it does (and how much it does right).
  • 1Password. Essential for the digital age, in my opinion.
  • Alfred. I mostly use it for launching things and snippets.
  • Moom. Because native window management on macOS sucks.
  • Sketch. I’m still rocking a years-old version with an expired license because it works and I know how to use it.
  • Sublime Text. It does almost nothing out-of-the-box, which is exactly what I want from a text editor.
  • Filezilla. Because I still like to FTP like it’s 2005.
  • ImageOptim. The easy way to optimize images.
  • Screenflow. The best screen recording software for macOS.
  • Oh-My-Zsh. Makes working in the terminal a lot easier, especially when paired with autojump and git-open.
  • Spotify. I’ve tried other services, but they do such a great job of recommending random artists I’ve never heard of based on stuff I already like.
  • Keynote. I know all of the cool kids use HTML-based slideware now, but Keynote makes the kind of visual slides I do easy to create.
  • MS Edge. Once my favorite browser, the Bing team is ruining it.
  • DigitalOcean. Fast, affordable SSD hosting with automated backups. Sold!
  • ServerPilot. They automate software and security management on DO Droplets, and let me run nearly two dozen sites on a single droplet.

Hardware

Places

  • Rhode Island. My home state. Amazing beaches. Unrivaled food. Awful drivers.
  • Walt Disney World. I’m a Disney Adult. It’s my happy place. If you’ve never been, I wrote a guide for first-timers.
  • Blowing Rock Preserve, FL. After a nice walk through the woods, you get to experience amazing sea water plumes.
  • Tybee Island, GA. A delightful beach town. In particular, the Marine Science Center is a must-see.
  • Shenandoah Valley, VA. Stunning, scenic drives. A campground overrun with friendly bunnies. An amazing cave system. This region is awesome.
  • Wellington, New Zealand. Friendly people. Great museums, bars, and cafes. Beautiful architecture. Maybe my favorite place on earth.
  • Rome, Italy. The most amazing art, buildings, and food I’ve ever experienced. The best way to see it is by just wandering the city, in my opinion.