Andrew Monks

I ride my bicycle, read books, play wéiqí, and try to write database software. I sometimes make video art.

I watch movies most days. Recently,

★★☆☆☆ Highlander,

★½☆☆☆ National Treasure: Book of Secrets,

★★★☆☆ National Treasure,

★★★★½ Mikey and Nicky, and,

★★★★½ The Insider.

I listen to albums most days, too. Lately,

★★★★★ Masters of the Universe by Binary Star,

★★★★★ Since I Left You by The Avalanches,

★★★½☆ Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant by Belle & Sebastian,

★★★★★ Mama’s Gun by Erykah Badu, and,

★★★★☆ It’s All About the Stragglers by Artful Dodger.

I was a staff engineer at Samsara Inc., where I worked on the mobile app platform and the hiring program, and occasionally on mechanisms like SOC2 and open source license compliance.

• worked on sites and apps for big brands,
• performed as a VJ,
• made a few music videos,
• got a degree in studio art,
• operated a local record label,
• published a newsmagazine,
• helped put on a parody opera, and,
• street-performed as a balloon twister.