Andy Swick
Andy Swick

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Everything I make, in one place: posts, tips, podcast episodes, talks, and whatever is on my LEGO table or 3D printer.

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October 2026

  1. Moment

    Finished Hunter x Hunter

    Finally finished Hunter x Hunter — my favorite arcs, Killua, and what's next.

  2. Moment

    Finally visiting Alcatraz

    Andy grinning in a backwards cap on the ferry, with the wake behind them and Alcatraz Island in the distance.
    Alcatraz Island from the water: the lighthouse and cellhouse on top of the rocky cliffs under a grey sky.
    A long cellhouse corridor lined with two tiers of barred cells and a skylight running overhead.
    A small cell staged with a paint box, a palette, sketches pinned above a shelf of books, and a coat hanging by the sink.
    The dock building sign, with “Indians Welcome” and “Indian Land” painted in red during the occupation.
    Alcatraz's water tower, painted in red with “Peace and Freedom. Welcome. Home of the Free Indian Land.”
    The roofless, burned-out shell of the warden's house under a cloudy sky.
    The San Francisco skyline across the bay from Alcatraz, with a ferry crossing and plants in the foreground.
    A close-up of a bright pink geranium with raindrops on its petals.

    Finally visiting Alcatraz

    Finally visiting Alcatraz at my own pace, and learning about the occupation whose graffiti is still on the island.

  3. Moment

    Resend Forward

    Dave Kiss on a dark stage beside an open coffin, in front of a giant sketched tombstone that reads “Here lies the Hard way, 1968–2026.”
    A single-line drawing of Andy by the Laravel booth's drawing robot, captioned “From one builder to another.”
    Andy's reflection in the mirrored screen of a giant iPod nano prop that reads “Now Living.”
    An arcade-style Inbox Invaders game on a wall-mounted TV, with a joystick on the wooden counter below.
    Zeno Rocha and Guillermo Rauch sitting in armchairs on stage for a fireside chat, with Guillermo's name in huge letters behind them.
    A speaker on stage in front of a massive slide that reads “Craft is obsession.”
    Conference swag spread out on a hotel bed: stickers, pins, a notebook, a lanyard, and Resend and Laravel goodies.

    Resend Forward

    My second-ever tech conference: Resend Forward in San Francisco, with a eulogy for the software engineer, a drawing robot, and stolen Pop-Tarts.

June 2026

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    Playing Symphony Center

    Andy in black concert clothes standing outside the Welcome to Symphony Center doors in Chicago.
    Andy taking a selfie on stage with the empty Symphony Center hall behind.
    Andy smiling backstage while holding a clarinet.

    Playing Symphony Center

    Playing Chicago’s Symphony Center with Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band: a dream I didn’t know I had.

March 2026

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    The They Jar - $1

    A glass jar on a wooden table, labeled The They Jar $1.

    The They Jar - $1

    My dad started a "They" Jar: a dollar goes in every time he or my mom gets my pronouns wrong.

February 2026

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    Lakeside Pride Pops Ensemble Winter Concert

    A concert band dressed in black sitting on stage with their instruments, smiling at the camera.

    Lakeside Pride Pops Ensemble Winter Concert

    Lakeside Pride Pops Ensemble's winter concert, with Golden, Legend of Zelda, and a Sondheim medley.

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