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8mm wonders from 1976
A school mate from Pennsylvania posted a couple of 8mm transfers to YouTube this week. What a time capsule treasure of fashion and location. In one of them, I found both myself (age 10) and my sister (age 7). I had to watch a few times to be sure that girl on the film was…
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Before social media
This morning, I saw the headline of an article in The Atlantic, “The Age of Social Media is Ending” by Ian Bogost. It’s behind a paywall, so I didn’t read it, but… It got me thinking about the pre-platform days. How did we connect with people online? If social media dies, what will we turn…
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Healing Journey
I do not want to learn about your “healing journey” By observing posts on social media. You reveal self-absorbed, lingering agony When sharing your blessings in the guise of coaching And encouraging others to follow your steps to bliss. I will laugh derisively if you believe anyone else Can ease their despair by tracing your…
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AI Art & Creativity
If you’re an artist you’ve probably already played with the new generation of AI art tools: Dall-e, Craiyon, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion. They take your written description and turn it into an image. Each AI is differently trained, and even the same prompt will yield different results. For example, these three set of images were all…
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Transformations with Jayne
You know how hearing your own voice recorded is just so strange? Listening to my interview on Transformations with Jayne is like listening to my sister and niece. We have the same voice! Which makes hearing that voice both weird and easier. Jayne and I talked about rural Japan life, my old podcast project, yoga…
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2020 Staycation: 24 ideas to create SE Asia in your home
We all want to have a fun and happy summer but with the coronavirus running rampant, a trip to a distant tropical island in southeast Asia is not on the calendar. It’s time for a staycation to fake the experience at home. Start off by thinking about the things you want to do on tropical…
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Breaking up with Facebook
Last July, I wrote about my Jekyll and Hyde relationship with Facebook. I announced my intention to cut back my personal use and only update hoop events. And I did for a while but then I slipped back into using it like an addict. So this time I mean it. I am breaking up with…
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Stagaki, the Status Update Postcard Project
Though I limited my Facebook use a few days ago, I still find myself wanting to update my status when I am doing something vaguely noteworthy or see beauty in the world. I’ve been trained to share little moments of my day but I decided not to post personal status updates and I want to…
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Sayonara, Facebook
Facebook is troublesome. It is the Jekyll and Hyde of online life. Some days I find it a delightful inspiration. Other days, I want to poke myself in the eyes after scrolling through my timeline. I know I am not alone in experiencing FB as a source of jealousy, anger and frustration. When I see…
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Ada Lovelace Day
Honoring a mentor in IT
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