2022-11-19: Hello! I’ve been posting on Mastodon more and more lately, if you want to follow me there.
2022-10-29: Just finished The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. Set in Bletchley Park, the novel follows three young …
2022-10-28: 📚 I’ve really been into Ursula Vernon (as T. Kingfisher) lately, especially the books that …
2022-10-27: 📚 I finished Keeper of Enchanted Rooms today. The mystery of an enchanted house + a power-hungry …
2022-10-27: I haven’t talked about books here in a while; gonna try to remember to do that more. I read a lot …
2022-10-27: I haven’t talked about books here in a while; gonna try to remember to do that more. I read a …
2022-10-15: J: NO!!! Change your face! A: I’m just listening to you. J: Your face tells a story and I …
2022-08-01: I wrote a non-micro blog post! Maybe I’ll make this a habit.
2022-07-27: Decided to give Glass a shot but it’s intimidating as a social media platform. Early adopters …
2022-07-25: When @jean suggests cat photos are needed, you post cat photos. Squeaky, age 1.75, is not past the …
2022-07-24: I now own a literal carpet bag. Living bookish kid Aleen’s dreams, one purchase at a time.
2022-07-22: This is what happens when I go to Elliott Bay Book Company with a full loyalty card and no adult …
2022-07-22: hello, micro.blog 💜
2021-05-26: I’m re-reading The Golem and the Jinni in anticipation of its sequel’s release on June …
2021-05-25: kitten + old lady cat
2021-05-25: My 2020 in a nutshell: * learned how to knit (thanks to @jean and others) * moved to a bigger …
2021-05-25: 👋🏻
2020-06-05: How are you educating yourself about racism where you live?
2020-01-29: I wonder what 10-year-old me would have thought if she’d been told that, in the future, …
2019-12-12: 👋🏻
2019-09-20: Have you been thinking about purchasing the App Launch Map Field Guide to help you through your next …
2019-09-19: Also! I’m donating 50% of tomorrow’s App Launch Map Field Guide sales to St. Jude, so …
2019-09-19: I’m writing a talk about app press kits. Have any pressing press kit questions?
2019-09-16: Raven stole my office chair and now I remember the true reason I’m anti-desktop computer.
2019-09-14: Doing something I said I’d never again attempt: the multi-Mac lifestyle. J’s setting up …
2019-08-19: It’s here! My life’s work. Are you an independent iOS or Mac developer? Do you want to …
2019-08-09: If you’re a current/aspiring indie iOS or Mac developer, you might want to sign up for the App …
2019-07-07: I broke my Apple Watch, but I got a blog post out of it.
2019-06-18: Did you know I have a macro blog? I’m working on a post to put up in the next few days, and …
2019-06-04: If you’re in San Jose and looking for something to do at 3:00, you can catch me in room 2 at …
2019-05-29: ahhhh, here’s the pre-WWDC anxiety it’s late this year
2019-05-28: I adulted so hard today. I have a referral for physical therapy, new migraine medicine, a new ADHD …
2019-05-27: Some people have been reaching out to my friends to see if I’m on the job market and the …
2019-05-21: May is mental health awareness month. I’m posting about it late in the month because things …
2019-05-16: Hey friends! I’m having a really hard day. Tell me what’s great in your world!
2019-05-12: Get you someone who loves you like Fate loves my MacBook.
2019-05-04: Gratitude: Salmon Run in Splatoon has all superpowered weapons this weekend!
2019-05-02: Gratitude: Went to the Seattle Acquarium with a friend. Got to see octopus feeding time!
2019-04-30: sometimes I’m grateful 🙃
2019-04-12: New episode of Originalty is up! We talk about how to stay creative when the world is burning 🔥
2019-04-11: EXTREMELY INFREQUENT GRATITUDE An hour drinking tea with a friend. J’s excitement for his new …
2019-03-28: I forgot to tell you about the new episode of Originality! Tempest and I talk about saying no and …
2019-03-21: Very occasional gratitude: How to ADHD on YouTube. New daily routines are working well! Letting go …
2019-03-18: I have not been feeling grateful lately.
2019-03-10: Sometimes I have these moments where I am so profoundly grateful for the relationships I have, both …
2019-03-09: What’s the first thing you think of when you think of me?
2019-03-08: Your reminder, on International Women’s Day, that transgender women are women, that not all …
2019-03-06: daily-ish gratitude: Being able to buy a friend’s book on publication day at a nearby local …
2019-03-04: daily-ish gratitude: Worked away from home for the first time in a while today. Fate, the prettiest …
2019-03-04: Something I don’t talk about often is that, when I was 20, my fiancé died after a series of …
2019-03-03: Do any of you have a podcast about ADHD you’d recommend?
