What I'm doing now
Updated: 2026-04-16, from my small Chicago bedroom.
DRW
I'm about 2 months in into a 3 month software engineering internship and by the Gods. I love it. I've learned so much! It only reinforces the idea that the most learning is done through doing. My team is awesome and the company culture is something I never experienced before (it's so healthy!). A hybrid schedule is legendary and I believe is a huge contributor to not feeling like work is all I do. I know I found my field of trade because I get to go home after work and keep coding but on my own projects plus I get to apply what I've learned from that day of work. It all just feels like a win win experience. I'm extremely grateful.
Obsidian
I recently switched from Apple Notes to Obsidian and I love it. It's just something I understand as a hacker with everything being a .md file. Owning all of my data. The configurability. The ability to give AI models their own "vault" that will basically serve as their second brain. I still need to learn how to use it effectively with backlinks and all that good stuff but for now I'm really enjoying switching over. Maybe I'll write a short article about how I switched, the choices I made, and the reasons why I made my choices.
Exercise
The weather is becoming warmer up here in Chicago where at one point during this winter it was colder than fkn Antarctica! This makes me happy because I can run with no shirt and get my tan back lol. I ain't built to be a pasty man. April marks my 6th month climbing and it's insane how fast my skill has increased. I'm excited to see where it will go from here but the big thing is that I want to learn how to lead climb! I'm excited because it's a totally different and new way of climbing I've never experienced before (I'm a sucker for new experiences) but also it adds an element of danger tehe! Ain't nothing like a good adrenaline rush because you're falling 2 stories down and only got 1 story left of elevation for your partner to catch you and prevent you from splattering on the climbing gym floor! Plus if I learn this I feel like I've unlocked outdoor climbing. Tis excited.
Deploying my personal site
I hate to admit but I started working on this thing back in January of 2026 and it's a pretty simple site but damn has it taken me longer then it should've. I did't have AI do it all for me there was minimal AI assistance with this beauty. It was the context that took forever. Overthinking about my about and now pages, naming conventions for certain things, and not realizing that the site grows with time not all at once. I'm happy it's out in the world now.