What I'm Building Right Now: May 2026
A transparent look at the active workstreams in May 2026: trading systems, animated films, music synthesis, a published book, and an AWS cert study track. All of it agent-directed.
Writing
Four streams of personal writing, combined into one feed. Journals are longer reflections on consciousness, decisions, and the texture of daily life. Essays are long-form explorations of ideas, technology, and the mind. Field Notes are handwritten free-writing sessions scanned and published raw. Thoughts are quick, half-formed observations that didn't want to wait.
AI-Assisted Development Is Not Vibe Coding
"Vibe coding" means throwing prompts at a model and hoping it works. That is not what AI-assisted development is. The difference matters, and it is the difference between amateur hour and professional craft.
AGENTSPEK Is Live on Amazon
I wrote a book about coding with AI using AI to write it. Now it is on Amazon. Here is what that process taught me, and why I think this is the beginning, not the destination.
Pixel Vault: A Playable Museum of Game Design History
Every prototype is one HTML file. Under 50KB. No frameworks, no CDN, no npm. Double-click and play. Pixel Vault is a growing museum of playable game mechanics built from scratch, organized by lineage, and playable forever in any browser. Two published tracks cover 70 years of arcade history and the AI archaeology overlay that shows what the machine sees inside each mechanic.
The Five Days Outside Time: Between Completion and Beginning
The five epagomenal days sit between the old decanal year and the new, belonging to neither. In the gap between completion and beginning, what becomes visible that was invisible from inside the machinery of ordinary time? Rest, review, imbalance, grief, honesty, and the quiet preparation to walk through the door.
Decan 36: The Dog Star Sees What the Hunter Doesn't
The brightest star in the night sky closes the decanal year with a flood of completions arriving faster than they can be documented. A binary system of living fire and collapsed starlight teaches that what is most important is always the closest thing, and that the Dog Star has been watching the ground while the Hunter scanned the sky.
More Writing
Decan 35: The Edge That Held
The fifth and final Orion decan closes the Hunter's arc: ten days of truth-testing under maximum institutional pressure that confirmed every competence, clarified every boundary, and revealed that alignment with reality is more valuable than approval. The belt holds at its edge.
Building a Language Engine You Can Actually Own
Velocidad-AI is an open-source Spanish learning engine licensed under GPL-3.0 with twenty reference files including a Cognate Accelerator that unlocks thousands of words, a military-style Field Manual for daily practice, five real-world scenario ladders, six agent prompts, two hundred cloze exercises, and fifteen memory techniques. The reference content is CC BY-SA 4.0, fork it, adapt it, share it. No app, no account, no subscription.
Decan 34: The Center Pearl That Holds
The fourth star in Orion's Belt teaches continuity through endurance, legacy through transmission, and recovery as the truest form of governance. Ten days that tested everything and proved that the center holds not through perfection but through repair.
Decan 33: When the Sword Arm Strikes
On maximum effect through intelligent deployment not accumulation, discovering the missing arena at the worst possible moment, crossing a major life threshold, and what a star burning at 22,000 Kelvin from just 8.6 solar masses teaches about efficiency over force
Speak First, Learn Second: Building an Antifragile Spanish Engine
Everything about how we teach languages is backwards. Study, memorize, practice, then maybe speak. I built a system that reverses the order: speak under pressure first, log what breaks, drill the friction, speak again. No app. No gamification. Just markdown files, agent prompts, and real people.
Decan 32: When the Foot Plants for the Release
On learning that manifestation requires grounding before release, discovering friction as improvement mechanism, detecting the first signal, and traveling 172 million kilometers while the blue supergiant teaches precision through crisis
I AM AI SLOP: Confessions from the Forge
A confession and a manifesto: living in the pages where AI-assisted content is forged, choosing intentionality over accident, and discovering why the difference between "slop" and craft has nothing to do with the tools.
The Line Continues: Motion, Witness, and the Craft of Space
From Goonies wisdom to cosmic motion, a stream-of-consciousness journey through the craft of writing. On being witness and scribe, the sacred line, motion in space, unscheduled symphonies, and the practice of staying focused while the universe moves forward. Wrestling with penmanship, meaning-making, and the role of recording consciousness.
Stay Out of the Way: Being a Scribe to Consciousness
Organic, bubbling energy. Return to the practice: breath work, loose hands, posture. Stay out of the way but in focus, capturing transmissions as beautifully as possible. A scribe to the process, exploring channels and levels while sailing across the page.
On Threads: Where Attention Should Go
Time was never the constraint. We just lacked the language to describe what was. A meditation on attention, collaboration, and where the threads of a life should go.
Decan 31: When the Shoulder Draws the Bow
On learning that creative eruption happens not as single explosion but as multiple parallel convection cells, discovering four domains where power deploys, and traveling 172 million kilometers while the red supergiant teaches conscious direction of energy
Hormesis, Universe, and Late-Night Flow
What constitutes hormesis. Nobody told me it was broken! A 1:38am exploration of stress and adaptation, the Universe vs God, AI minion work, and the meditation of handwriting. From philosophical declarations to the pursuit of perfect penmanship and true flow.
