What I’m Doing Right Now
Last updated Wednesday, November 06, 2024 from my home in Wisconsin.
Recently
- 2024 November 5: Finished reading Iron Flame.
- 2024 October 13: I ran the 2024 Chicago Marathon and finished with a chip time of 4:27:09!
- My time through the first half was 1:59:17. I started the race and hung with the 4 hour pacers for the first 16 miles. My legs and lungs felt good, but I knew my heart rate was too high to maintain that level of effort for another two hours. I started walking the water stations in the second half to make sure I was getting enough hydration, and slowly dropped back from my pace group. Mile 22 I really hit a wall and slowed way down, falling way off pace. Definitely a humbling final five miles, but it was a wonderful experience and I am already thinking about the next one. The crowd and energy in Chicago is unreal. 51,000 runners, 1.5 million spectators. Just a crazy fun time!
- 2024 September 24: Celebrated a friends wedding!
- 2024 August 10: I ran the Madison Mini Marathon and finished with a time of 1:56:36.
- 2024 August 1-2: I attended the Madison+ Ruby 2024 Conference.
Projects
- Olima - coming soon.
- Slowly working on oliver - a jekyll theme to use for my personal website. I really like Jekyll, but I have very little experience with frontend web development (mainly CSS), so it’s been a good learning project.
Reading
- The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen by Faber & Mazlish
Playing
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Bloomtown: A Different Story
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Stardew Valley (1.6 Update!)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Here’s some upcoming games that I am looking forward to:
This is a /now page. If you have your own site, you should make one too!