An Interests Page

At the beginning of #weblogpomo2024 Chris Burnell posed the question: What are you interested in? He suggesting answering it with a new page on your site expressing your interests. I thought I'd join in and post one. Below will become the first iteration of my /interests page. 

Gadgets & Tech

I've always been interested in gadgets & tech. I (mostly) love Apple products & general philosophy. I'm also generally interested in the wider technology think-space as well. I'm curious (but quite skeptical) were current AI developments will take us. Because of work, I'm very interested at the moment in zero trust networking & identity management. I've also become increasingly interested in the idea & development of the IndieWeb & find myself gravitating that direction increasingly. 

Travel

I've always had a travel bug. I've lived in 3 different nations (4 if you count a 2 month stint in Taiwan). I've spent time in around 30 countries on top of that. I love to get out & explore. I love experiencing local culture (especially the food & drink). If it involves travel I want to do it. Except flying. I hate flying. 

Spirituality

Spirituality has always been a big part of my life. The way it's been worked out has evolved over the years. What I can say now is that I've been deeply influenced by the life of Jesus. I'm also drawn to the transformative opportunity & challenge that is found in genuine & authentic community. Sometimes those two sentences go together & sometimes not. But it all feels kinda spiritual.

Music

I've always loved music. I mostly gravitate towards the "harder" varieties (screamo & post-hardcore in particular) but listen to a lot. I often work to lofi hip hop & listen to pop with the family. 

Movies & TV

I love sci-fi & fantasy best of all when it comes to movies & TV. But I've also been known to watch a good comedy or action flick. I'll occasionally even watch a good reality competition (like AGT or Blown Away or The Great British Pottery Throw Down).

Video games

I've long enjoyed a good RPG or adventure game. Growing up I played Zelda on a Nintendo 64, various Final Fantasies on Playstation, Tales of Symphonia on Wii. Now, I regularly borrow my kids Switch to get some playtime in on something like Tears of the Kingdom or Unicorn Overlord.

Food & Drink

I love to cook. I grew up cooking in my grandmas kitchen, helping her with whatever she needed help with. That morphed into cooking cheesecakes that had women fighting (true story!). These days I love to grill & smoke meat. I also love enjoy lots & lots of different ethnic foods (my favorites are Ethiopian & Indian). For drinks, give me a good iced tea or root beer (preferably craft) any day.