I have been waiting for words to come, but I don’t think I’ll find a way to really tell everything that’s happening in my head and heart. After weeks of confusion and demoralizing actions, the agency where I used to work, 18F, was killed by the administration last Saturday. Terminating the 80-or-so folks who hadn’t…
We were generating a list of jargon today and it reminded me of this list I started two years ago when I worked in big tech of words I wish I didn’t know and use. As someone who enjoys linguistics and knows that words move through cultures, I shouldn’t be judge myself as harshly as…
I worked on a distributed team before and had my doubts about going fully remote. It was a lot easier and nicer than I expected. That was two years ago. Now, teams that can work remotely are. After the initial churn, you may now even be in a routine. Do you like it? Do you…
Accessibly when used in my work refers to making digital product equally available to everyone, regardless of disability. The usual story I tell about getting interested in accessibility was when I was assigned to make an app accessible during my internship. There was a short “how-to” presentation that mostly covered things like color contrast and…
Before I started grad school, I wrote to myself about what I was hoping to learn and become at the end of the program and would check in every semester (or so) to reflect on how it went. Three years later, here I am again starting something new. Any teacher’s pet knows that the real…
I didn’t make it in time for your Friday 5, but I have 8 drawings to maybe make up for it. Since working I’ve started hearing the same phrases over and over again and I couldn’t help thinking about visualizing them the other day. These are apparently the things I do at work.
This doodle I drew last year during finals week. I have always had a problem with overworking. I said one of my goals was to improve my work-life balance, but I’ve haven’t said much more because I think it sounds like a humblebrag. At CMU, the stress culture is expected and understood. Everyone doesn’t sleep and…
Oh man, guys, after today I will have worked an 80-hour work week. Feels like I’m in school again! What’ I’ve been up to… 01. My new website, of course. It’s eaten my life. I still need to make business cards, but it seriously is such a relief not to have that eyesore anymore.…
Oh, hey there. Gosh, I’ve blogged nearly everyday this week (I gave up Facebook and it shows) and I still have to do something today!? It’s kind of crazy right now because I’m at work preparing to do do the art walk and it’s been a crazy day at work: I was pulled in…
…at my first “real” job. 01 | A collection of shot glasses in the kitchen. 02 | A dog carrying a ball, begging different members at a business meeting to play fetch with it. 03 | “BRO!” 04 | “Throw it! Throw it! Throw it!” Chanted in unison by children to an adult…
