About Me When I'm Not Working

Hobbies

Board Games

I am a big fan of modern designer board games. Here is a very short list of some of my favourite games:

• Blood on the Clocktower
• Brass: Birmingham
• Wavelength
• Cascadia
• Cockroach Poker
• Inhuman Conditions
• Captain Sonar
• Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
• Flamme Rouge
• Chinatown

Running

I grew-up doing athletics most of my life. But as an adult I have started to enjoy running for my own pleasure again. I mostly run as a meditative exercise as I find it really easy to let my mind wander when running. I’ll often solve my coding or research problems during a jog.

I have managed to run a half-marathon a couple times with only moderate levels of pain.

Reading

I enjoy reading books. About 50% of the books I read are fantasy, but I generally read in a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction.

Travel

As of 2022, I have visited every state in Australia plus the two main territories (Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory).

I have visited 9 countries:

• Australia
• New Zealand
• United States
• Mexico
• Fiji
• Vanuatu
• New Caledonia
• Colombia
• Germany