Our neighborhood has been experiencing water service interruptions for the past week. These interruptions are also taking a toll on small businesses selling cooked meals and baked goods in the neighborhood. For these businesses, water interruptions during the day could lead to longer times in preparing food and washing their cookware. There’s also the possibility… Continue reading It’s only words and words are all I have…
Category: Oh Life
Punctuation Marks Go to Therapy
I posted this on Twitter last year. The idea was originally for a comic strip, but I can’t draw, so I wireframed it via Balsamiq. If I were one of the punctuation marks in the wireframe, I could relate the most to “The Question Mark”. While I haven’t really experienced a panic attack (I’m not… Continue reading Punctuation Marks Go to Therapy
What I Mean When I Write “Nestled Within a Comma’s Curve”
Months ago, a curious stranger who stumbled upon my Twitter profile asked: what the heck do I mean when I write “nestled within a comma’s curve” as my whereabouts in this corner of the universe? I began using the phrase around three years ago when I felt uncomfortable sharing my exact location on my social… Continue reading What I Mean When I Write “Nestled Within a Comma’s Curve”
3 Things that Copywriters & UX Writers Do Besides Writing
A new acquaintance asked me recently if I’m one of those writers who is a perpetual insomniac, scribbles poems at the back of receipts, and lives on copious amounts of alcohol so I can write drunk, edit sober. Plus, do I deliberately seek heartbreaks and drama in real life so I can have the best… Continue reading 3 Things that Copywriters & UX Writers Do Besides Writing
Just a Quick List of My Favorite Podcasts in 2017
While listening to Headspace Radio’s newest podcast episode on relationships this morning, I had a couple of aha moments with my own relationships (not just the romantic kind but with friends and family too). Consequently, I also realized that I had the same aha moments while listening to a number of podcasts the entire year. Listening to… Continue reading Just a Quick List of My Favorite Podcasts in 2017