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My first tattoo! I got a plus sign to remind myself to always...

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:07:26 -0700

My first tattoo! I got a plus sign to remind myself to always stay positive. (at Idle Hand Tattoo)

Best #cardsagainsthumanity I’ve ever seen @andershaig...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:13:25 -0800

Best #cardsagainsthumanity I’ve ever seen @andershaig @taybraun1

Getting ready for pre-Grammy brunch

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:06:42 -0800

Getting ready for pre-Grammy brunch

2013 Resolutions and 2012 Recap

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:19:00 -0800

These were my high priority resolutions for 2012:

I will start investing.
Status: Success! I definitely feel like I have taken reasonable control over my personal finances.
I will not eat deep-fried food on weekdays.
Status: Success! I actually really liked doing this. It made me feel healthier and more energetic, so I’m going to elevate this from a simple New Year’s resolution to a longterm lifestyle choice.
I will learn a new skill and become proficient at it.
Status: Fail. While I did build a light installation, I wouldn’t say that I became “proficient” at electrical engineering in 2012. I also started to learn both the guitar and the bass guitar and was unable to commit to either.

These were my low priority resolutions for 2012:

I will use swear words less often.
Status: Huge fail. I will probably have to build up my willpower in other ways before I can realistically tackle this one.
I will cook dinner at least two nights a week.
Status: Huge fail. But trust me when I say it’s for the best.
I will read a new book each month.
Status: Huge fail. I ended up reading only like, four books, and one of them was Fifty Shades of Grey…

Here are my resolutions for 2013:

I will not eat meat on Mondays (a.k.a. “Meatless Monday”).
I’m not a nutritionist, but I’ve heard some rough stuff about eating meat. For example, I’ve heard that you lose 10 minutes of your life every time you even take a little whiff of steak. Just kidding. But seriously, meat is supposedly pretty bad for you, and the Meatless Monday movement is the perfect level of commitment for me. Having a “case of the Mondays” is going to have a whole new meaning for me now that I can’t eat meat or fried food on Mondays.
I will learn how to sew a button.
I had to ask my dad to do this for me last time a button fell off of my jacket. My dad! I should really know how to do simple garment repairs by now.
I will invite my neighbors over (or invite myself over to their places).
I feel like no one does this anymore. Plus, my neighbors are all around my age and seem pretty cool.
I will make stuff.
I will craft, code, and/or cook lots of things. So many things. And it doesn’t matter how good or bad the finished product turns out; the important part is that there is a finished product.
I will continue to give back.
In 2012, I participated in the Friends for Youth mentoring program, and I found it to be an extremely rewarding experience. Hanging out with my mentee from East Palo Alto gave me so much perspective about what’s actually important and what really matters in life. And as a young professional in Silicon Valley, I have found that it’s pretty easy to lose sight of those things and get distracted by things like the traffic on 101 or whether or not there are good snacks in the micro kitchen at work.

Some lower-priority resolutions for 2013:

I will actually ride my longboard.
I will join Toastmasters.
I will learn how to use Ableton Live.
I will try a new activity every week.

Dreams don’t work unless you do

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:56:30 -0800

Dreams don’t work unless you do

Make misteaks

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:47:40 -0800

Make misteaks

designersof: Clean Design. It’s funny because it’s...

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:20:34 -0800

designersof:

Clean Design.

It’s funny because it’s true.

My 2012 New Year's Resolutions

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:04:00 -0800

After graduating college in May and starting my first job in June, it became increasingly apparent that I was transforming into a real person. For me, the transformation began when I transferred the title of a vehicle and became the official owner of my car. Then I started budgeting, paying for car insurance, not having an excuse to not buy my friends gifts for the holidays, etc.

Right now, I feel like I’m in a position in which my responsibilities to external factors are increasing and my opportunities to take risks are decreasing. I decided on the following resolutions for 2012 to take advantage of this position and improve my quality of life further down the road:

I will start investing.

I’m pretty ashamed to admit this, but I don’t know how to invest. My dad currently manages my stock portfolio. Not that he’s doing a bad job or anything, but I feel like I should (and actively want to) take control of my personal finances. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources out there (namely Quora and my friends in finance) to help me start off on the right path.

I will not eat deep-fried food on weekdays.

I’m fully aware that genetics will only get me so far if I want to be/look fit and healthy further down the road, so I chose this resolution to help me develop better eating habits. I’m also aware of the fact that I really love deep-fried food, so I’m only restricting myself on weekdays for the sake of being realistic (and deliciousness).

I will learn a new skill and become proficient at it.

