#jesslist – Is Back.
#jesslist February 2019 What's a #jesslist? A few years ago I was very depressed and was wandering around feeling like I wasn't worth anything, at all, to anyone. It got…
4 Months of Freelance – Taking Time.
I burnt out. Earlier this year my brain hit a max that I should have identified earlier but thems the learnings. In February I had a lot going on in…
Inspired.
I draw a lot on inspiration for working on the web and in my career from places outside the web. Mostly in other creative fields like music and acting and…
Her Name is Margaret Hamilton
Yesterday I saw a lot of gifs going around on some of the great people who were honoured with the Freedom Medal from Obama. Such wonderful people included Ellen, Tom…
5 Thoughts on Sigur Rós’ Route One.
I was working from home today and had a plan to not listen to any music. Well, after checking the internet streams late in the morning, found I just happened…
Radiohead are My Favourite Marketers.
I remember being 16 years old, sitting in front of my boombox, legs crossed, waiting for Paranoid Android to be played on the radio with a finger on the record…
Rdio I’ll Miss You & Fav Albums of 2015.
Music streaming service Rdio is shutting down for now, as it’s been acquired by Pandora. The whole adjustment has felt like a slow breakup to me. Slowly they’ve shut down pieces, including opening the Rdio app on my phone just to receive these sad messages and opening the app at work to finally be cutoff and not be able to play music… (more…)
November – I’m alive
November list is a bit late and in all my attempts to get this posted on time, life takes a steep uphill at this time of year and December is in full swing. The upside though is Canada is experiencing Fall part 2 and it doesn’t feel much like Christmas outside, yet. I’m behind on shopping and will get that done this week but didn’t feel complete without getting this posted as I’m half way through completing the December list as well! Hope everyone has a lovely holiday and spends it with some (if not all if you can swing it!) of your loved ones, I know I will.
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Women in Tech Toronto – Launched.
My lovely developer friend Amanda and I were chatting in a Slack group about a month ago, and found the conversation not what we were expecting. So we ran through…
October #jesslist – Dancing on Glass
October has been a great month. Lots going on and amazing things happening around, as is reflective in this playlist I think. There’s a lot of exciting music coming out too, I’m really excited about the new Elle Goulding Album and the possibility of getting to see her live!
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