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Over the past 20 years, I’ve owned and driven 12 cars. Each one had its own personality, quirks, and stories—some better than others, but all worth remembering. It started with my first car: a 1982 Toyota Corona. It was a hand-me-down from my family, and honestly, it had no business being on the road. But it got me where I needed to go—school, practices, late-night food runs—and that’s what mattered. Like most first cars, it wasn’t about what it was. It was about what it gave

I set out to build a blog that feels alive—something that sparks creativity and invites curiosity. I broke it into three sections: Projects , Moments , and Versions of Self . Projects is where machines meet memory. I started with the cars I’ve owned—past and present. The name elevenjunk comes from my current car, stamped with personalized plates: 11 JNK . Over the years, I’ve gone through about a dozen cars, each one tied to a different version of my life. I thought it’d be

AI makes it easy to use JavaScript for page creation. I updated my work and career link by first entering a list of jobs I've held, including the dates of employment and a brief description of each job. I pasted an Excel document into AI (ChatGPT), and the engine created a JavaScript for my career page. I spent a good amount of time refining and editing the page, and ended up with a clean page outlining the jobs I've held. It turned out to be a resume of sorts, highlighting f