Updated 5/17/2026
At Work
We are currently preparing for our annual meeting of Library Directors. As an Assistant Director and department supervisor, I have to give a presentation on the completed and upcoming projects for my department. I also have to present on relevant admin projects I am involved in.
One of the areas I really enjoy is producing the annual stat reports for the libraries. This year, we are reporting not just on physical collection stats but also on e-content collection stats.
Building systems
One area where I am leveraging AI is building personal dashboards. My main system for notes, tasks, agenda, writing pipeline, etc., is Emacs with Org Mode. So I used AI to vibe-code a local-only dashboard that lets me see auto-scheduled tasks, my writing pipeline, Readwise highlight processing, and a health metrics dashboard based on imports from Garmin and Oura. This dashboard is extremely customized to meet my needs.
Inspired by my first dashboard, I also built a second one, a correlation analyzer. I built this because I was interested in seeing relationships between my habits, events, and my health metrics. The dashboard lets me log habits and pulls in the health metrics from my health dashboard. It then runs the data through Pearson correlation tests and Welch correlation t-tests.
Currently Reading
I am actively reading through the "Dungeon Crawler Carl" series. I recently started book 2 of the series. I have all 8 of the ebooks. I am still trying to decide whether to read through all of them in one go or break them up with a bit of non-fiction reading in between. I do have a bunch of books in my personal library that I want to read—a great problem to have.
Writing
I am working on getting back into a writing pattern. I am exploring writing in Substack for more conversational writing. What I am learning about Substack is that it takes considerable effort to grow an audience. At this time, I need to figure out whether I want to go that route or continue with my established writing platforms, Medium and Ghost.
Personal/Life
I am working on getting back into a good self-care routine. I have a good skincare routine right now that I feel is helping my skin health. My family has a history of skin cancer, so I am trying to protect my skin as I get older. I am also trying to get into the gym a bit more. I decided this year to open the garage more when I am working out to get fresh air. I read a Reddit post a few weeks ago about CO2 buildup, and now I am focusing on getting as much fresh air into the house as possible.