Jun 5Always Hold the HandrailOn a Thursday morning at 6:45am, I was upstairs in our kitchen, I filled a water glass and grabbed my phone to head downstairs to the room where I work from home in this pandemic. I was thinking about the 7am meeting coming up and planning the rest of my…Ankle Surgery15 min read
Feb 14, 2021Travelling while queer, pre-pandemicIt was 2013 and I was heading home to San Francisco, from DC, after a work trip. A year ago, before we began to stay at home due to pandemic, I had a similar experience with a driver on the way to an airport in Texas. I have a story…Travel3 min read
Oct 5, 2015This is a Tech ConferenceWhat’s the difference between a typical tech conference and a women in tech conference? Every time I go to a women in tech conference I notice much more diversity among the women. Every time I go to a typical tech conference I notice it’s mostly white and asian men. I wish tech conferences weren’t only (A) mostly men or (B) mostly women. I want to go to a tech conference that is a mix of “women in tech” conference and “typical” tech conference.Tech1 min read
Sep 6, 2015Top of the World: Angel Island Ridge 4I’ve always wanted to stay overnight on Angel Island with a view of my city. This is the campsite I’ve never been able to reserve until a few weeks ago (usually you need to reserve months in advance). We originally had a reservation on the other side of the island…San Francisco3 min read
Oct 15, 2013Do you know Lorem Ipsum?Beyond greeking in wireframes and prototypes — No? Never heard of Lorem Ipsum? Here are some cute kittens. Yes? Maybe you’re a designer or developer or product or marketing manager who copies/pastes swaths of Lorem Ipsum to show how text will look in a design for content (filler, placeholder, dummy text). …3 min read
