I’m Rahul Narayan. I’m a developer who spends most of my time on the part of software people actually touch, and I think that part should feel good. Sometimes that means magic. Sometimes it means getting out of the way.
Away from work I’m a pretty calm person, and most of my free time goes into building things of my own. I usually have a side project on the go, something small I’m making just for the fun of it.
When I’m not building, I’m probably lost in a game. I adore massive, immersive open worlds and stories that pull me in, which is how I keep ending up with JRPGs. Xenoblade Chronicles still holds a special place for me, for its world, its music and its characters.
I love stories in other forms too. I grew up on manga and still read it, I’ve been reading light novels lately, and I watched a lot of anime as a kid.
I love animals. I’ve been obsessed with dinosaurs since I was a child and never really grew out of it. I love nature, aquariums, and watching people garden, and I hope to have a garden of my own someday. I also love watching people draw and paint. I used to sketch a lot, and maybe this site is how I find my way back to it.
I try to keep each day fresh and keep learning, so the pages of my life don’t blur together. And I like always having something to work toward. It gives the days a direction.