Personal

Hi there! If you’ve been following my Medium for the short and snappy tech stuff I tend to post, please skip this one — no hard feelings. This one’s more personal. This is the first blog post where I discuss my life instead of the usual abstract topics. Before I…

At 1 day 23 years old, I had my first panic attack. The small walk from the bathroom to my even smaller room never felt longer. I should know, I walk with a walker. You’d think movies and shows might have prepared me enough to not be overwhelmed beyond my…

I have squandered time — critical, irretrievable time. I’m not talking about the usual procrastination of not doing the laundry or facing down the difficult “to-do” at work. I’m talking about time wasted that could have saved my life. I’m talking about time wasted that could have spared my loved…

Just to give you a quick overview of my family, my mom was a wild child who got pregnant at 16, my dad is a self-proclaimed philosopher who has never had a real job, and my sister is a feminist who thinks I’m everything that’s wrong with men. And here…

and Joined Mastodon Instead — It’s been over four years since I deleted all my social media accounts. I began by deleting my Twitter account in 2018, and by the end of 2019 had deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts as well. For the most part, I don’t have any regrets and am still glad…

Why do we waste so much energy shitting on other people’s music preferences? I remember attending a talk by a famous sculptor. I don’t know much about sculpting and had never heard of him, but the audience was filled with adoring fans who hung onto every word that he said…

As a global revenue leader who thrives at the intersection of business and technology, I’ve had the privilege of developing and managing multi-million dollar business portfolios across diverse industries. In my most recent role, I served as the Venture Architect — Tech Industrialization at Airbus Scale, where I fostered high-potential…

Is it appropriate to snack on kettle corn during my shift at a LGBTQ+ teen suicide hotline? I ruminate on this, as I spoon kernels into my mouth. Kettle corn evokes county fairs, cotton candy, or fireworks, and feels too jovial of a food to consume while I attempt a…