Stop.
Stop telling me that I’m too pretty for me to take my job seriously. Stop telling me that I could be prettier if I wore makeup and high heels. Stop Read More …
Author: Neem
Intro to Programming with Girl Develop It!
A couple months ago, one of my coworkers approached another coworker Helena and me about starting up a chapter of Girl Develop It in St. Louis. We got together and Read More …
Carrot cake
One of the neat things of having a set work schedule is that I don’t feel guilty for going home and baking. One of the hardest things for me in Read More …
I Quit Grad School
I quit. I quit graduate school. Some people say that makes me a failure, but I’m so happy about the decision that I don’t really mind. Every time someone would Read More …
Pycon!
I was lucky enough to go to Pycon this past week in Santa Clara, California. It was phenomenal. I couldn’t even imagine it would be this awesome. My colleague, mentor, Read More …
Luck and Success
“People often remark that I’m pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to Read More …
The origin of Serra
I had to pick out my own last name. It’s actually rather hard to pick out a last name. Not many people have to go through that. Naturally, you get Read More …
Moving pains
Moving to a new place always hits me the hardest two weeks in. I think it’s because the first week, I’m super swept up in settling in and unpacking and Read More …
The evolution of my resume
This week, I’m spending a lot of time trying to get prepared for the job market. I vacillate between being very worried and thinking that it will all work itself Read More …
Hello O’ Fallon!
What a whirlwind week. I literally packed up my car and moved a little under 500 miles to O’ Fallon, Illinois. It’s exhilarating. It’s terrifying. It’s a million different other Read More …