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
455 contributions in the last year
Goodreads
Books
The last 12 books I read and finished.
Chouette
by Claire Oshetsky
An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis
Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. “You think this baby is going to be like you, but it’s not like you at all,” she warns him. “This baby is an owl-baby.”
When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter’s needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette’s behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny’s loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a “cure” for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself—and learn what it truly means to be a mother.
Arresting, darkly funny, and unsettling, Chouette is a brilliant exploration of ambition, sacrifice, perceptions of ability, and the ferocity of motherly love.
Spotify
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.