I haven’t decided which skill I want to learn yet, but it will probably be something along the lines of learning a new programming language, how to play the guitar, or something to do with electrical engineering (like creating a light installation that pulses to the beat of a song). The purpose of this resolution is to help me stay sharp and expand my skill-set.

Here are some of my lower-priority resolutions:

I will use swear words less often.
I will cook dinner at least two nights a week.
I will read a new book each month.

Let me know what you think of my resolutions, and I would love to hear what you have in store for 2012. Happy Holidays!

Thoughts on the recent Facebook changes

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:40:00 -0700

The good:

Better separation between comments - I love the 1px border and the 4px padding on the bottom of each comment. (screenshot)

Subtle drop-shadow on the top bar - So sexy (screenshot)

More detail about a ticker story on hover - Especially photo-related stories (screenshot)

[Update 2:20PM PST] Send Birthday wall posts from the homepage - So convenient (screenshot) [Update 2:32PM PST] On the other hand, the user experience of sending a Birthday wall post from the homepage modal is not good. After you send a Birthday wall post to one friend on the list, the modal disappears and you have to re-click the link to get it back. You should be able to send multiple Birthday wall posts without the modal disappearing. [Update 2:57PM PST] It would be cool if I could RSVP for events from the homepage as well. Right now, I can’t perform any useful actions from the homepage events modal. (screenshot)

The bad:

Inconsistent top bar behavior - On the homepage and profile pages, the top bar is omnipresent/persistent (stays visible as you scroll down), but disappears when you scroll down on a canvas page. (example)

Ticker when the chat sidebar is hidden - Feels cluttered (screenshot)

The meh:

Home button on the top bar unnecessary - I always click the Facebook logo to go to the homepage, so the home button seems redundant. Also, I think the top bar would look cleaner without it.

Chat sidebar goes to the top of the page - I think it would look cleaner if the chat sidebar appeared underneath the top bar instead of over it. (screenshot)

Those are my (and my friend Felix’s) initial thoughts on the recent Facebook changes. Let me know if you agree or disagree!

I will probably post some additions and/or updates later tonight or tomorrow.

I received this awesome Wildfire product & engineering team...

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:22:43 -0700

I received this awesome Wildfire product & engineering team care package last week! I already love these guys!! (Taken with instagram)

Customize Your Own "Barbra Streisand" (by Duck Sauce) Song

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:24:14 -0700

Customize Your Own "Barbra Streisand" (by Duck Sauce) Song:

My name didn’t work well since I have 6 syllables, but this website still provided me with hours of amusement.

April Updates

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:19:08 -0700

I can’t believe that I’m graduating college in less than 3 weeks! But after 4 incredible years at Claremont McKenna College, I definitely feel ready to enter the real world. Back in February, I accepted an offer to work at Wildfire Interactive, Inc. as a junior product manager. I can’t wait to start in early June (and reinforce the Zuckerberg stronghold in Silicon Valley)!

Lately, I’ve been spending almost all of my free time reading, which is very different from what I usually do (namely coding, attempting to cook for my friends, and/or sleeping). Instead of simply listing the names of the books I’ve read (or would like to read) this year, I made my own little Amazon store where you can see each book’s description, price, reviews, etc. I also included a short note if a particular book was recommended to me.

I’m sorry for not posting in such a long time! Things are a little busy/crazy right now, but I will definitely try to write more often.

Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello This is my favorite song...

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:52:28 -0700

Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello

This is my favorite song right now. It never fails to make me smile!

This is what an ambulance looks like in Mumbai…

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:43:06 -0800

This is what an ambulance looks like in Mumbai…

Photo

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:09:08 -0800

fimoculous: THE MARY SUE Really happy with how this one turned...

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:26:34 -0800

fimoculous:

THE MARY SUE

Really happy with how this one turned out. Here’s Susana explaining why it’s called The Mary Sue and why we need a geek site for women.

And finally, I like what what we did with the logo, which rotates through an array of different Mary Sue’s, which seemed a good graphic way to convey the ironic point.

"A good player goes where the puck is. A great player goes where the puck is going to be."

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:59:38 -0800

“A good player goes where the puck is. A great player goes where the puck is going to be.”

- Wayne Gretzky

How Watson Could Have Been Defeated on Jeopardy

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:40:00 -0800

How Watson Could Have Been Defeated on Jeopardy

Andrew Vos's Blog: Amount of profanity in git commit messages per programming language

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:35:27 -0800

Andrew Vos's Blog: Amount of profanity in git commit messages per programming language:

He even has pretty charts and a list of the commit messages with swear words in them!

Photo

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:13:24 -0800