Learning and experiments
Lightweight notes on design processes, tools, and occasional poetry.
At the Start of the Year I Turn 30: Notes on Short-Term Goals and Life Pillars
Jan 1, 2026 ・ 2 min read
On Jan 1, 2026, a quick inventory of what I want in 3-5 years, my life pillars, and how I want to grow and give back.
502 Errors After a Major Headless CMS Update
Dec 20, 2025 ・ 3 min read
How a major CMS upgrade caused intermittent 502s, and how CloudWatch triage plus SQL execution plan tuning resolved it.
Poem: Push Through Low Pressure with Jiro and Bench Press
Nov 9, 2025 ・ 2 min read
Notes from a low-pressure morning: garlic-heavy Jiro ramen, a 140kg bench PR, steak, and sauna to reboot.
Notes on Side Effects, Referential Transparency, and Idempotence
Oct 31, 2025 ・ 5 min read
A summary of side effects, referential transparency, and idempotence, aligning scope and examples to reduce confusion in feature discussions.
Notes on Sporadic 500s in Nuxt 3 x ECS Fargate x ALB
Oct 27, 2025 ・ 2 min read
Why a Nuxt 3 app behind ALB returned sporadic 500 (timeout) errors and how aligning Nitro keep-alive settings in the build output fixed it.
Build a Super Simple Health Check API in Nuxt 3
Oct 22, 2025 ・ 2 min read
How to create a minimal health check endpoint that returns 'ok' using Nuxt 3 server API and use it for ECS or Docker container monitoring.