Hi! 👋 I'm Chris Vogt.
This is my personal blog and digital garden: a place where I share what I'm building, exploring, and learning over time. This space is always evolving — part notebook, part playground — and I'm glad you found your way here.
This page is a dashboard of my posts and online activity. The social content below is updated automatically every day.
Latest Posts
Lullaby of Birdland with Trevor Clay
Chris Vogt and Trevor Clay practice "Lullaby of Birdland" together in Tempe, Arizona.
Here and Now (Luther Vandross) — 10 Years Later
A look back at the piano cover of *Here and Now* by Luther Vandross that I recorded and uploaded 10 years ago — still my most viewed video on YouTube.
Puerto Rico, Colombia & the Southern Caribbean: My 2025 Cruise
A photo-filled recap of my April 2025 Caribbean cruise aboard Virgin's Resilient Lady — exploring Old San Juan, Cartagena, Curaçao, and more.
Exploring the Caribbean on Virgin's Valiant Lady: The Mayan Sol Cruise
Experience my journey on a Virgin cruise through the Caribbean, featuring Costa Maya and Bimini, with vivid photos and stories.
How I Run This Blog for Less Than $2 a Month
Curious about the costs of running a personal blog? Here's a detailed breakdown of what I spend each month to keep my site online.
The Evolution of My Personal Website
Explore the 12-year evolution of Chris Vogt's website, from its early days as a PHP site to its current state powered by GatsbyJS and React.
Flickr
GitHub
Pinned Items
Pinned items on my GitHub profile.
chrisvogt/gatsby-theme-chronogrove
A homemade GatsbyJS theme for my personal blog and website.chrisvogt/metrics
Syncs data from services like Spotify and Goodreads into Firestore for my personal site.chrisvogt/teachersalary.info
Compare estimated average annual salaries for public school teachers (K-12) by state and decade.chrisvogt/repertoire.chrisvogt.me
My piano repertoire.Last Pull Request
Contribution Graph
464 contributions in the last year
Goodreads
Books
The last 12 books I read and finished.
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
What if men built a tower from Earth to Heaven-and broke through to Heaven's other side? What if we discovered that the fundamentals of mathematics were arbitrary and inconsistent? What if there were a science of naming things that calls life into being from inanimate matter? What if exposure to an alien language forever changed our perception of time? What if all the beliefs of fundamentalist Christianity were literally true, and the sight of sinners being swallowed into fiery pits were a routine event on city streets? These are the kinds of outrageous questions posed by the stories of Ted Chiang. Stories of your life . . . and others.
Learn more on Google BooksSpotify
Top Tracks
My 12 most-played tracks over the last 4 weeks.
Playlists
My 12 favorite playlists.
Discogs
Vinyl Collection
My owned vinyl records from Discogs.
Steam
Recently-Played Games
Games I've played in the last two weeks.
Leaderboard
My top 10 most played games.
