ShoutoutLA asked me about my background, my work, and where I'd take a friend visiting for a week. The line I keep coming back to is one I didn't plan: "I make things." Here's what the interview showed me about dropping the ranking between software and art, why I picked a small community theater for my shoutout, and a two-coast itinerary I'd like you to argue with. Read it here.

Let’s start close to home (for me). Whidbey Island, close to Seattle, is the largest island in Puget Sound - and one of the largest in...