Now

What is a “now page”?

Most websites have a link that says “about”. It goes to a page that tells you something about the background of this person or business. For short, people just call it an “about page”.

Most websites have a link that says “contact”. It goes to a page that tells you how to contact this person or business. For short, people just call it a “contact page”.

So a website with a link that says “now” goes to a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. For short, we call it a “now page”.

Derek Sivers, “about nownownow“

Where am I?

The Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA.

Priorities and Values

• Decentralization. I’m increasingly wary of concentrations of power, and am trying to intentionally cultivate more horizontal relationships.
• Communities of trust. We should use technology to supplement, rather than supplant, interpersonal relationships.
• Interdependence. If we rely on and help one another, no one person needs to be fully autonomous. We are stronger together.
• Humanism. Human beings matter, and the richness of humanity is beautiful.
• Utopian imagination. We’re not gonna get anywhere if we don’t dream big and fight hard.

At Work

• I’m a mental health counseling intern at a small private practice. I work primarily with adults and do mostly individual counseling.
• My professional focus is on providing affirming, knowledgeable care for clients in the LGBTQ+, kinky, and/or ethically nonmonogamous communities.

At Home

• I’ve been very inspired by the IndieWeb movement, and I’m trying to rework my online presence to better incorporate its principles.
• In the process of setting up Motley, a federated social network (running Friendica) for my friends. Big thanks to Darius Kazemi’s Run Your Own Social.
• Thinking a lot about the democratization (or, even, anarchification?) of board games, and as part of that, making my own piecepack and multipurpose board games kit.
• Trying to play more of the 100-odd board games I own. My 2020 goal is to play as many of them as possible.
• Home improvement–I’m a new homeowner, and there are lots of exciting projects I want to sink time into.
• Tweaking my 3D printer and printing fun stuff.
• Currently reading: The Future is History by Masha Gessen (see my reads for what I’ve finished)

Last updated: March 7, 2020