What I'm doing now.
Last Updated: February 18, 2025
I'm STILL working on a new And Or Not Record
I'm writing drum parts now and dealing with the fact that I'm writing at the edge of my ability. Which is fun, but it means I need to both write and practice before I can record. I'm spending a lot of time cursing myself for writing such fast songs. It's also hard to find long stretches of time where I can play drums uninterrupted so that's been a challenge, but I'm enjoying these songs and they'll get done eventually!
I'm writing drum parts now and dealing with the fact that I'm writing at the edge of my ability. Which is fun, but it means I need to both write and practice before I can record. I'm spending a lot of time cursing myself for writing such fast songs. It's also hard to find long stretches of time where I can play drums uninterrupted so that's been a challenge, but I'm enjoying these songs and they'll get done eventually!
Messing around with Linux
I picked up a Framework laptop a while ago, mainly to have a Windows computer so I could play the Bedrock version of Minecraft with my kid. I also had aspirations of dual booting Linux and I finally carved out some time to set up Ubuntu on a partition. It had been quite a while since I've used Linux and after a little poking around I decided to just try DHH's Omakub setup. It's taken a little getting used to and I've been having to learn a lot, but it's pretty nice. I've mainly been using it to build a programming language as I work through the book Crafting Interpreters, which has forced me to learn more about Neovim (and lazyvim), Alacritty, Zellij, and a bunch of other things as I code.
I picked up a Framework laptop a while ago, mainly to have a Windows computer so I could play the Bedrock version of Minecraft with my kid. I also had aspirations of dual booting Linux and I finally carved out some time to set up Ubuntu on a partition. It had been quite a while since I've used Linux and after a little poking around I decided to just try DHH's Omakub setup. It's taken a little getting used to and I've been having to learn a lot, but it's pretty nice. I've mainly been using it to build a programming language as I work through the book Crafting Interpreters, which has forced me to learn more about Neovim (and lazyvim), Alacritty, Zellij, and a bunch of other things as I code.
Picking up heavy things
I've been trying to lift more this year, mostly motivated by the idea that as I get older I should stay in shape so I can keep doing active things I enjoy. I've been trying to go to the gym more regularly and bought some adjustable dumbbells to use at home. I don't have much of a plan other than try to lift regularly and hit most of my muscles and make sure I have enough protein in my diet. I don't feel like I'm at the point where I need to optimize too much yet. I think I'm getting stronger, which is nice!
I've been trying to lift more this year, mostly motivated by the idea that as I get older I should stay in shape so I can keep doing active things I enjoy. I've been trying to go to the gym more regularly and bought some adjustable dumbbells to use at home. I don't have much of a plan other than try to lift regularly and hit most of my muscles and make sure I have enough protein in my diet. I don't feel like I'm at the point where I need to optimize too much yet. I think I'm getting stronger, which is nice!