Decan 30: Finding Direction Through Clouds
Ten cloudy days learning to navigate by feel when you cannot see the star. On discovering that direction lives inside you, not in the sky.
Decan 29: When the Crown Replaces the Severed Head
On learning that leadership emerges through crisis not comfort, discovering that service means presence not perfection, and traveling 172 million kilometers while carrying the weight of a crown through the washing machine blur
Decan 28: The Demon Star Teaches Renewal Through Its Eclipse
On discovering Algol's 2.867-day eclipsing binary pattern in your own sleep cycles, learning that 'this part doesn't get easier but I get more prepared and resilient,' and understanding how mass transfer physics means what eclipses you can become what feeds you
Decan 27: Sustained Warmth and the Alchemy of Small Frustrations
On the temperature shift from 13,800K liberation to 3,800K compassion, learning that small controllable frustrations build resilience, and the 172 million kilometers traveled while discovering that 'I don't know' is wisdom
The Complete AI Development Revolution: 7-Part Series on Coding with AI
Complete guide to the AI development revolution. Seven parts covering methodology, infrastructure, content, business, and the future of coding.
Agentic Development: How to Build Software with AI Agent Workflows
Agent mode changes everything. Learn how to structure repositories, manage extended context, and build systematic workflows that let AI agents handle complex software engineering tasks autonomously.
Decan 26: The Corner Star's Teaching on Discernment
On living where constellations touch, learning discernment through constraint, and the 175 million kilometers traveled while building liberation through empathy as Alpheratz remained invisible
Decan 25: When the Hidden Star Teaches Vision
On aspiration through volatility, F-U money as creative sovereignty, and trusting vision when the star remains hidden behind clouds for nine of ten nights
Decan 24: Building Systems That Outlive You
On agent mode as thinking transformation, building what holds when you step away, and the 535 million kilometers traveled while testing whether foundations could endure
Decan 23: Blooming in the Desert: When the Dying Star Teaches Transformation Through Instability
On learning to glow under pressure, showing up when it feels absurd, and the 535 million kilometers we traveled while transformation unfolded
535 Million Kilometers: When Sisyphus Learns to Automate the Boulder
Time is motion. During 10 days tracking consciousness by starlight, we traveled 535 million kilometers through space toward the Great Attractor. On oath-keeping across cosmic scales, burnout as sacred data, and what Sisyphus does when he learns to automate the boulder. A philosophical synthesis spanning Stoicism, Absurdism, and Logotherapy.
Cosmic Motion and Human Perspective
Fall reflections on our cosmic motion, from Nevada's hills to the Great Attractor. Exploring how understanding our 620 km/s journey through space transforms our earthbound perspective of time, consciousness, and what it means to be 'star people.'
Decan 21-22: Drinking Mercury That Tastes Like Honey and Milk
On consciousness alchemy, warrior oaths, and the sacred practice of witnessing your own chaos through data. Spanning Decan 21 (Vega - Harmony, Beauty) through Decan 22 (Fomalhaut - Clarity, Renewal)
AI Development Revolution Part 7: Advanced Patterns
When AI development becomes art. Advanced patterns from game development revealing human-machine collaboration. Beyond automation.
AI Development Revolution Part 6: Future Impact
The cognitive price of transformation. When individuals build enterprise systems at massive personal cost. Capability vs sustainability.
Floating in Space, on This Rock
Floating in space, on this rock we call earth. Here I am. Neither there or here just am. A meditation on writing as flow state, the art of presence, and the expansive liberation of growth.
AI Development Revolution Part 5: Business Apps
How AI compressed business web development from months to days. Professional Flutter web app from one developer and AI collaboration.
AI Development Revolution Part 4: Content Pipeline
Automating content pipelines with AI while preserving voice. OCR for handwritten journals, WordPress migration, and editorial automation.
AI Development Revolution Part 3: Infrastructure
Building enterprise AWS infrastructure in weeks with AI. CDK stacks, production systems, and the cognitive cost of compressed timelines.
AI Development Revolution Part 2: The Methodology
From chaos to systematic AI collaboration. The AAA Framework - Autonomous, Adaptive, Agile - and battle-tested workflows for development.
The AI Development Revolution: Part 1 - The Awakening
The physical reality of coding at machine speed. A firsthand account of working with AI, mental acceleration, and what changed forever.
The Multithreaded Mind: Six Weeks Living at Machine Speed
From copy-pasting LLM outputs to launching 13 repositories in six weeks: what happens when human creativity merges with machine intelligence? A philosophical exploration of time dilation, vibe coding, and the birth of augmented consciousness.
