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Scribbles. Loose scribbles. That’s really all my brain can process at the moment. I don’t think I can adequately organize my thoughts on my early Ada Developers Academy days into a very coherent blog post. So far, I’m absolutely loving my experience. I placed my hands on a keyboard, started coding, looked up, and hey! A week went flying by! Time travel is real. It’s difficult to focus on anything else, because it feels like a large portion of my brain’s processing power is always chewing on something code-related in the background....

So I’ve got some really fantastic news. I’ve been accepted into the third cohort of the Ada Developers Academy, a tuition-free programming school for women. It is based here in Seattle. Unlike a traditional college or university, this non-profit throws you into the deep end with intensive, on-site courses held 9am-5pm for seven months. Phew! In addition to scooping Ruby, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into our skulls, we’ll also be accountable for 15-20 hours of homework each week....

Last night, I participated in my first Moth event and told a story called “The Body on the Trail.” It was great fun, and I can’t wait to share more tales in the future!

Most people know Chuck Palahniuk because of Fight Club, the novel that was adapted into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. On October 20, my sister and I attended Chuck Palahniuk’s Beautiful You book launch and got to hear some of his short stories. We’ve been long-time fans of his work, and it was thrilling to see him in person. Here are some photos that capture just a teensy fraction of the cacophony....

Last month, I performed a spoken word piece at the API Flying Bookshelf launch in the Chinatown-International District of Seattle. The project is a fantastic book and ‘zine collection that features the creative work of Asian and Pacific Islander artists and writers. It’s so important for these spaces to be visible and thrive. Tuyen Than at The Seattle Globalist put together an amazing article and video recap of the entire event....