How music, movies, a bedroom makeover and a massive collection became tied to getting my hope back, plus my soundtrack guide and some wild memories.
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Dating Field Notes #6 – What “Childfree” Really Means for Dating Compatibility
Sometimes the biggest incompatibilities in dating aren’t disagreements. They’re assumptions. This field note explores how one misunderstood word completely changed the way I filter for long-term compatibility.
Dating Field Notes #5: The Paradox of Choice
The goal isn’t to maximize options. It’s to maximize relevant options. Exploring how filters, compatibility, and the Paradox of Choice can reduce overwhelm and help bring the right people into focus.
Dating Field Notes #4: Why Ambiguity Feels Like Rejection
Some people fear rejection. I fear uncertainty. A personal exploration of why unresolved loops, fuzzy compatibility, and mixed signals can be more difficult to navigate than a direct answer.
Dating Field Notes #3: The Three Questions I’m Always Trying to Answer
Are they interested? Are we compatible? Will they actually engage in the process? The three questions that quietly shape every stage of modern dating and help cut through the endless noise of profiles, messages, and first dates.
Dating Field Notes #2: Stop Making Me Guess
Your profile shouldn’t require detective work. Learn the key information every dating profile should communicate so compatible people can recognize themselves and mismatches can move on.
Dating Field Notes #1: Why “Hi” Isn’t Working
After hundreds of conversations across 40+ dating platforms, I’ve noticed the same mistake repeated over and over. Learn why generic first messages fail and how to start conversations that actually lead somewhere.
Now – 12/9/25
This is what I’m up to nowadays. This page was inspired by Derek Sivers and the NowNowNow movement. Work I am working in my businesses Profoundly Purple & Profoundly Organized and as the project manager for 2020 Creative. Projects On October 9th, 2025 there was a fire that burned down a shopping center in Nederland, CO. I visited […]
Tech Tip: Hide the “Help me write” AI Prompt in Gmail
Are you annoyed everytime you go to write a message and get the “Help me write” I prompt that then you start writing in the box that pops up and have to delete and go back to actually start typing your message? Yah me too. I wanted to hide just that text without having to […]
Now – 9/30/25
This is what I’m up to nowadays. This page was inspired by Derek Sivers and the NowNowNow movement. Work I am working in my business Profoundly Purple and as the project manager for 2020 Creative. Projects I working on fixing up a Specialized Bike and growing my hobby of designing my own gemstone jewelry sets. Health In […]
Remembering My Mom
💜 Remembering My Mom 💜 She passed December 3, 2022, and today I found myself sitting with the weight—and the weirdness—of that again while preparing to move back to Colorado. My dream that she wanted for me too. Sometimes I still get the urge to call her—to talk about something random… or even about her […]
The search for a new keyboard…
After 10+ years with the SteelSeries Merc Stealth Keyboard (for sale on Mercari), I found a suitable replacement for the gamepad section with the Fang Z Board By Ideazon. So it was finally time to upgrade the rest of the keyboard. I’ve been on the search for the just right keyboard for months and kept […]
