Alex with a protesting dog

So proud of everyone who stood up for our rights at the #handsoff protests this weekend. Thank you. Pic is of me at protests with a cute doggo.

How do you post live stream videos here? @bsky.app hallpppp

Hiyoooooo.

Hello! After a long sabbatical I’m gonna try to be on the micro post socials again lol.

I’m in charge of making a mascot for our queer Pickleball team the “Bearded Dragons.”

There is a species of water beetle that regularly gets swallowed whole by frogs. And while there’s a lot of things you can do to keep from being eaten, once you’re inside a frog, your options are severely limited. Generally you get digested. But this particular species of beetle said “You know, I bet there’s another way.” And it started walking. In fact, it walked through the frog’s digestive tract and out the back end. This is 100% true, you can look it up. 19 out of 20 of these beetles will simply walk out of the frog, unharmed. It usually takes them about an hour, although one beetle speed-ran the frog in five minutes, which I’m sure was very exciting for the frog. The moral of this story, if there is one, is that no matter how dark the situation, there is always a way through. And there’s always a light at the end of the frog.

Ursula Vernon's Hugo acceptance speech included this delightful anecdote-slash-metaphor-slash-encouragement. https://www.patreon.com/posts/91410900

sending you good energy! Woof those spring layoffs were nuts. I believe in you!

Love this!

DesignOps Benchmark Survey 2023 DesignOps is an emerging, growing field, and we need your help! We’d like to ensure we have the proper information from DesignOps practitioners in the field so we can track trends, changes, and over...

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The deadline to complete the 2023 State of DesignOps survey is TODAY, Sunday, October 8 at 11:59pm PST.

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Oof yes feel this

The Doctrine Gap, Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 6:00 PM | Meetup Strategy is your approach to achieving goals, and tactics are the specific actions you take to implement them. But even with a well-documented content strategy and the best

Don't miss @eaton.fyi speaking at the Seattle Content Strategy Meetup on Wednesday October 11! It's online and it's FREE! He’s giving a talk called “The Doctrine Gap" that's really great, previously he gave it at Confab.

www.meetup.com/content-stra...

Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you. “Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the…

"You can’t prove your value to someone who isn’t interested in seeing it."

That's just one of many, *many* wise insights in this must-read post from Sara Wachter-Boettcher.

medium.com/nice-work-fr...

I humbly submit the random concept of OnlyFlans where you can just watch somebody make flan.

It’s not you. (So many of the) modern workplaces just suck.

Uggghhh

Me but today 😳

Wow we did this exact move!

Mini husky

Mako on the hunt

😭😭

I have a lot of opinions but very few are strongly held.

By which I mean I might have strong disagreements with them in some areas but they provide strong learning opportunities in those or other areas

As I’ve grown older I’ve become more comfortable engaging m/choosing/being chosen by “imperfect” mentors.

What are some climate topics/issues/solutions that you would like to see illustrated?

I’m planning on doing some fun + positive illustrations for myself that are about climate

*Sigh* when you receive requirements docs and it’s 2023

I am slowly migrating here

Where are my ux people?

Fail whale

Testing testing #hashtags

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