This website has always been a means of exploring technology that I wasn't already familiar with. When it first came into being I was a college student who knew a lot about software theory, but knew next to nothing about how the internet functioned or how websites worked. Building a website from scratch provided an opportunity to get my hands dirty and learn a thing or two by doing rather than by reading. As a gainfully employed software engineer in 2026 I've been witness to a lot of hype around these tools. In just this month, big tech is cutting jobs (again), Anthropic is now considered a threat to national security by the current government, and almost everyone I've talked to is using these tools in some capacity on a daily basis....

A list of peaks I'd like to climb before I expire along with personal notes on how I plan to tackle them. Mt Crocker: Currently no one has activated this remote 10+3 point peak in the Eastern Sierras. I'd like to be the first (if possible), as the summit and I technically family. My father and I hiked to the base of the summit in the summer of 2023 with the intention of reaching the peak, but at the snowline we realized how woefully unprepared we were to to traverse the ice sheets and decided it would be best to just enjoy the alpine lakes instead. Next time I'll make sure to take an ice axe as a precaution. Resources: - MountainProject page - Peakery pageIntended route: Hike to and make camp at Big McGee Lake from McGee Creek Trailhead...