Right Now?

My now page—sharing some of the things I’m up to right now. Inspired by Derek Sivers.

Vision

In today’s AI-driven world, I believe taste is what separates good websites from great ones. By combining design, development, and motion, I aspire to build experiences that are both functional and delightful. I plan to join a team that shares these values, focusing on building digital products distinguished by thoughtful design and genuine craftsmanship.

Learnings

I’m deepening my knowledge of React through Josh Comeau’s course "The Joy of React" and then exploring the world of motion through Emil Kowalski’s course "Animations on the Web". I’m excited to implement what I’m learning and breathe more life into my website in the coming months.

Readings

I’m currently reading:

• "The Untethered Soul" by Michael A. Singer
• "The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel

...and they’re fantastic so far. Though, having read mostly non-fiction books in my lifetime, this year I’m excited to switch gears and explore the imaginative landscapes that fiction has to offer!

My upcoming readings:

• "The In-Between" by Hadley Vlahos
• "Yumi and the Nightmare Painter" by Brandon Sanderson*
• "The City and Its Uncertain Walls" by Haruki Murakami

Projects

A few months ago I got started on a Pull Request for my personal portfolio titled 2025 Package Updates—which proceeded to turn into a full blown refactor & redesign* that I can sit here and say I’m genuinely proud of.

If you’re seeing this page then phase 1 is complete. 🎉

The main changes:

• Updated design
• Projects have their own page & URL*
• Now page
• Contact page w/ form submissions
• Menu drawer
• Lot’s of fun new motions & animations
• Sanity.io backend overhaul
• Upgrade Sanity from v2 to v3
• Upgrade Next.js from v12 to v15
• Upgrade React from v18 to v19

If you’d like to see what this website looked like before these updates, take a step back in time.*

Life

In my day-to-day life I enjoy going to High Park w/ my Standard Poodle Aura, listening to all sorts of music*, exploring new coffee shops and restaurants, cooking, playing Fortnite*, and whether it’s summer biking or winter snowboarding—I always enjoy being in nature.

In the future I would love to get some more travelling in. I’m eager to visit places like Japan, along with exploring a few more countries in Europe.

Ciao!