Now 2024 11 05
Recovering from my kidney donation on 10/30
Everything went super well!
I’m already feeling great, but I can’t do anything athletic for ~6 weeks
Really looking forward to working out after this break
Playing an absurd amount of Factorio
Watching Only Murders in the Building
I don’t think it’s that great of a show, but I’m enjoying the atmosphere
Reading Nettle and Bone
Really enjoying the new towels/blankets/bedding that I bought
They’re all absurdly soft & worth every penny
Taking the EA intro course
Loving some new albums
Thinking about buying a house in the next year or so
Figuring out what I want to do with my car lease ending
I don’t really need a new car, but it would be nice to have an electric car
Enjoying the transition to cold, the end of DST, and looking forward to winter
Past
2024 10 20
Finally finished setting up my desk
Having an Apple Studio Display is so nice
Lots of fun frontend work @ Pinterest
Loving the cold weather & rain
Getting ready for my kidney donation on 10/30
Lots of scary things like signing medical directives & getting a will
Watching season 6 of The Sopranos
Finding more books to read
Practicing piano a little
2024 10 14
Getting my desk at work setup
Finally got my Apple Studio Display! Going to set it up tomorrow :)
Enjoying the colder weather & getting ready for the winter
Improving my Home Assistant automations
Scheduled my kidney donation for 10/30
Dropped HPCA
Disposed of 7.5 gallons of moldy tomatoes
I really should’ve done a better job making sure they weren’t moist
Reading Fugitive Telemetry
Watching season 5 of The Sopranos
2024 10 05
Getting my desk at work setup
Enjoying the colder weather & getting ready for the winter
Improving my Home Assistant automations
Started biking to work
Somehow working in UWMC on Fridays
Scheduled my kidney donation for 10/30
Studying for HPCA midterm
Finally harvested my garden
Roughly 7.5 gallons of green tomatoes and 4 gallons of tomatillos
Also lots of carrots, parsley, scallions, onions, cucumber
Giving away most of the above; trying to ripen & can the tomatoes
Tried out a test version of ExoSym and it went well. The full version of it should be ready for me on Tuesday
Reading Network Effect
Watching season 3 of The Sopranos
2024 09 21
Finished up my first week at Pinterest
I’ve had such a great time & I’m really looking forward to contributing
My work habits are really changing (for the better!)
Trying to figure out if I can still volunteer at UWMC on Fridays
Determining a good time for my kidney donation
Maybe in November/December?
Really behind on lectures for HPCA
Not sure what to do with an abundance of food I’ve grown
I might try to get into canning tomatoes, but I am very scared of botulism
Looking into improving the situation with my club foot
My goal is to return to running long distances (9+ mi)
Treatment right now is going to PT and seeing a podiatrist soon
I missed my podiatrist appointment (again)
Had a cast of of my leg taken for ExoSym
I’ll get to try a test device next week. I’m optimistic!
2024 09 10
Accepted an offer at Pinterest!
My first day is September 16th
Super excited & looking forward to finally being in office again
Also excited to (hopefully) be biking to work again!
Trying to bike regularly (at least a couple times a week)
Various projects around my house
Finishing up projects I started a year or two ago
Painting
Replacing outlets
Adding new shelves
Staining flower boxes
Getting a ton of new plants
Tracking my energy usage with Home Assistant
Started the fall semester at Georgia Tech
Harvested the first tomatoes from my garden
Tomatillos are also starting to look great
Looking into improving the situation with my club foot
My goal is to return to running long distances (9+ mi)
Had an MRI a week or two ago; My left knee suffers from overuse
Treatment right now is going to PT and seeing a podiatrist soon
Also looking into ExoSym
2024 08 31
Accepted an offer at Pinterest!
My first day is September 16th
Super excited & looking forward to finally being in office again
Also excited to (hopefully) be biking to work again!
Painted my living room
I bought the paint two years ago & figured it was about time
Playing Portal 2 on my Steam Deck
Started the fall semester at Georgia Tech
Finished my volunteer training at UWMC
2024 08 10
Getting ready for my Pinterest onsite next week.
I’m feeling fairly confident! I’ve been studying hard for the last 3 months.
Figuring out if I can attend the Recurse Center .
I was accepted a couple of weeks ago. I’m not able to attend Fall 1 (which starts on the 12th), but I might be able to attend Fall 2 (starts Sept 23rd) if I don’t get an offer from Pinterest.
Excited for next semester at Georgia Tech.
Doing a lot of memorization with Anki.
