Apr 10, 2021Why ‘The Godfather’ is like the San Diego ZooI grew up in San Diego. My first job at 16 was a food server for Sydney’s Grill at the San Diego Zoo. Sydney was a koala and I was either serving coleslaw and burgers with seasoned fries inside or pretzels outside with the elephants. I would spend my lunch…Movies4 min readMovies4 min read
Oct 27, 2020Trying New Things — cooking Ad Hoc ChickenI’m making a real attempt at cooking due to staying home all the time due to pandemic mode. I have been a very limited cook. I only know like three things and they’re all chicken dishes. When I was younger, I was under the impression that, in order to cook…Cooking7 min readCooking7 min read
Sep 15, 2020Troubleshooting 101or How to avoid the wrath of your IT person — Uh-oh. Something is wrong with your computer, your tablet, your phone, your technological doo-hickey. You have no idea what to do to get it working again and if you are like most people, you cringe at the idea of having to call the IT department or that tech savvy relative…Troubleshooting3 min readTroubleshooting3 min read
Sep 2, 2020Stories from the Field — pt 1.Missing the Job. A series of short stories from a minority woman in Post Production. The four times I missed a job when I was travelling for work: 1. After I landed at JFK, we were told to wait in the plane until we were clear to go to the gate because we…Travel3 min readTravel3 min read
Sep 2, 2020Training is NOT Repeating a Power Point Out Loud.Training is an Art… Whenever a training seminar shows up on my calendar, I wonder if I will actually learn something new…. or if it’s just a power point where it’s a race against time to read the small print before the next slide. Whenever I take on a new…Training4 min readTraining4 min read
Aug 24, 2020White Friends….Why don’t you ask me out for lunch?White Friends….Why don’t you ask me out for lunch? I can feel the angry clicking of posts all across America. Racism is going to end because my white friends are angry! Anger will help in the moment but in the end, why not ask a person of color for lunch…Engineering Culture7 min readEngineering Culture7 min read
May 22, 2003The Platypus and Key Lime PieWhen I looked up, I saw that I was at the last subway stop on the 6 train. Originally, I was going get off on the Spring Street stop but I was so engrossed with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, I ended up being in the Bronx. “Hey” …3 min read3 min read