Hej, I'm John!
I love to draw boxes, think about drawing boxes, and talk about cool ways to draw boxes better.
Currently building software for autonomous systems and AI-driven defense platforms at Anduril.
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Born
1994
First boat ride
1997
Best handwriting boy, 2nd grade
1999
Picked up guitar
Mar 2000
Moved to Mexico
Apr 2001
Horse with no name
Apr 2002
Moved to Michigan
Jun 2004
Moved to Missouri
Oct 2004
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Little Rock, AR
Oct 2005
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Springfield, MO
Jul 2006
First DSLR
Jul 2006
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Joplin, MO
Sep 2006
Pirated Photoshop
May 2007
Graduated high school
Aug 2007
Queens of the Stone Age
Little Rock, AR
Sep 2007
Camped out for Halo 3
Jan 2008
First espresso
Jun 2008
Iron & Wine
St. Louis, MO
Jun 2008
The Raconteurs
St. Louis, MO
Jul 2008
Everclear
Lake Ozark, MO
Jul 2008
Modest Mouse
St. Louis, MO
Dec 2008
Eagles of Death Metal
St. Louis, MO
Dec 2008
Eagles of Death Metal
Kansas City, MO
Feb 2009
Eagles of Death Metal
Columbia, MO
May 2009
Gogol Bordello
Kansas City, MO
Oct 2009
Gogol Bordello
Columbia, MO
Dec 2009
The Black Keys
Chicago, IL
Aug 2010
Wolfmother
Kansas City, MO
Apr 2011
Queens of the Stone Age
Kansas City, MO
Mar 2012
First NYC trip
Mar 2012
The Black Keys
New York, NY
Apr 2012
Became a barista
Jan 2013
Ditched the car
Mar 2013
First SF trip
Mar 2013
First design job
May 2013
First Strava activity
Jun 2013
First GitHub commit
Aug 2013
Last barista shift
Aug 2013
First Audio-Technicas
Nov 2013
Deer Tick
St. Louis, MO
Dec 2013
Graduated college
Dec 2013
First record player
Dec 2013
Biked 1,500 miles
Apr 2014
Deer Tick
Columbia, MO
Sep 2014
Pet a shiba inu
Oct 2014
Fitz and the Tantrums
Austin, TX
Oct 2014
Mac DeMarco
Austin, TX
Oct 2014
J Roddy Walston and The Business
Austin, TX
Dec 2014
Biked 2,200 miles
2014
First date with Li
Jan 2015
Got engaged
Feb 2015
Got this awesome shirt
Apr 2015
Neutral Milk Hotel
Springfield, MO
Oct 2015
Floyd joined the family
Dec 2015
Nearly got rabies
Dec 2015
Biked 900 miles
Sep 2016
Got married
Sep 2016
First Seattle trip
Dec 2016
Biked 800 miles
Feb 2017
Moved to Kansas City
Feb 2017
Started at Garmin
Feb 2017
Run the Jewels
Kansas City, MO
Jun 2017
Nick Waterhouse
Kansas City, MO
Jul 2017
First Colorado trip
Aug 2017
First Chiefs game
Jun 2018
Second Audio-Technicas
Jun 2018
First Giants game
Jun 2018
First Muir Woods trip
Jun 2018
First cat cafe
Sep 2018
Andrew Bird
Kansas City, MO
Dec 2018
Finally bought a car
Dec 2018
Eames chair... for ants
Dec 2018
Got the Taylor
May 2019
Deer Tick
Kansas City, MO
Jul 2019
Started at Sentry
Jul 2019
The Beths
Kansas City, MO
Sep 2019
First Sweden trip
Sep 2019
Caught a drumstick
Sep 2019
Modest Mouse
Kansas City, MO
Sep 2019
The Black Keys
Kansas City, MO
2019
1,000th GitHub commit
March 2021
Built first PC
Feb 2021
Olive arrived
Apr 2021
Got the Alvarez
Mar 2022
Moved to Seattle
Jul 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 2022
First commit: this site
Jan 2023
First Kraken game
Jun 2023
Aug 2023
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Hiked Skyline Loop
Oct 2023
Deer Tick
Seattle, WA
Jan 2024
Into design management
Jan 2024
First Toronto trip
Jan 2024
System of a Down karaoke duet
Jan 2024
Third Audio-Technicas
Mar 2024
First commit: Commit Vibes
Mar 2024
Mar 2024
Apr 2024
Mannequin Pussy
Seattle, WA
May 2024
Caught a Stones pick
Jun 2024
Oct 2024
Oct 2024
First commit: Age When Made
Nov 2024
First commit: Trad Directory
Nov 2024
2,000th GitHub commit
Dec 2024
First Vienna trip
Jan 2025
Mar 2025
Apr 2025
Old 97's
Seattle, WA
May 2025
Nekrogoblikon
Seattle, WA
Jun 2025
Hiked Snow Lake
Jun 2025
Jul 2025
Hiked Mailbox Peak
Aug 2025
Hiked Mt. Washington
Aug 2025
Sep 2025
First commit: Git Memories
Dec 2025
First commit: Git Memories
Dec 2025
1,000 commits in 2025
Jan 2026
Last day at Sentry
Jan 2026
Survived a polar bear plunge
Jan 2026
Shipped Trad Directory v1
Mar 2026
Mar 2026
Apr 2026
Started at Anduril
May 2026
Danny Brown
Seattle, WA
Jun 2026
Aug 2026
First Seahawks game
Aug 2026
First Storm game
Aug 2026
