Things I USE
Things I Avoid →Tools, gear, and systems I use regularly.
Hardware
- Desktop PC — I built back in 2018 that still runs flawlessly
- 2023 Macbook Pro M2 — My daily driver since I got it middle of 2025
- Google Pixel 6a — de-Googled
- Kindle Paperwhite — for ebooks
- Sony MDREX15AP earbuds — wired earbuds
- Anker Ergonomic Mouse
Software
- OpenBSD — operating system that runs my server
- nginx — lightweight web server
- PHP-FPM — handles PHP execution
- SQLite — simple database for most projects
- Visual Studio Code — my main editor
- Anki — spaced repetition system I use for learning and memory
- Radicale — self-hosted calendar and contacts
- DAVx⁵ — syncs my phone with my calendar and contacts server
- Autodesk Civil 3D — land development
Services
Everyday Gear
- Honda Civic Sport
- Klean Kanteen water bottle
- Espachio Handmade wallet
- Timex Expedition Scout watch
- Cannae Legion backpack (discontinued)
- YETI Daytrip 9L — insulated lunch box
- Leatherman Squirt P4 — small multitool
- Guardian Tactical RECON-035 — pocket knife
- Marshall Willen speaker — BIG sound
- Bidet
- Neti pot
- Oral B electric toothbrush
Clothing
Work Gear
- TI-36X Pro — scientific calculator
- ACCUSPLIT A601X — simple stopwatch
- Sharpie S-Gel 0.7 mm — everyday pen
Kitchen
Fitness
- Balance board — old piece of wood and a 4" pvc pipe
- Pull-up bar
- Kettlebell — for kettlebell juggling (see video)
- Exercise ball
- Jump rope — my brother gifted me for Christmas over a decade ago and I'm still jumping
- Parallettes
- Sand bag
- Dip bars
- Gymnastics rings
- Custom fixie — I built in 2013 while I was a bicycle delivery driver for Jimmy Johns
Play
- Slackline Industries slackline — I set up at the park every weekend to practice
- Trumpet — I started playing again after a decade long hiatus
- Crokinole board
- Zip Chip — tiny "frisbee" that lives in my glove box
- Balearic slings — I make out of spare paracord
Other
- Blooming Finances Budget Tracker — spreadsheet system for tracking savings and net worth
- Nanu Nudge counter — a beautiful gift from my wife