Now

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
- I’m taking High Performance Computer Architecture

Past

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.
- The semester starts on the 19th. I’ll be taking High Performance Computing Architecture.
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.

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.

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.
- It’s so good!
Writing some open source libraries:
- webring
- astro-opengraph-images
Getting ready for the Fourth of July
- I’m planning on smoking some pork & making ice cream.

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.
- I’m writing this from Holy Mountain Taproom, 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 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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.