2019-03-03: Daily-ish gratitude: Two nights in a row of sticking to my bedtime. Follow up podiatry appointment …
2019-03-02: Audiobooks have been letting me down today. If only there was something else I could listen to. Like …
2019-03-01: Daily-ish gratitude: 3.5 hours of sleep last night hopefully means early bedtime tonight. The …
2019-03-01: Daily-ish gratitude: Dry shampoo. I’ve managed to get my (non-App Camp) inbox from 1000+ …
2019-02-27: Daily-ish gratitude: Less pain today than yesterday. Exciting things on the horizon for J. …
2019-02-26: Daily-ish gratitude: Things often work out. Pain relievers. I love living somewhere with usable …
2019-02-25: Daily-ish gratitude: Waking up to text messages from friends. Spindrift Cranberry Rasperry water. …
2019-02-25: What if the cats cleaned their litter boxes instead of making me do it?
2019-02-24: A: Maybe The Universe is looking out for us. J: Well, I mean, it’s looking out for me because …
2019-02-23: Tried to say “Nebula-nominated” but instead said “Nomulated” and I’m …
2019-02-23: I’m too tired to read. 😭
2019-02-23: Daily-ish gratitude: A low-stress day in Portland. Actual cat cuddles when I got home. Post-travel …
2019-02-20: Made it to the train station with time to spare.
2019-02-20: Somewhat daily gratitude: I’m getting better at packing quickly. No business attire needed …
2019-02-19: …I still haven’t packed
2019-02-18: it’s only 2:37 pm I am not convinced today will ever end
2019-02-17: Daily gratitude: Met an incredibly interesting person in my neighborhood while out on our walk …
2019-02-16: Daily gratitude: Sumo mandarins. Fast trips to the vet (just a routine visit for Raven). Tomorrow …
2019-02-15: It is simultaneously exciting and daunting every time I think about how much I have to learn about …
2019-02-15: Daily gratitude: 1. My Co-Exeutive Director at App Camp is amazing. 2. I took a long bath tonight …
2019-02-14: Daily Gartitude: The Return Snow is melting! Late-night showers. The ability to step away from …
2019-02-12: Okay, friends! I’m having a blarg-y day. You know what to do! (please send cute …
2019-02-09: I have finished all of the published books in the series I’ve been reading and I’m not …
2019-02-08: I don’t mind cooking but I hate spending 582958057371 hours doing the dishes.
2019-02-08: Daily Gratitude (today!) 🥳 I’ll have baked ziti for days. Was able to lay low today since I …
2019-02-08: Daily Gratitude (yesterday’s) 🥳 Home from a quick trip to Portland! Now I know what taking …
2019-02-08: Giant, fluffy flakes are falling from the sky and all I want is a window seat, hot tea, and a baggy …
2019-02-06: Daily Gratitude 🥳 @macgenie again, who always welcomes me into her home on short notice. An amazing …
2019-02-06: Look who I found!
2019-02-06: Daily Gratitude 🥳 The sidewalks in my neighborhood weren’t treterous today. I was able to …
2019-02-05: I think I’m going to take the PaperLike screen protector off of my iPad. I love the way it …
2019-02-05: Daily Gratitude 🥳 (yesterday edition again) 1. The slacks I bought at the mall are the same black as …
2019-02-04: Daily Gratitude (for yesterday) 🥳 1. Managed to do some clothes shopping before the roads became …
2019-02-02: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Hastily written notes that I actually needed to reference today. 2. Finished …
2019-01-31: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Returned an item to the store that’s been waiting to go for over a month …
2019-01-31: And lo, on the tenth day, she did think, “It’s time,” and she did wash her hair.
2019-01-30: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. I don’t live in polar vortex territory. 2. I think I’ve figured out …
2019-01-30: TextExpander keeps suggesting that I add “I don’t know” to my snippets, if …
2019-01-30: I finally remembered to update my bio! I’m amazing!
2019-01-30: I must not stress order a new pen I must not stress order a new pen I must not stress order a new …
2019-01-29: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Clean dishes! 2. Training my hair to need less frequent washes is going really …
2019-01-29: The thing I fear the most in this world is becoming rigid and unmalleable. Here’s to learning …
2019-01-28: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. This headache will be a memory in the morning. 2. Had a giant salad for lunch. …
2019-01-28: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. I decided to stop my photo-a-day project for 2019. I did it all last year and …
2019-01-27: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Gluten-free pizza. 2. Cold brew. 3. Electricity. I had to dig deep tonight. …
2019-01-26: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Flexiblity to sleep in when I need to. 2. French fries settled my upset stomach …
2019-01-25: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Visit with the podiatrist. 2. Finding answers to questions I’ve had for …
2019-01-24: Went to the podiatrist this morning and almost cried when he said he thinks my pain is fixable. I …
2019-01-24: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. My cough has greatly lessened so 2. I slept nearly 8 hours last night which …
2019-01-22: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Steven Universe 2. Rare Tea Cellar Mallorca Melon tea 3. Postponing hair …
2019-01-22: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. I’m well enough to play Splatoon again! 2. Afternoon naps. 3. Audiobooks.
2019-01-21: Today’s the first day I feel like I might actually get over this crud.
2019-01-20: J: Okay, fine. You’re the boss. A: I know.
2019-01-20: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Clean sheets. 2. Dinner with friends. 3. Less coughing tonight than this …
2019-01-19: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. A day in bed. 2. Books. 3. This thing J rigged up to hold steam in the shower.
2019-01-18: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Train ride home. 2. Nap in my bed. 3. New Star Trek.
