ever the optimist

expressing my anger through veiled insults and forced laughs
Sun Jul 5
My first thought was that the pain was still there. My second thought was, why do I have a vagina?
Sat Jul 4
The information architect who is just a technical resource is far less valuable than one who can listen, build trust, and facilitate group interaction. The effective change agent is adept at forming relationships with business management, other technical contributors, and users. [This person is] typically not the head of this team, but can be central to it, playing an empathetic and facilitative role as a conduit between the various stakeholders. Matthew C. Clarke, “The Information Architect as Change Agent.” (via joshstowe)
Fri Jul 3
Fri Jun 26
If I’m a person, I think more and less content is better. Todd
Thu Jun 25
Any inconvenience from not spending money is minor…trivial, when compared to the agony of being in debt that you don’t know how you’re going to pay. Edmund Andrews, author of Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown on Bloomberg on the Economy (via oaknd1)
Supply and demand: the more people do something, the less valuable it is. Doing the opposite of everyone is valuable. (via jnunemaker)
I want to look at this and literally smell the garlic and olive oil. One of my clients describing website design preferences during a meeting. (via joshstowe) (my favorite design intake advice ever)
Tue Jun 23
Sat Jun 20
Prior to the inventions of the lighter and matches, starting a fire was a cumbersome affair, typically involving a tinderbox, flint and a piece of steel. In modern day we usually take making fire for granted — not because we all have become experts in the discipline, but rather because we have self service tools that work really well. So that is the root of our approach: implement smart, maintainable tools that are easy for people to use. NPR: Search, Matches and Self Service