Vibe Coding with AI: Poetic Reflections on Creativity, Agency, and the Art of Human-Machine Collaboration
A meditative reflection on collaborating with AI as a creative coding partner, exploring the tension between productivity and disruption, trust and agency, and the evolving nature of work in an era of intelligent machines. Through poetic fragments and philosophical musings, the entry captures the essence of “vibe coding,” the challenges of adapting to new tools, and the beauty found in creative experimentation.
Layers of Abstraction: Poetic Musings on Creativity, Balance, and the Modern Mind
A three-day arc of poetic freewriting exploring abstraction, mental flow, creative overwhelm, and the discipline required to find balance amid life’s demands. These entries weave together musings on thought, memory, penmanship, AI, and self-care, reflecting on the ongoing dance between action and rest, abstraction and the concrete, and the search for meaning within ordinary moments.
Finding Balance in Motion: Poetic Reflections on Travel, Routine, and the Architecture of Existence
A poetic exploration of movement, memory, and the ongoing search for balance amidst life’s physical and mental disruptions. The entry reflects on routines interrupted by travel, the subtle interplay of grit and ease, and the philosophical question of whether writing can exist independently of its author.
Living Through the AI Revolution: Reflections on Creativity, Balance, and the Modern Gold Rush
A poetic reflection on living through a technological revolution, this entry explores the rapid transformation brought by AI, the allure and risks of innovation, and the search for meaning and balance amid accelerating change. Blending personal contemplation with meditations on design, creativity, and the abstractions of modern life, it offers an intimate snapshot of the present moment at the edge of possibility.
Embracing the Unwritten Future: A Stream-of-Consciousness Meditation on Risk, Creativity, and Self-Discovery
A raw, stream-of-consciousness meditation on embracing the future, navigating uncertainty, and the creative energy found in forging new paths. The piece moves from financial reflection to a riot of sensory detail, celebrating courage, risk-taking, and the deep process of learning through experience.
Writing as Vessel: Reflections on Thought, Intention, and the Infinite Loop of Creation
A meditation on the raw process of creativity, this piece explores the flow of words, the cycles of time, and the interplay between intention, thought, and the act of making. It questions the role of purpose in art and reflects on the human condition within the infinite span of existence.
The Steady Work of Freewriting: Flow, Focus, and the Future of Thought
A meditation on the discipline of writing as both practice and ritual, this piece explores creative flow, subconscious mining, and the strange intersection between human thought and emerging machine intelligence. It reflects on the nature of persistence, the future of creativity, and the unfolding evolution of self through the act of showing up.
Handwriting as Meditation: Sourcing Creativity Through Flow, Breath, and Rhythm
A meditative reflection on the practice of handwriting as a gateway into the subconscious. This stream-of-consciousness journal entry explores the inner mechanics of creativity, the discipline of returning to the page, and the mystery of sourcing original thought through rhythm, breath, and presence. Written at the turn of a season, it’s a poetic tracing of movement, inertia, and meaning-making in real time.
Mining the Subconscious: Freewriting Through the Fog of Decades, Patterns, and the Slow Unfolding of Human Potential
Cold Feet, Cosmic Clocks, and the Sun That Rises Even When We Don't
Writing in the Sun: Thoughts on Place, Flow, and the Search for Light in a Life of Movement
Are Humans Natural or Alien? A Philosophical Exploration of Intelligence, Technology, and Evolution
Hello Beautiful Page: Letting the Pen Drift Freely and the Breath Guide the Hand
The Weight of Monday and the Wisdom of Birds: A Stream-of-Consciousness Reflection on Creativity and Control
A handwritten meditation on the nature of Mondays, creativity, and the unseen energies behind action. This stream-of-consciousness entry weaves practical reflection with mythic storytelling, culminating in a parable about the value of voice, solitude, and misunderstood wisdom.
The Writer’s Sword: On Obsession, Purpose, and the Poetics of Time
This raw, stream-of-consciousness entry explores the intimate process of writing as both compulsion and purpose, grappling with time, intention, and the desire to create something meaningful before life slips away. It reflects on the role of art, the nature of time, and the writer’s duty to give form to the ineffable.
Why Are We Different? A Stream-of-Consciousness Exploration of Human Evolution, Myth, and Memory
The Freewriting Journal as Anchor: On Energy, Practice, and Processing the World
Mining the Mind: Freewriting, Creativity, and the Relentless Pursuit of Ideas in the Ocean of Time
The Flow of Thoughts: Handwriting, Freewriting, and the Comfort of Familiar Voices
Turning Thought into Ink: A Writer’s Reflection on Craft, Habit, and Creative Flow
Unlocking Creative Flow: What Happens When You Write Without Stopping?
Business Insights from Sleepless Nights: Writing as a Tool for Thought and Growth
The Art of Showing Up: Writing, Work, and Wandering Thoughts in the Flow of Time
Taming the Paper Tiger: How Writing Helps Process Thought and Unlock Creativity
A January free-writing session on the soothing rhythm of pen on paper, the cyclical nature of creative work, and how writing bridges the gap between the regular and the important.
