Category personal

Trees and Changing Leaves (2020 Reflection)

In his “The Interpretation of Cultures”, Clifford Geertz wrote that “one of the most significant facts about us may finally be that we all begin with the natural equipment to...

Facebook and the Internet

Social. Private. Open. Pick two.

A Letter to Myself

Dear Future Self,

A Letter to My Parents

Dear Mom and Dad,

Dear K.

Dear K.,

First Post

I’m not new to owning an Internet space – as a child, I had a fairly prolific Internet presence, most notably hosting a TeamLiquid anonymous blog until I quit StarCraft...

Category women

Dear A.,

Dear A.,

Internalized Misogyny

I have a problem with finishing projects. “Work in progress” is a phrase that describes me well – whether it be my attitude towards myself or with how my room...

A Summer at Riot Games

This post was originally titled “Goodbye, Riot” and I had written a draft after returning back home from Santa Monica, CA and missing Riot. It had been the best summer...

Category career

Major Version Update

Hello! Once again, sorry for the delay – this post is again late by months. I’m currently writing from my room at home in Virginia! I haven’t been able to...

What I Learned (and Still Don't Know) #1: Q1 2020

Working is strange. I packed my life as I knew it into a car and drove across the country in a few days, far away from family, friends, and the...

Debating and Engineering

Why did I become a software engineer?

A Summer at Riot Games

This post was originally titled “Goodbye, Riot” and I had written a draft after returning back home from Santa Monica, CA and missing Riot. It had been the best summer...

Category riot

A Summer at Riot Games

This post was originally titled “Goodbye, Riot” and I had written a draft after returning back home from Santa Monica, CA and missing Riot. It had been the best summer...

Category gaming

Dear A.,

Dear A.,

Internalized Misogyny

I have a problem with finishing projects. “Work in progress” is a phrase that describes me well – whether it be my attitude towards myself or with how my room...

A Summer at Riot Games

This post was originally titled “Goodbye, Riot” and I had written a draft after returning back home from Santa Monica, CA and missing Riot. It had been the best summer...

Category SML

Functional Programming Part 2: Evaluation, Functions, and Patterns

In my earlier post, I talked about the basic of SML syntax and tried to give a bit of a set-up about functional programming in general. It’s unclear to me...

Functional Programming Part 1: SML Basics (and Intro)

Those of you who know me are probably aware of this: I was a TA for CMU’s 15-150 Functional Programming course, and that experience is one that is near and...

Category functional programming

Functional Programming Part 2: Evaluation, Functions, and Patterns

In my earlier post, I talked about the basic of SML syntax and tried to give a bit of a set-up about functional programming in general. It’s unclear to me...

Functional Programming Part 1: SML Basics (and Intro)

Those of you who know me are probably aware of this: I was a TA for CMU’s 15-150 Functional Programming course, and that experience is one that is near and...

Category engineering

Major Version Update

Hello! Once again, sorry for the delay – this post is again late by months. I’m currently writing from my room at home in Virginia! I haven’t been able to...

What I Learned (and Still Don't Know) #1: Q1 2020

Working is strange. I packed my life as I knew it into a car and drove across the country in a few days, far away from family, friends, and the...

Functional Programming Part 2: Evaluation, Functions, and Patterns

In my earlier post, I talked about the basic of SML syntax and tried to give a bit of a set-up about functional programming in general. It’s unclear to me...

Functional Programming Part 1: SML Basics (and Intro)

Those of you who know me are probably aware of this: I was a TA for CMU’s 15-150 Functional Programming course, and that experience is one that is near and...

Category debate

Debating and Engineering

Why did I become a software engineer?