Once upon a time, going to web conferences meant a lot to me. The early Event Aparts changed my career direction. I watched Jeff Veen speak in his story-telling narrative style and thought, “I can do that. I should do that.” Khoi Vinh’s SXSW presentation on the grid was the seminal moment that put me on the … Continue reading “The End of Speaking”
Progress, deconstructed
In July, we got a third dog, a Jack Russel Terrier named Myka. We rapidly discovered that Myka’s philosophy on life is (not unexpectedly), “I’m gonna bite it.” Now, it’s important to note that we have two other Jack Russells who we also got as puppies, so we’ve gone through destruction phases before. For example, … Continue reading “Progress, deconstructed”
A shout-out to my awesome night shift folks
Happy New Year, everybody! We’re getting a bit of a slow start here, and part of that is because I’m one of those people who shifted into a delayed sleep phase as a teenager, and then never shifted back… so while most of my peers are in bed by ten or eleven at night, that’s … Continue reading “A shout-out to my awesome night shift folks”