Sep 6, 2021Happy Labor Day! Stop Saying People “Just Don’t Want to Work”Seriously, shut up. Listen, I have had so many jobs that I have lost count. Literally. I couldn’t tell you without doing some algebra. And that is not including things off to the side I did for family friends. …Labor Day4 min readLabor Day4 min read
Aug 25, 2021Re-Entry to MY Gender IdentityAlternative title: The queer pick-me girl that eventually picked herself I might date myself here, but I didn’t find out I was pan until I was 14, and ace until I was 23. Back then, that was normal. I am not sure whether the realization of queerness came first, or…Mwc Reentry4 min readMwc Reentry4 min read
Aug 25, 2021Space for a MisoCan’t live with it, can’t live without it The 202 Nobel prize went to a psychiatry professor from Amsterdam into a condition most still don’t know about. If you told most people about it, they would think you are actually talking about autism or pettiness. For me, I was just…Mwc Space3 min readMwc Space3 min read
Aug 24, 2021What Work Means to Me as a FreelancerNow with 95% less existential crises! Everybody has their story of what propelled them into freelancing. For some it was a divorce. For others it was a “I don’t care if I make money” hobby that ended up making more money than their day job. For me, it was watching…Mwc Work5 min readMwc Work5 min read
Aug 24, 2021In Memory of the Last F*** I GaveI won’t cry because it’s over, I will smile because it’s over. I write here today to pay tribute to the kind, caring, simple and best-intentioned soul: the last f*** I gave. I have been told by many how much they will miss you. You had a calming, if tense…Mwc Death3 min readMwc Death3 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Aug 17, 2021My SDBA Coding Bootcamp: Episode 7Sorry for the delay to the 60 people who have glance at these, according to Medium. So during some nights when my digestive issues and/or headaches are so bad I can’t do anything productive, but also can’t fall asleep. There is a show I have been watching those nights. I…Learning To Code3 min readLearning To Code3 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Aug 9, 2021Stop Lying About the Technologies You KnowThe truth really will set you free. A good friend and mentor of mine half-jokes that everyone in tech in Columbus starts out at either JPMorgan Chase or Nationwide Insurance. I started out as a contractor at Nationwide, much like he did. I have lost count of how many jobs…Imposter Syndrome6 min readImposter Syndrome6 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Aug 8, 2021My SDBA Coding Bootcamp: Episode 6Port-a-Port. Ok, I lied in the last part (*SLAP goes the Internet ruler*). I am really not sure what to do here next. How many times do you configure an nginx before you know how to configure an nginx? Apparently three. …Nginx6 min readNginx6 min read
Published inFinding Greatness·Aug 6, 2021How to Actually Help People in Depression/Loneliness CrisesFrom someone who has been on both sides. — But now old friends are acting strange they shake their heads, they say I’ve changed But something’s lost but something’s gained in living every day Judy Collins, Both Sides Now On May 12, a 25-year-old man in Maharashtra, India, killed himself, citing loneliness in the suicide note. There doesn’t seem…Depression6 min readDepression6 min read
Published inGeek Culture·Aug 3, 2021My SDBA Bootcamp: Episode 5I am starting think Node is basically a straitjacket for Javascript…. So TIL that pretty much EVERY file in Node is a module that wraps the file in a function that takes exports, require, module, __filename, and __dirname, (dirname is funny to say out loud — DUUUUURRRRRR. Also shows how…Nginx6 min readNginx6 min read
