It was a typical Portland evening. An evening that was cool and rainy. With just sound of the rain running into my apartment. There I was, sitting at my desk. I was doing half the work, my thoughts wandering far from the report I was putting together for a client who wanted ‘cleaner’ visualizations of their data” And so here I am. Looking out at my empty parking space below-an otherwise fine spot, now unused and gathering puddles. I hadn’t parked there in months. Rent had gon

“Hey, San Diego, it was the first week of December and the sun was setting in those soft, golden-hour hues that make you forget for a minute that you have deadlines.” “I was sprawled on the floor of my tiny apartment, laptop balanced precariously on my knees, earbuds in, cold brew sweating on the tile beside me. Spotify Wrapped had just dropped. I’d been waiting for it like a kid waits for presents, wanting to see which songs had defined my year. A tap opened the app and a cu