i've been working on various software and web dev projects since 2010 and i still haven't created a personal website. :'3
nowadays, i spend most of my time in typescript/react/next.js full stack land. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴‍☠️

over the years i've solved fun problems with great people at these places, and more 👁️ 👄 👁️ ✨✨ 🍟 🥚 🛒 🐶 🐱 🎹

i annoyed some microsoft devs over the span of two years into letting me add minimap opacity to vscode >:'3c

_{...i guess i lost my arctic code vault badge ;_;}

Medaka, Japanese Rice Fish
This fish makes its home in slow-moving streams, rice paddies, ponds, and pretty much everywhere it can. It's considered a model species, so it's been studied really exhaustively, and even got sent up to space for experiments. They've been kept as domesticated pets in Japan for centuries. They're really, really cute, and pretty low-maintenance and easy to care for.

Chadokuga, Tea tussock moth, Japanese browntail moth
These guys are found in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. They live in and snack on camellia, but most interestlingly, they have tiny needles that look like hairs and carry toxins. Touching them can cause rashes, dizziness, and nausea. These hairs and toxins exist all throughout the lifespan, from the adult, to the larvae, to their eggs and discarded molts. The caterpillar form is fluffy looking and similar to non-poisonous caterpillars, so they're kind of toxic and bad news all through their lives.

Bleikja, Arctic char
These are cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae. They live in alpine lakes and (really excitingly!) Arctic / subarctic coastal waters. There are a ton of different variations on these and they're really widespread. A neat variety of these live in Iceland and can really rarely be found in Silfra! Oh, and there is also a smaller sub-species (Dwarf Char) that is found in the fissure more commonly! They're so neat.