👋 about me

• email - always responsive, reach out anytime
• linkedin - professional updates and connections
• instagram - mostly baby photos and travel
• letterboxd - i saved latin. what did you ever do?
• spotify - my music library
• github - still ramping this thing up

• stay curious
• seek truth over comfort
• get aligned with what matters
• build your own version of success
• bet on yourself
• make data driven decisions
• protect your time like it matters—because it does
• don't wait for permission
• write things down
• act with urgency be relentless and show up on time
• if it takes less than 5 minutes do it now
• do the hard thing first
• if you fail fail fast
• consistency breeds excellence
• discomfort is a signal not a stop sign
• let your actions speak louder than your opinions
• keep your ego small and your standards high
• be a man of your word
• inspire others to strive for excellence
• be part of the solution
• surround yourself with people who are better than you are
• have fun and treat people with respect
• exercise every day
• leave things better than you found them
• it's a marathon not a sprint

dev / work stack

• cloudflare workers – my backend of choice. fast, global, and fun to deploy to.
• cloudflare r2 + kv/d1 – simple storage and databases for side projects.
• cursor – feels like coding with an ai pair programmer.
• windsurf – performant, reliable, and genuinely delightful to use.
• lovable – my go-to for quickly building prototypes and mvps.
• chatgpt – my partner for prompts, debugging, and brainstorming.
• figma – where all my designs live.
• iterable – my email marketing workhorse.
• bigquery + sql – my happy place for digging into data.
• looker – my new tool for visual reporting (but I've been around tableau too).
• reforge – where i level up on growth, product, and ai trends.

productivity stack

• apple notes – the inspo for this site and my daily catch-all.
• notion – my flexible home for docs and side projects.
• google workspace – docs, sheets, slides… basically where everything happens.
• jira + atlassian – how i keep track of product work and projects across teams.

other favorites

• heb curbside pickup – Grocery efficiency is the ultimate life hack.
• lyft – my default ride when I'm not biking.
• peloton – jess king all day.
• spotify – my main source for music (and the occasional audiobook).
• letterboxd – where i log everything i watch and obsess over film rankings.

restaurants

• intero – elevated italian with house-made pasta and an incredible wine program.
• perlas – fresh oysters and coastal cuisine in a beautiful setting.
• licha's cantina – modern mexican with creative cocktails and vibrant atmosphere.

places

• zilker park – austin's crown jewel for outdoor activities and festivals.
• barton springs – natural spring-fed pool that's perfect year-round.
• lake travis – beautiful lake for boating, swimming, and lakeside dining.

currently reading

• bringing up bebe by pamela druckerman

up next

• the creative act by rick rubin
• talking to strangers by malcolm gladwell
• the hard thing about hard things by ben horowitz

2025

• the expectant father by armin brott
• blink by malcolm gladwell
• slaughterhouse-five by kurt vonnegut
• the tipping point by malcolm gladwell
• outlive by peter attia
• kitchen confidential by anthony bourdain
• sirens of titan by kurt vonnegut

other favorites

• zero to one by peter thiel
• the lean startup by eric ries
• outliers by malcolm gladwell
• rich dad poor dad by robert kiyosaki
• the one thing by gary keller
• traction by gabriel weinberg
• cat's cradle by kurt vonnegut

indie / alternative

radiohead - kid a
tame impala - lonerism
pavement - crooked rain, crooked rain
spoon - gimme fiction
phoenix - wolfgang amadeus phoenix
the strokes - is this it
father john misty - fear fun
vampire weekend - vampire weekend
m83 - hurry up, we're dreaming
weezer - pinkerton
modest mouse - the lonesome crowded west
arcade fire - funeral
broken social scene - you forgot it in people
wolf parade - apologies to the queen mary
arctic monkeys - favourite worst nightmare
pixies - doolittle
elliott smith - either/or
alex g - rocket
geese - 3d country
black country, new road - ants from up there
mj lenderman - manning fireworks
mk.gee - two star & the dream police
djo - the crux
frankie cosmos - zentropy
porches - pool
white denim - last day of summer
parquet courts - sunbathing animal
sun kil moon - benji
mac demarco - this old dog
krill - lucky leaves
destroyer - kaputt
ben kweller - sha sha

hip-hop

kendrick lamar - damn.
tyler, the creator - igor
madvillain - madvillainy
kanye west - the life of pablo
frank ocean - blonde

electronic

daft punk - random access memories
lcd soundsystem - sound of silver
parcels - live vol. 1
james blake - james blake
classixx - hanging gardens
jamie xx - in colour
gorillaz - plastic beach
boombox - visions of backbeat

classic rock

the beatles - abbey road (remastered)
led zeppelin - house of the holy
fleetwood mac - rumours (super deluxe)
jeff buckley - grace

technical stack

this site is built as a single-page application that perfectly mimics the apple notes mobile app in dark mode. here's how it all comes together:

frontend architecture

• vanilla html/css/javascript – no frameworks, just clean semantic code for maximum performance
• apple notes ui recreation – pixel-perfect dark mode styling with san francisco fonts and authentic animations
• responsive design – mobile-first approach with smooth sidebar transitions and touch gestures
• semantic html – proper accessibility with aria labels and keyboard navigation

deployment & hosting

• cloudflare workers – serverless edge computing platform that serves the entire site globally
• edge caching – static assets cached at 300+ locations worldwide for sub-50ms load times
• build process – custom node.js script that inlines all css and javascript into a single worker file
• zero cold starts – always-on performance with no server spin-up delays

development workflow

• windsurf – ai-powered ide that helped architect and refine the entire codebase
• live-server – local development with hot reload for rapid iteration
• wrangler cli – cloudflare's deployment tool for seamless worker updates
• git version control – hosted on github for backup and collaboration

performance optimizations

• asset inlining – all css and js bundled into the worker to eliminate additional requests
• css animations – hardware-accelerated transitions for smooth 60fps interactions
• lazy loading – content sections loaded on-demand to minimize initial payload
• mobile gestures – native swipe detection for intuitive mobile navigation

design philosophy

• apple notes authenticity – every detail matches the native ios app experience
• content-first – clean typography and readable layouts prioritize the message
• progressive enhancement – works perfectly without javascript, enhanced with interactions
• accessibility focused – keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and semantic markup

the result is a lightning-fast, globally distributed personal website that feels native on every device while showcasing modern web development best practices.