lil blog posts from gauthumb
Going through my photos app - I find it perplexing to say that this is my third winter in Portland. 
 We moved here in June of 2022. 
 Winter #1: 2022-23 
Winter #2: 2023-24 
Winter #3: 2024-25 
 It all checks out, but it feels funny somehow considering I’m about to hit my 3 year mark at this job. 
 Whatever. 
 I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on my third winter…
There are a lot of things to learn and not enough time to learn it all. 
 That being said, I would like to track the progress of the one’s I have prioritized, and here’s a novel way of doing so. I’ll go into detail after they’re all listed. 
 MITx Supply Chain MicroMaster: 
 [▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯] 90% 
 The Odin Project: 
 [▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯▯] 0% 
 Ripple Training - Final…
1. The internet kinda sucks right now 
 Here is a timeline of my relationship with the internet in the last two years: 
 
 I deleted TikTok because it was too good. 
 I deleted Twitter when it became X. 
 I deleted the Reddit app because it was too good. 
 I deleted Instagram because I was getting got by Reels. 
 I re-installed TikTok to watch everything that Wes sent…
I’m envisioning that 85% of the people on this page know me, and so this seems unecessary. 
 For the 15% that don’t - nice to meet you. 
 I’m Gautam. 
Here are some of the things I am interested in: 
 
 My fiancée Megan 
 Running relatively long distances 
 Lifting relatively heavy weights 
 Swimming, or at least trying to 
 Video/Photography 
 Python…