01
Jan
Well, it’s the first day of 2015 and that means it’s time to reflect on the last year and set some goals for the new one! 2014 was a year of significant professional growth for me. It was a lot of hard work, maybe more than I wanted to bear at some points, but I’m […]
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31
Dec
Back in November, I gave a new talk for the first time at the local JavaScript meetup group, SEM.js. I think it’s probably my best talk yet, and after a few more Lunch & Learn run throughs, I think I’ve really been able to tighten it up! I’ll be giving it again next week at […]
27
Sep
Back in May, I gave what may have been my most successful talk to date at self.conference – Getting Sassy with CSS. The room was packed, I got a few laughs, and nothing went horribly awry. Fortunately, this talk was also recorded! And now here it is for you to enjoy! This intro to Sass […]
09
Aug
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to really hammer out some improvements to SlickQuiz, so I’m happy to say that the few hours I was able to put in tonight resulted in 4 new quiz options, a bug fix, and an adjustment to an existing option! Here’s the run down… NEW option for […]
02
Aug
Oh hey, look! I did a talk! This was the 2nd time (of 3) I’d given this talk, and having not yet seen the video of the 3rd, I have a feeling this was probably the best of them – aside from looking ridiculously tired, thanks Chicago! If you want a better look at the […]
16
Jun
Look at that. Just spend a second to take that all in. Those are the women of the Ann Arbor tech community. A segment of the population that we had no idea existed to such an extent until now. Until Girl Develop It pulled them all together for a night of excitement and celebration. Just… […]
11
Jun
Last month, I was invited to give a lightening talk for our local JavaScript meetup group, SEM.js, at their 1-year anniversary celebration. They wanted to switch things up a bit, so the topics were on a wide range of things mostly unrelated to JavaScript. They asked me to discuss OOCSS. And so, in under 8 […]
08
Jun
My second interview ever is up! This one is with the folks over at WordCamp Chicago leading up to their event next weekend. I’ll be speaking during the final slot on Sunday… It’s a good thing my talk is kinda funny! Maybe I should put a bowl of candy by the door, too. Oh! Bonus […]
18
May
I was recently interviewed by Jeremy Allen from MLive / the Ann Arbor News regarding gender disparity in the tech fields of Ann Arbor. The secret to my success is finally out: boy bands. Deal with it. Check it out! Gender disparity: Women severely underrepresented in tech fields in Ann Arbor area
09
May
This year I was fortunate enough to be able to attend RailsConf for the first time in my ~7 years of on-and-off Rails development. It was an awesome experience overall, especially because I was joined by 13 of my remote, Articulate teammates! Articulate Co-Working Space Since the conference started on Tuesday, we decided to arrange […]