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Hehe, that is the system 🫠

That bloop at the end of the video is very satisfying.

I've enjoyed watching you build things and explaining what you've done and why.

That alone is like... a lot of stuff.

Will you still be active live on Twitch, or are you pivoting more towards static YouTube content?

In love, there are no shortcuts.

Do the damn thing. Be the damn thing.

Bleed. Sweat. Cry. It's how all things are born.

You got this.

My gifts, smarts, talents are hard earned. The blood sweat and tears that fueled me are not metaphorical.

They are the embodiment of effort, of support, of vulnerability, of resilience of the curiosity and courage to explore, experiment, and fail, over and over and over again.

Creation is love.

"Gifted" made my efforts feel like they were not my own. That I was simply acting out some divine instructions, remotely piloted by some force more worthy than me.

I was not a thinking, feeling, innately creative person expressing what it means to be alive.

"Talent" erased the uncertainty I pushed through to produce a single panel in a comic book I wrote for my classmates.

The sketches, the storyboards, the system of circulation I hand crafted for my audience.

The feedback I took in and what I didn't. The decisions that shaped the work going forward.

"Smart" erased the hours of extra time I spent with my books, close reading and writing and thinking about what I was learning.

Playing "school" with my little sister and stuffed animals for students.

Reading books well above my grade level even when it was hard. Delighting in new words.

When I was a little girl, people would call me "smart" and "talented" and "gifted."

What were intended as compliments felt like erasure. They saw the results, but not me. They didn't see the toil, the struggle, the rapture of coming out on the other side, with not just a work, but the work itself.

Viet and Indian food in the DMV I swear

"Hellish ecstasy of Hope" is so real.

Yeah, absolutely, that's part of it. I was an early backer for Ghost, but the only reason I haven't used the platform is because I love static sites so much. Databases have never been my cup of tea. T_T

Substack has brand recognition, even if it is now negative... that's literally it. As a reader, it's one of the worst experiences you can get.

Thanks friend!

Haha, I can do that in my sleep!

You know what? That's exactly the encouragement I need. Thank you!

Pizza is the new sandwich platter 😭

Hypothetically, what would someone want to read about?

When I finish my personal site. I've pushed the deadline back to the end of this month. Aiming for sooner. 👀

I did it!

I literally write every day. It's how I think.

But being asked to write something, knowing there will be an audience? Instant freeze!

Smart 😂

Haha you're braver than me! I would never start a debate with someone who could literally run my fade. 😭

I just quietly hire somebody else. 🫠

Respect! Slowly learning to love my weirdness again.

I am trying to get back into that tinkerer mindset. This industry has done a real number on me mentally.

This is also why I got into design and have a degree in English and not Computer Science. Discrete Mathematics kicked my butt twice! So not even practice, theory.

But being able to do design and front-end is plenty. 😁

"Two top podcasters" does not an anthropologist make.

He talks to people about productivity and how to get rich. He's not an expert on this subject.

Did you see Pacific Rim? That was Guillermo Del Toro.

Ew... It's the casting right

Just got the best belly laugh, thank you 🤣

Ah! 2000? I wasn't allowed to watch MTV yet! 😂 So that explains why I don't know it. Thanks for sharing.

Honestly Real World would be really interesting to watch now. 🤔