this is a website which i will use to store my thoughts, projects, and other things
if something is this color, you can click it!
if something is an image, hover over it for the source!
hi
you can call me spibble or dragn or Miles; i don't really care which! i'm a student at UCSD studying the sciences of cognitive and computer. (formerly also math, but it was too smart for me)
things i've made
WIP (most things i've made are either quick websites or not easily accessible on the web, yet)
where to find me
if you would like to get in contact with me, i use Discord (@spibblest) as my primary messenger and Bluesky as my primary social media. I do not use anything else regularly! so, message me on those places, or risk shouting into the void.
some other places i have a public presence on include Github for any public programming i do for school, work, or personal reasons; and Toyhouse for character and art storage. feel free to browse, but i will most likely not be very responsive to attempts to message or contact me on those places.
if you're cool, you can also send me an email!
what i'm up to rn
the date is 2/1/2026 (happy February!). in school, it is currently the quarter WI26 and i am taking the following classes:
- COGS 189: Brain Computer Interfaces
- CSE 107: Cryptography
- CSE 122: Wireless Networking
- CSE 160: Parallel Programming
- MUS 20: Exploring the Musical Mind
- MUS 171: Computer Music I
it's a pretty challenging but intellectually stimulating quarter! yes, i'm taking quite a few classes, partially because i'm trying to meet schedules when certain classes are offered in the year and partially because i'm unemployed this quarter ( :( ).
interestingly, this schedule sort of demonstrates a shift in my school focus from math-y computer science to more systems level stuff and a different interest of mine, music! i actually enjoy the music classes the most of all my classes this quarter, which makes me think about declaring a music minor. i think the world of computer-generated (NOT large AI model-generated) art is actually really awesome and i want to learn more about it!
in my computer music class, we are learning how to synthesize music using PureData, and i am really looking forward to the final project. i also recently went to Further Confusion 2026, and there i attended a panel about the demoscene, which i thought was very cool. i'm not sure if i'd ever have the technical skill and willpower for that sort of thing, but it's a subculture that i had never heard of before but now have massive respect for.
outside of school, i am currently chilling! i honestly don't have that much time once all of my school-related things (coursework, extracurriculars, etc.) are done with, so i am not currently working on any large projects on my own. currenty, i'm trying to learn a little bit about computer hardware and product design, including things like circuits, 3D printing, and designing PCBs, as these are important skills i'll need for a few of my projects. i have ideas that will hopefully lead to actions soon, but no promises (if i do actually start anything, rest assured it will appear on Github).
as previously stated, i'm currently out of a job, which sucks bigly, but i have an internship this summer which i secured back in December, which i am EXTREMELY grateful for, because if i also had to apply for jobs with my curent schedule i think i would actually lose it!! if you are currently applying for internships and/or jobs i wish you the best of luck, it's really tough out there currently :(