> hello, world!
Hey, friends! My name is Josh and welcome! I don’t exactly know what I want to write this first post about so maybe I’ll
just start with a list of random facts that I feel will introduce who I am.
In no particular order:
- Canadian
- Video Game enjoyer
- Dad and Husband
- Elder Millennial
- Twitch Streamer/YouTube Creator
- Note: one of my favorite things to tell people is that I play video games semi-professionally
- Amateur Nerd Tech Enthusiast (what does that even mean? Future post to elaborate)
- Professional Nerd
- Aspiring Destiny 2 PvE Sherpa
- Hobby Collector with a specialization in Hyper focusing
What is this place?
As I stated above, probably my biggest hobby is to collect hobbies, then to hyperfocus and obsess about them for a
while. The major result is a tendency to learn a lot of stuff which I then want to share with others.
I have been wanting to create a space to post on [potentially random] topics, maybe just discussions or case studies,
or even tutorials. I am hoping that this becomes that space.
Some examples of the types of content I wish to post about:
- How do I, someone with no technical training or degree, learn how to make things?
- Streamer.bot project tutorials
- OBS project tutorials
- API stuff in general, but especially the Bungie/Destiny 2 API
- Backend server setup and admin
This GitHub repo is also a way for me to learn some
new-to-me technologies like GitHub pages, static site generators (Jekyll), Markdown syntax.
Probably the most important reason that I am going to try to post here is to try to salvage some thoughts from the
chaos in my brain. I hear journalling is pretty therapeutic, let’s try it.
Let’s keep it short
I had initially started to write a bit of an autobiography here (I think possibly to share context as to why I am the
way that I am?) but then I realized that this post has been sitting in drafts for an entire week.
One thing I will say about
myself is this: I have a lot of ideas and desires to create and do and learn, but I struggle with both execution and
completion of these ideas. Nothing is ever finished, in my mind, so I am actively fighting myself to cross that
impossible goal line.
So, I am going to do something scary. I am going to say to myself, “You know what? This is [probably] good enough.”
And even if I don’t fully believe it, maybe the next one will start to feel easier.
Here we go:
git commit && git push
Thanks for reading.
– JoshUndefined