Things I build with my hands
My job is building infrastructure. Outside work I like building things I can actually pick up.
UCS Millennium Falcon
The Ultimate Collector Series Falcon is one of the biggest LEGO sets ever made, and it took a lot of evenings. Every greeble and every turret was worth it. She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.
UCS Venator-class Star Destroyer
The Clone Wars flagship, over a meter long, with a 501st clone trooper and Admiral Yularen standing guard. The open hangar and the red command bridge make it the first thing anyone notices in the room.
The midi-scale fleet
The smaller ships, holding the line on the bookshelf between the Brontë sisters and a stack of soccer books.
The hydroponic tower
A vertical hydroponic garden in the living room that runs all year: basil, chives, thyme, parsley, peppers, cherry tomatoes, and a few flowers. There is always too much basil.
The garage
Three cars so far. Two had a clutch pedal, and two did serious road-trip miles.
2003 Ford Mustang GT
My first car. A V8 with a stick shift teaches you a lot, and it got me through Duke. In 2021 I drove it from North Carolina through Southern California and up to Seattle. I sold it in 2022. This photo is from the boat launch in West Seattle, not long before it went.
Toyota FJ Cruiser
The Pacific Northwest car. Skis on the roof, mountains in the windshield, and no interest in what the weather was doing. It did a Seattle to Denver round trip in 2023 and spent the rest of its time hauling gear to trailheads.
BMW M2
Back to three pedals, this time behind a twin-turbo straight six. The M2 is small, very quick, and still comes with a manual, which is getting rare. The blue helps.
Hardware from the day job
Not everything on the shelf is a hobby. Two of these came from work: a US patent from my Chaos Studio years, and a first-place plaque from the Microsoft Global Hackathon 2025. The story on both →
