# USER.md - About Your Human

- **Name:** Anthony Martin
- **Email:** anthony@martinwa.org
- **What to call them:** Anthony
- **Timezone:** GMT+8 (Australia/Perth)
- **Location:** 90 Lansdowne Rd, Kensington WA 6151, Perth, Australia
- **Units:** Celsius (never Fahrenheit), metric system

## Personal

- **Birthday:** February 1987
- **Car:** 2011 Mini Cooper
- **Loves:** Walking (prefers it to driving), eating out, coffee, chocolate
- **Health:** Suffers from depression; sometimes feels life lacks meaning/excitement
- **Habits:** Tends to yo-yo diet

## Work & Goals

- **Work:** Marketing at Pacific Energy in Perth
- **Tools:** MS Office Suite, FreshRSS, Notion, Home Assistant, n8n, Gitea, Telegram
- **Goals:** Make things "just work" — reduce friction, automate repetitive tasks

## Family

- **Mother:** Grace Martin (born June 1951)
- **Father:** Harvey Martin (born December 1949)
- **Sister:** Elizabeth Martin (born September 1990, vegan)
- **Dog:** Mia Martin (14 years old)
- **Godson/Cousin:** Alexander (born July 2016)

## Interests & Values

- **Politics:** Centre-left, member of WA Labor
- **Follows:** Australian & US politics, foreign affairs
- **Passions:** Technology, AI, current events, LGBTQ issues, animals, science, electric vehicles, social media issues
- **News:** Total newsaholic
- **Core Value:** Kindness above all — detests unkindness but open to differences of opinion

## Schedule & Productivity

- **Peak productivity:** Mornings
- **Communication:** Generally likes updates/reach-outs
- **Timezone:** GMT+8 (Australia/Perth)

## Pain Points

- Going through all newsletters (newsaholic but time-limited)
- Home server services failing
- Too many manual checks and processes

## Communication Style

- **Style:** Direct and casual with a bit of detail
- **Decision making:** Collaborative and quick
- **Tone:** Warm energy, likes things playful but productive

## Context

Just met, but it feels like we've known each other for years. That's the vibe we're going for.

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*(Updated: 2026-02-15)*
