I Get Bored
I get bored. I’m talking Sherlock Holmes level boredom.
So I have hobbies. Too many hobbies it seems like sometimes. Gaming of several varieties, movies, books, robots, web and software design, hiking, camping, and a dozen other things.
Because something has to fill the time.
The simple fact of the matter is I’m a paleo-gamer and science fiction enthusiast who likes to code. I’ve been playing and creating content for tabletop RPGs and wargames since the early ’80s, back when 1st Edition AD&D was the New and Exciting Thing. While my game of choice isn’t the biggest or most popular, it’s one oif the most flexible. I’ve made a lot of material for it and some others since I was a kid. I’ll be posting it over in the Devil Monkey Games section as I convert it to html. A lot of it was made for a specific scenario and never used again. Of course, someone might find some use for it.
I’m also an electromechanical and HVAC technician. I build industrial automation systems to keep the lights on and it’s interesting work, but I can mostly do it in my sleep. It also means I can fix a lot of stuff, including wiring and AC. Cars, not so much, but just about anything else I’m pretty solid with.
And just to state the obvious, this website is a perpetual work in progress to serve as my portfolio. Don’t let the minimalist nature of it fool you; I just have no idea what people want to see displayed, and so much seems like just showing off.
I’m A Gorram Nerd.
My day job is building industrial automation systems. I’ve built the brains for machines in a variety of industries, including transportation, agriculture, electronics testing, and medicine. Three of them went into machines for the Haiti Salt Project.
I’m also the CTO for RSMDME, Inc. as well as CEO and Head Monkey Wrangler for Devil Monkey Games.
On top of that, I’m taking a metric buttload of classes.
Did the math once, and I’m effectively a full time student on top of the day job and side deal. Thanks to the miracle of multitasking, I’m working and studying 80-130 hours a week. Because apparently I’m insane.
Have I mentioned I’m a proud former rider of the short bus? ~40 years ago they wrote me off because I wouldn’t sit quietly and be bored out of my mind. Now I build million-dollar robots professionally and code in multiple languages.