Over the past four weeks, my nights have been filled with JWT bearer tokens, API design decisions, PHP rabbit holes, custom WordPress plugins, and a fully bespoke theme built from the ground up. Tonig
Late Nights, Strong Coffee, and the Next Evolution of Tharendell
Over the last few weeks, something significant has been taking shape behind the scenes. What started as a series of late-night experiments has evolved into a fully structured system—one designed to su
Forge42Engine Keeps Rolling – Spells, Systems, and Sleepless Progress
Forge42Engine is officially firing on all cylinders. Lately, I’ve been deep in the weeds building out the core rules system — specifically entering spells, defining their effects, and wiring up how th
Memory, Meaning, & Machinery: A New 4-Part Series on RAG, NPCs, and Artificial Cognition
I’ve just wrapped up writing a new four-part article series on Medium titled: Memory, Meaning, & Machinery This series is a deep technical exploration of how Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) t
Four Articles, One Obsession: Engineering Living AI Characters
For the last several months, I’ve been neck-deep in a strange and wonderful hybrid of software engineering, artificial intelligence, and fantasy world-building. What started as “let’s see if I can mak
Changes are Coming
The heart of my portfolio, the place where I show off my AI tinkering, tuning, and world-building, is the land of Tharendell. For anyone just tuning in: during my first semester of grad school, I took
Flux Hijinks
Up until about 72 hours ago, I was a die-hard Kandinsky fan. My go-to model for AI art. My trusty paintbrush in the digital realm.But somewhere between “almost good” and “why is this elf holding a toa
Midterms, Magic, and Making Progress
With midterms looming next week, I can’t promise a flood of new portfolio updates — but that doesn’t mean nothing’s happening behind the curtain. In fact, the gears have been grinding steadily on a fe
Horror Movies + Coding = A Great Saturday Night!
Before I get into the nitty-gritty of tonight’s bug-squishing and feature-tuning session, I have to talk about how I spent my evening — watching Macabre Theater with the legendary Ivonna Cadaver! I fi
Building the Portfolio, Leveling Up the NPCs, & Real-Time SysOp Chat
I’m in full upload mode over here—there’s a pile of work I want to get onto the site for you all to poke and prod. A couple of my papers are with professors right now for a sanity check on clarity and