2019-01-18: I’m gonna nap so hard this afternoon.
2019-01-17: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Tea. 2. Gluten-free lemon ricotta muffins. 3. Cough medicine that kind of …
2019-01-17: Bonus Gracie!
2019-01-17: Daily Gratitude: Yesterday Edition 🥳 1. Dinner with a friend. 2. Goofy guinea pigs. 3. Coffee shop …
2019-01-15: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. J let me take over his laundry day since I was too sick to wash my clothes over …
2019-01-14: It’s good when your wellness tracker is reassuring you, right?
2019-01-14: Yesterday’s Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. J’s going to do my chores while I’m out of town 🥰 …
2019-01-13: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Sleep. 2. Zinc. 3. waterwaterwater.
2019-01-12: zinc lozenges, oil of oregano, vitamin c, sleep, waterwaterwater
2019-01-12: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. @macgenie 💙 2. J cleaning up after an epic meat delivery mess (biodegradable …
2019-01-10: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Finally made it to @Xcoders! 2. Got some valuable time with a friend this …
2019-01-09: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Was semi-articulate on Clockwise this morning. 2. New backpack designed to keep …
2019-01-08: Daily gratitude 🥳 1. Cowboy Bebop podcasting! 2. Lots of note pages in my planner. 3. Nice walk to …
2019-01-08: Hey, good news! J’s crossposting his poems strating today, so follow @violetpixel :)
2019-01-07: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Got some clarity on a goal that makes it feel much more achievable 📈 2. Freshly …
2019-01-07: J’s poem of the day is relatable content.
2019-01-06: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Long call with a friend I don’t talk to often. 2. J helped me with …
2019-01-06: This year, I’m doing a photo-a-day project and Daily Gratitude 🥳. J is writing a poem a day, …
2019-01-05: Daily gratitude 🥳 1. Was able to go on a long-for-me walk with a bearable amount of back pain. 2. …
2019-01-05: Today’s pen crush.
2019-01-05: Seattle friends, I’m really for realsies going to Xcoders next week. Will I see any of you …
2019-01-05: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. App Camp volunteers. 2. Dinner plans with friends. 3. Project management tools.
2019-01-04: It’s been a long time since I started a new job. I’d forgotten how chaotic the first few …
2019-01-03: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. Had a 3-hour phone call with my App Camp co-director and we still like each …
2019-01-03: I wasn’t planning on having a word or theme for 2019 (other than “survive”) but J …
2019-01-03: I’m not even halfway through Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Witch and I’m so in love with …
2019-01-02: Daily Gratitude 🥳 1. The cats make me laugh. 2. A caring, supportive community. 3. I was able to …
2019-01-02: I want this phone case so very very much.
2019-01-02: Daily gratitude: 1. I got a fair amount of cleaning done. 2. I started making my in-depth plan for …
2019-01-01: Today, I tried crowdsourcing a short biography on Twitter 🙃
2019-01-01: Happy 2019 🥳
2018-12-31: Oh whoa I really need to update my bio on my blog.
2018-12-29: I know I won’t be able to finish another book before the year changes over, so: I used …
2018-12-20: So, I have news. As of this week, I’m co-director of App Camp for Girls!
2018-12-15: I feel like the thoughts I post to micro.blog need to be profound, rather than the random brain drip …
2018-12-02: Daily Gratitude: Butter-stealing cats. 2. NSAIDs. 3. Taking a pile of stuff to the thrift …
2018-11-30: Daily gratitude: 1. J 🥰 2. Buckled down, got a solid outline finished for the App Launch Map …
2018-11-30: Daily gratitude: 1. Squeaky clean, slightly reorganized desk. 2. Cool weather. 3. Audiobook …
2018-11-28: Daily gratitude: 1. I think I’ve finally figured out how to organize the bathroom. 2. There …
2018-11-27: Daily gratitude: 1. Flexibility in my schedule. 2. Cuddly Raven-cat, even though it means she …
2018-11-27: Daily gratitude: 1. Modern dentistry 2. Raven scarves. 3. Getting the hang of this tiny …
2018-11-26: Daily gratitude: 1. Splatoon! 2. Understanding that when I feel overwhelmed, I need to step back. …
2018-11-24: Daily gratitude: 1. Chaos to remind me of calm. 2. New iPad to help me get work done. 3. Public …
2018-11-19: I got a 12.9” iPad on Saturday and I’m in love. I shouldn’t have downsized last year.
2018-11-09: Look at this pretty face. image = a smiling, bearded, bespectacled man
2018-11-06: I’m trying really hard not to look at election results coverage until tomorrow. It won’t …
2018-11-06: thinking about how to help apps succeed. Is there a way to rank these four very broad categories? …
2018-11-04: I took two naps yesterday to combat a migraine and now I can’t sleep. Rude.
2018-10-31: Hey, J’s been working on something for the last few months and now, he’s ready to share! …
2018-10-31: Are you staring NaNoWriMo tomorrow? There’s an episode of Originality for that, featuring …
2018-10-30: I think my ideal setup is iPhone + iMac Pro + 12.9” iPad. This has been the case for a while, …