April 19, 2026

I started working for PowerSurge Technologies, inc. in the 1995-1996 school year. I was in high school. The next year I left and got my GED, and was invited to become the CEO. I advertised JMac's CGI Archive and JMacLabs.com in my high school yearbook. It was a different time.

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Corner window seat in the Plaza Premium Lounge at Mactan-Cebu
International Airport, laptop open on the table, feet up on the
windowsill, a gin and tonic visible, afternoon sun flooding through
floor-to-ceiling glass onto the tarmac below.
April 5, 2026

My flight is delayed. I'm in the Plaza Premium Lounge at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Terminal 2, corner window seat, claimed the moment I walked in. Windrose is blasting in my ears: "Diggy Diggy Hole," if you're curious. There's a gin and tonic on the armrest. Through the floor-to-ceiling glass, an Eva Air A330 in full Sanrio livery sits directly in front of me, pastels and cartoon characters in the equatorial light. The Hello Kitty section is hidden behind a jetway. Beside me, a DHL Air Hong Kong A330, its tail an almost absurd yellow.

I've been in the Philippines for three weeks, and the wifi has been, without exaggeration, the worst I've encountered in recent memory.

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PlotThing logo - orange quill pen on document
January 29, 2026

PlotThing is a comprehensive story management and writing application I'm building. It provides writers with tools to organize their creative work and export directly to publishing formats.

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