"Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth."
- Jules Verne, A Journey to the Center of the Earth
Welcome to my humble blog. My name is Michael, and I am an avid pursuer of happiness. This blog will be a collection of all things that peak my curiosity and possibly yours too. Professionally I am a software engineer; I am also a cook, an artist, entrepreneur, husband, traveler, and most certainly a student.
One of the most important lessons I have learned in life is to pay attention. Pay attention to the people around you, to the places you visit, to the mundane as much as the spectacular, and always pay attention to yourself. Today I am not the person I was yesterday, and tomorrow will not be like today.
Welcome to my humble blog.
Random Things About Me
My real name is Misha; I'm rarely addressed as such but I find it endearing when I am
I was born in 1987 in a small town of Korsun, Ukraine.
I am at 800 books and counting … god knows how much cinema and tv shows
My favorite season is are fall; when it's windy and not too cold or too warm. I like temperate climates best.
I'm a futurist and would love for public discourse to look into a longer horizon
To live forever means to outgrow your children. To live forever requires a healthy mindset of optimism and curiosity. Living forever is best not done alone.
I like change. This makes habit forming extremely difficult for me.
I have experienced and had friends in all walks of life. I am not without judgement.
When I was thirteen years old I made a mental decision to abandon being an artist and pursued the life of an engineer. I wonder how my life might have been different.
The first time I saw a computer I was nine years old after my family immigrated to United States.
I taught myself how to program when I was eleven because I wanted to make websites about Dragon Ball Z.
I have spent a large part of my early life trying to impress others while sacrificing personal happiness.
I'm obsessed with productivity.
Barnes and Nobles is my happy place
I love traveling; I want to spend at least one year on the road at some point in my lifetime.
I have a degree in Game Development; for a short time I worked at Electronic Arts as a gameplay programmer.
I have a deep passion for AI and at one point was exceptionally good at it.
I skipped school a lot when I was a kid. For awhile mostly going on adventures. Once I could drive, I would spend my time at B&N learning how to program.