Babblings

This personal blog is a portal through which I do my best deep soul snorkeling, about design to relationships, to life.

A Limit to your Wokeness

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December 1, 2018
I recently started a job at Amazon and it's been interesting to see people's different reactions to what I do. There's definitely a camp of people that are excited for me to be working …

#solotravel

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November 1, 2018
I promised myself I would write a blog entry about solo travel after my big Morocco / Spain / Portugal trip since it was on my mind as I was traveling. Keep in mind …

Decisions, decisions, decisions

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September 15, 2018
As I transition into my next role, I thought it would be helpful to document the whirlpool of decision making that comes into play when choosing a design role in the Bay Area. 1. …

Growing the concept of brand

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August 15, 2018
When I first started out in design (and sometimes even now), I get asked to make logos for start-ups or events. Most people are pretty flippant about it assuming that 1. it doesn't take …

Belonging #myimmigrantstory

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July 15, 2018
I've written about my immigrant story before but have recently been thinking a bit more deeply of what it means. I came across the concept of transgenerational trauma. This is related to the study …

Kids + Streets

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June 15, 2018
I’ve spent a lot of time in the last couple months thinking about the street and our relationship to it. For a lot of people, the concept of the street brings back old memories …

Movin’ on up (Common Man Edition)

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May 15, 2018
I regularly have a hard time justifying working for large tech (and non-tech) companies in the bay area. With the whole movement to “stick it to the man”, I really wonder what the benefit …

From transportation in the air to transportation on the ground

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April 15, 2018
Having spent some time both in the aviation space and working for an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) in the automobile industry, I thought it would be valuable to capture some of my reflections and …

Dystopia and utopia in the Bay Area

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March 15, 2018
The Bay Area is a weird place. I’ve written a little bit about my very first impressions of California but I’ve been thinking about what makes this place the way it is. Here’s (more …

Hitler Theory

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February 15, 2018
Yes, I said it. Hitler theory. It’s a theory that I’ve thought about and held for a long time. It pertains to a mindset of creation and redesign in the Bay Area’s overindexed “design …

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