I’m trying to memorize the periodic table. There’s a lot to remember, but I think it’ll be mildly helpful!
Volunteering at UWMC.
Finishing up Scrubs .
2024 07 24
Hunting for a job.
So much to do!
LeetCoding
Studying with Anki
Interviewing
Applying
I’m very thankful for my friends and former coworkers who are helping me out.
Deferred my kidney donation.
Job hunting is very time consuming (especially LeetCode/studying). I just can’t risk the downtime of donating right now. I hope to donate in the winter.
Volunteering at UWMC.
Started watching Scrubs .
Watching House of the Dragon every week.
2024 07 01
Reading The Murderbot Diaries
About to start the fifth book!
Trying to replace running with biking.
Writing this from Santo , which I biked to.
Officially approved to donate my kidney!
It sounds like it’ll be about another month before the donation actually occurs.
Volunteering at UWMC.
I should have my first volunteer day this week.
Hunting for a job.
Working on LeetCode, applying for jobs, etc.
I’m very thankful for my friends and former coworkers who are helping me out.
More gardening, planting, etc.
Things are looking great! My tomatillos are a little needy, though.
Started season 2 of Who’s the Boss .
I have no idea why I’m watching a show from the 80’s.
Watching House of the Dragon every week.
Writing some open source libraries:
Getting ready for the Fourth of July
I’m planning on smoking some pork & making ice cream.
2024 06 24
Looking forward to doing some cooking & baking for friends.
Reading The Murderbot Diaries
Waiting on the 4th book to come in.
Trying to replace running with biking.
Officially approved to donate my kidney!
It sounds like it’ll be about another month before the donation actually occurs.
Volunteering at UWMC.
I picked up my badge last week.
Hunting for a job.
Working on LeetCode, applying for jobs, etc.
I’m very thankful for my friends and former coworkers who are helping me out.
More gardening, planting, etc.
Starting season 2 of Who’s the Boss .
Working on small side projects like this blog.
2024 06 18
Looking forward to doing some cooking & baking for friends.
Reading The Murderbot Diaries
I’m on book 3 and I’m really enjoying it.
Trying to replace running with biking.
Officially approved to donate my kidney!
Picking up my UWMC badge this week!
Hunting for a job
Working on LeetCode, applying for jobs, etc.
I’m very thankful for my friends and former coworkers who are helping me out.
Refinished my outdoor furniture. I got lazy towards the end, but it still looks pretty good.
Dredging up my game engine . I’ve fixed a few old bugs an I’m wanting to make the game playable.
Still not sure what to do with my cilantro and lettuce. Maybe I’ll let the cilantro turn into coriander seed?
2024 06 15
Reading The Murderbot Diaries
I’m on book 3 and I’m really enjoying it.
Trying to replace running with biking.
Awaiting hearing back from the donor committee.
Picking up my UWMC badge this week!
LeetCode!
Refinished my outdoor furniture. I got lazy towards the end, but it still looks pretty good.
Dredging up my game engine . I’ve fixed a few old bugs an I’m wanting to make the game playable.
Still not sure what to do with my cilantro and lettuce. Maybe I’ll let the cilantro turn into coriander seed?
2024 06 09
Reading The Murderbot Diaries
Finished up my CGM, things are looking good for the kidney donation!
Working on my UWMC competencies.
Starting to LeetCode again.
Nearly done refinishing my outdoor furniture (next up is painting my living room!).
Lots of gardening. I have way too much cilantro and lettuce.
Figuring out how I want to apply my technical expertise.
What’s the point of learning so many cool things without doing something with that knowledge?
Enjoying not having school for the summer.
2024 05 24
Reading A Desolation Called Peace .
Donating a kidney. It’s looking like I can donate, but we’re looking into an episode of hypoglycemia first.
Which brings me to…
Wearing a continuous glucose monitor for the next two weeks!
Starting to volunteer at UW Montlake.
Enjoying the start of summer. Lots of gardening, yard/lawn maintenance, re-finishing wooden outdoor furniture, and
spending more time outside.
Taking the summer off from my Master’s at Georgia Tech. I needed a break after taking compilers.
Therapy.
2024 05 23
Donating a kidney. I just have one more lab test to pass before I’m cleared. I’m hoping to donate in the next month.
Starting to volunteer at UW Montlake.
Enjoying the start of summer. Lots of gardening, yard/lawn maintenance, re-finishing wooden outdoor furniture, and
spending more time outside.
Taking the summer off from my Master’s at Georgia Tech. I needed a break after taking compilers.
Therapy.
