/life · Austin, since 2014

Outside of work I notice things the same way, and sometimes I build something about them.

In plain terms: this is everything I noticed outside of work, plotted by whether I ended up building something about it, plus the running lists I keep for fun.

The noticing field

Noticedthings I paid attention to Builtthings I made something about
just noticedbuilt →

In progress

four things, none on a roadmap

The dragon

Ring Fit · level 0
level 1

Reading
Playing

The complete Christie, in order

stalled on late Poirot, because he is getting old and I am not ready, and Marple and the rest are maybes
5 stars 4 3 2 unread maybe reading now

The record shelf

thirty-five and counting · from the Discogs export
Apr–May 2026 · the balcony

The Raccoon Invoice

I had five bad nights that I blamed on true crime podcasts, and my Garmin recovery score had been at the floor for days before I found a raccoon nesting on my balcony, so I billed her for emotional damage.

In plain terms: my sleep tracker noticed the stress days before I did, so I turned the damage into a receipt.

Read the full story →
INVOICEbilled to: one raccoon
Amount paid$0.00
Notes · four so far

What the data I live in keeps telling me.