Now
What is a now page?
The now page contains updates on the things I am working or focused on. It’s a more stable version of Twitter/Threads. It’s inspired by: https://nownownow.com/about.With the new job and the end of the IBJJF season, I’ve been lazy with other things, like reading and writing. A lot of travel coming up too (associated with the new job), and I’ve been spending time preparing for that.
Trying to get back into the rhythm, but I’m not going to stress until the new year.
Work
I am a sales engineer at Akuity.
The job is new, and I am still in the onboarding phase. The move to Akuity and into pre-sales feels like it was the right move to make.
Jiujitsu
About my hobby...
I train and compete in Brazilian jiujitsu. It’s been my main hobby for the last few years. I’m obsessed with it; it might be a midlife crisis. Competing is a big part of the appeal—more specifically, it’s approaching the sport with competition in mind rather than competing/winning itself.
- Gym: Carlson Gracie South Bay / Alemao Training Center
- Coach: Andre “Alemao” Vasconcellos
- Belt: Blue
- Age Division: Masters 2 (36–40)
- Weight Class: Rooster (127.0) / Light Feather (141.6)
With work, travel, and other scheduling issues, I will likely be unable to compete in IBJJF tournaments until spring of 2027. Will have to fill the dead space with JJWL tournaments, but the focus for the next five-ish months will be building a comprehensive game and healthily moving down to Rooster.
Reading
Recently subscribed to The Browser and have been reading articles.
Picked up a few books on the craft of writing, such as Dreyer’s English and Draft No. 4, but I have not invested much time into these yet.