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rinx  ·  2996 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 13, 2016

Arguing on hubski may have saved my life! Woo hoo!

I've had intermittent arrhythmia for the past few months. Doc didn't take it very seriously (it's a clinic, they schedule you in 20 min timeslots). He told me to work on stress management. You know what stresses me out? My heart feeling like it's going to explode. Anyway he never heard the skipped beats on any of his tests.

So I got a new doctor. I was in the waiting room, got a response on a pretty heated thread and was midway through typing a reply when the nurse called me in. Bam! I was worked up enough she could hear the arrhythmia just listening. By the time the doc came in I had calmed down but it was enough for the new doc to take it seriously. She did an ekg and we are trying some medication to see if that helps. So.. yay for arguing on the internet?

In the meantime I'm not allowed to do anything I like. Have to eat healthy, can't drink, and only one precious cup of coffee a day. How am I supposed to code without caffiene?? Is that even possible?

rinx  ·  3136 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 26, 2015

Pink!!! I've been wanting to try this for a while. I tried to hold it to the side so you could see the highlights, but I'll post better pictures later.

rinx  ·  3143 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 19, 2015

Well my friend made history this week. Still freaking out about that.

My boyfriend got promoted. He really deserves it, I'm so happy his boss came through.

Another friend of mine's wedding picture is getting passed around the internet on a lot of blogs. It's a great shot, happy to see her get the PR.

I mentor a high schooler who is graduating today from her summer code bootcamp. Excited to see her present her final project, it's pretty kickass.

I'm just running around in circles panicking about Burning Man planning and some family stuff. I'm surrounded by incredible people, sometimes I have to remind myself the bar they set is high.

rinx  ·  3150 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: August 12, 2015

I'm getting promoted!!!! Not totally official yet but looks really good. It means a lot, 6 years ago my old boss told me I wasn't right for this job and started trying to fire me. Now I've almost passed him in senority. Take that! http://i.imgur.com/MwtTkSQ.gif

rinx  ·  3115 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 16, 2015

It's huge. My first night there we walked out to the central area, first thing I saw was a 50 ft tall sculpture of a woman that breathed. It kinda set the tone for me, everything there is larger then life. There's so many incredible projects that anywhere else you would pay $40 and wait in line for a few hours to see.

The community there is fascinating. It's a gift economy, no money, no bartering. Everywhere you go people seem like they are actively looking to help you out. Theme camps organize and offer things from free bars to hair salons, the community really provides for each other. It reminded me a lot of hubski actually, people trying to do something different through a community setting a higher standard. Like hubski, there were definitely a few jerks. But they were largely overwhelmed by all the sincere people trying to lead by example.

The other thing worth mentioning is the whole event is designed to push your boundaries. You are never comfortable, with the fine dust coating your lungs, the sweltering days or the freezing nights. People seem to use that as a theme, from nudity to drug experimentation, everyone seems to be stepping outside normal comfort zones. I like it, it's refreshing to question those boundaries. Some are definitely keepers but others I really don't need, I'm definitely more comfortable in my own skin after going.

Sorry for the long response. It's hard to describe, and frustration has been building up after a week of telling my coworkers "oh it was nice". Can't exactly share with them the stories about the naked carcass wash or the guy who peed in the tardis. Basically it was great, I'd recommend it.

rinx  ·  3151 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Show Hubski the most recent picture on your camera roll.

I think this is better without explanation

I guess I don't see the correlation between censorship and the death of reddit. If they cleaned up some of the more horrifying subs I feel like the site will just get more popular, not less.

rinx  ·  3080 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 21, 2015

My grandfather passed away last week. Hopped on a last minute flight and have spent time with my family since. Flying home today. He and my grandma were married 60 years and never spent more then a few days apart, it's just heartbreaking.

rinx  ·  3178 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Canadian man arrested for disagreeing with feminists on Twitter

fem·i·nism noun the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.

Do you not believe in those things?