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Outside of being a software engineer I’m in an indie band my with my wife called Starover Blue. We were based in San Jose for almost 8 years before moving up to Portland in 2017 for the more supportive scene. https://staroverblue.bandcamp.com/track/the-howl-makes-no-so...
One of my all time favorite authors in literature. The secret to enjoying Gene Wolfe is being ok with fuzziness - he’s notorious for using unreliable narrators. And don’t try too hard to figure it all out at first, just keep going. Eventually the most mysterious, awe inducing visions will enter your mind and often they’ll occur a day or two after you even read it. It’s like your mind needs a bit extra time to compile the sublime code he’s given you. He’s a straight up magician.