About Me

Rees Hello! My name is Rees and I am a software engineer currently living in the DC/NoVA area. I write on my blog about my various interests which include, but are not limited to: reading, philosophy, interior design, and more.

About Me

I am Korean, Polish, and Irish

I identify as on the asexual and aromantic spectrums

I prefer to use umbrella terms to allow for fluidity and continuous self-discovery

I use he/him pronouns

I don’t really identify with a lot of aspects of masculinity, but I don’t feel like not a man either

I identify as a Reducetarian

I don’t eat animal products at home, but do outside of the house in an effort to reduce my consumption

I was raised Catholic and now identify as an atheist

I am allergic to all nuts (peanuts and tree nuts), cats, and dogs

I also have seasonal pollen allergies
I am formerly allergic to milk and eggs

I have aphantasia

I don’t have any mental imagery while conscious, but I do occasionally have vivid dreams at night

I currently work as a Full Stack Software Engineer but have also worked as a Data Engineer in my career

I graduated from UMBC in 2022

I received a B.S. in Computer Science
I also received a B.A. in Philosophy

I have a minor case of Visual Snow Syndrome

I see persistent static that is worse in the dark

I’ve read at least 380 books and seen at least 279 movies

I love craft beer and identify as a beer nerd, but not as a beer snob

I mostly only drink IPAs and Sours, but I don’t like to yuck someone else’s yum
I’ve written fairly extensively about craft beer on this site

I mostly listen to metal/rock and rap, but I also enjoy electronic and jazz music

I swam competitively for 13 years

My best stroke was breaststroke, but you can view my times here