"We Like Lists Because We Don't Want to Die" -Umberto Eco
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Facts about me:
- Grew up in Minnesota. Live in Los Angeles.
- Went to film school, but currently focused on learning to write software.
- I have two cats, Buzz and Pebbles.
- I'd enjoy collaborating with you.
Hit me up!
What fills me up:
- Snowboarding. My first and longest love.
- Pointing a camera at people doing things they love, and editing videos that try to do the moments justice.
- Building tools that help people work together (my current focus at OpenStore).
- Learning new skills through personal projects, like this website!
My greatest inspirations:
- Everyone I’ve ever made something with.
- Many fantastic educators, including Vee Kuhn, Michael Bodie, Gabriel Peters-Lazaro, Jim Lund, and Lara Etnier.
- Thinkers and artists like John Wilson, Kirby Ferguson, Adam Curtis, Kristoffer Borgli, Tanner Pendleton, Kati Kelli, Venkatesh Rao, Ben Thompson, Negativland, and Marshall McLuhan.
- Unforgettable works like Unflattening, Metaphors We Live By, Understanding Comics, Everything Is A Remix, Grugbrain.dev, Medium Cool, and The Eternal Beauty of Snowboarding.