field notes.

some context. school, debate, the way i think, what i'm building.

/01  school

the IB years

i'm a junior in the IB Diploma Programme at Windermere Preparatory in central Florida. four higher levels — the limit is three for most people, but the schedule allowed it.exams are in May 2027. the summer between is open for research and building. i'll be at UChicago's pre-college session this June taking SOSC 20112 — Statistics for Social Sciences.

· IB Diploma · class of 2027windermere preparatory
⚛︎PhysicsHL
Computer ScienceHL
MathematicsHL
§EconomicsHL
EnglishSL
ñSpanishSL
/02  debate

arguing positions i disagree with

four years of Lincoln-Douglas. i argue ethics and political philosophy under time pressure for fun.

/03  how i think

range over polish

i do product work, research, organizational work, and client work — and i think in different registers depending on which mode i'm in. that range is the point.i'd rather undersell than oversell. i say “preprint” not “published,” “co-founder” not “ceo,” “1k downloads” not “rapidly scaling.” if something looks too clean or too marketed, it's wrong.

there's always something to do. sometimes it's the source of the anxiety — the feeling that i'm not doing enough. but more than that, it's a kind of comfort. don't worry. you always have the next thing to look forward to. don't wallow in it. prepare for it.from a notebook, march 2026
/04  research

the AI deal network

i wrote a working paper on circular investment networks in the AI industry — what happens when capital between AI, cloud, and semiconductor companies starts to loop back on itself.90 deals across 28 firms, 2022–2025. three metrics: Loop Score (two-party closed loops), Cycle Score (multi-party rings), Hub Score (centrality). 10 two-party loops, 178 multi-party cycles. NVIDIA ended up the top-ranked hub. validated against ~1,000 randomized null networks preserving degree sequence.

/05  building

what's on my laptop right now

a slice of what i'm actively shipping outside of AGrader, BizBuild, and Brightlaunch (those have their own pages). small projects, mostly weird.

· IB CS internal assessment · 2025–26
HablaIO

Spanish IB Individual Oral simulator built on the OpenAI Realtime API. Six custom rubric-aligned algorithms, anti-cheat, dual teacher/student dashboards. Built for a real IB Spanish teacher.

Next.js · Postgres · Prisma · OpenAI Realtime
· lakerwatch.com · 2025–26
SchoolWatch

Bell schedule countdown for Windermere Prep — day-type detection, split-lunch toggling, GPA + finals calculators, exam countdowns. Shipped as a website plus a Chrome Web Store extension under Education.

Next.js · Chrome Extension API
· CAS group project · 2026
AquaSense

Sub-$150 portable Raspberry Pi water-quality buoy: temperature (DS18B20), analog pH, turbidity (TS-300B), routed through an ADS1115 ADC. Designed for a Florida nature preserve. Public Instructable.

Raspberry Pi 4 · Python · I²C/1-Wire
· anti-AI art education · 2026
CArtf

Curated digital art tutorial site organized into 7 skill categories. Custom design system, admin tooling, prompt-engineered curation pipeline.

Next.js · MongoDB · Vercel
/06  tools

stuff i actually use

an honest list of what's open on my laptop most days, not a buzzword stack.

languages
typescript · python · javascript · sql
web
next.js · react · tailwind · node.js
data + ai
openai realtime · prisma · mongo · postgres · supabase
research
network analysis · logistic regression · elo modeling
hardware
raspberry pi · gpio / i²c / 1-wire · linux + ssh
spoken
english (native) · mandarin · spanish (IB SL)