Category Archives: Brooklyn
Just A Compliment, Geez
When women are harassed, whether it’s a creepy come-on, an “accidental” grope, a sexist joke, or whatever form it takes, we often ignore it to avoid being considered moody or hard to work with. Especially in the working sphere, we … Continue reading
Dateini
I have a new piece on Dateini from TechCrunch Disrupt for Yahoo! Shine: Dateini, one of the startups displayed at TechCrunch Disrupt, promises to help users “plan dates like Houdini”. Users select their location, cuisine type, budget, and theme, and … Continue reading
Making Fun Of Southerners, Part 497,862
“… and he goes around crying poverty with a Christmas ham under his arm!” Harold finishes the story he’s telling to Roy and me at a Bed-Stuy coffeeshop. “That’s such a Southern phrase,” I say, because really, who says things … Continue reading
Working As Designed
For about a month now, I’ve been taking a game design class through General Assembly. There is so much to learn, many interesting readings, and discussions in response to the readings, and surprisingly complex class projects. We meet Wednesday nights … Continue reading
From TechCrunch Disrupt
Spent today over at TechCrunch Disrupt, looking at new startup apps in Startup Alley, listening to the tech fireside chats, and, overall, just seeing trends in social media apps. After a couple pitches, I couldn’t help it. Updatr Updatr uses … Continue reading
(Not Terribly Subtle)
My bio in A Torn Page I’d really like to send this back in time about two years, to when I was living in Cary, waiting tables and desperately looking for any kind of satisfying work.
Walking Back
Harold’s been offered a job out of NYC and we were at a coffeeshop midway between our apartments, talking about it — Oh, sorry! I might not have expressly stated that where Harold lives and works has a direct impact … Continue reading
Wally’s Cafe
I got back from Denver late Sunday night, dragged myself into Manhattan for work this morning, and started IMing with Roy as I set up the test environment. Roy: I ran into Harold at Wally’s Cafe this weekend Meg: oh … Continue reading
