$ cat ~/achievements.log · 15 unlocked
Achievements
A game-style trophy case — the little wins, built and ridden and shipped, shelved by the things I do off the clock. Not posts, just trophies.
8 gold 5 silver 2 bronze
Parks & Coasters
8Front row, hands up — opening days and first rides.
→ coaster enthusiast
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Front Row, Hands Up
Rode Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens. Again.
2026-05-04 · bronze
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Bonjour, Mickey
First trip abroad — Disneyland Paris & Walt Disney Studios Park.
2026-03-15 · gold
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Five New Worlds
Opening weekend at Universal Epic Universe — day one through the portals.
2025-05-22 · gold
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Carowinds Sweep
Cleared most of Carowinds' coasters in a single day — Fury 325 and all.
2024-10-12 · silver
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Studio Tour
First visit to Universal Studios Hollywood.
2024-03-01 · silver
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Where It Started
First trip to the original — Disneyland, California.
2024-02-25 · gold
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End of Line
Opening day on TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom.
2023-04-04 · gold
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Cosmic Rewind
Opening day on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT.
2022-05-27 · gold
Brick by Brick
1Big sets built (and defended from the cats).
→ lego builder
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Master Builder
Finished the LEGO Disney Castle. 7,547 pieces. The cats helped.
2026-05-18 · gold
Up in the Air
1Window seat, no exceptions.
→ aviation nerd
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Cleared for Takeoff
Window seat, no exceptions.
2026-04-20 · bronze
For the Cats
2Fosters placed and tools built for the rescue.
→ purrfect match
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Purrfect Match
Built a free WordPress plugin so CJ Paws' adoptable cats show up on any site — no API key, no server.
2026-06-25 · gold
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Rescue Roster
Another foster placed through CJ Paws.
2026-03-15 · silver
Shipped
3Things built and put into the world.
→ what I build
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Hello, World (Again)
Rebuilt andrewmayes.com from the ground up — pixel world and all.
2026-06-13 · silver
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Shipped It
Released DepoAudio v1 for Windows and macOS. Free, on-device.
2026-06-11 · gold
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In Preview
Opened CasePrompts to the public — the CITE method, live.
2026-06-02 · silver