Ways in Which I Feel Rich

Ways in Which I Feel Rich

It’s way too easy to get caught up in wanting more. Here’s a few things that help me remember how lucky I am.

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I Made This: Deviant Quarterly Review

I Made This: Deviant Quarterly Review

A few weeks ago I went live with a brand-new project: The Deviant Quarterly Review is a real-life infographic of the hottest social media stories of the quarter. It’s curated four times annually by the awesome folks over at Social Deviant, where my friend Pavan…

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Places I’ve Lived, Part 1

Places I’ve Lived, Part 1

The first in a series.

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UX Stuff That No One Really Thinks About [but that can make or break a site]

UX Stuff That No One Really Thinks About [but that can make or break a site]

You should always have a link to the home page and the previous page on every page. True facts: a lot of people browse the web on an iPhone, and the iPhone doesn’t have a back button. Make stuff behave the way that people think…

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A List of Lists

A List of Lists

Three things that happened in the last week that sucked My dog and I both had stomach flu within 24 hours of each other. I don’t even want to talk about it. I went live with a huge client project that’s bigger than anything I’ve…

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Things to Do More Of, In General

Things to Do More Of, In General

Share things digitally instead of printing them. Sometimes you need a piece of paper for something official [like the Social Security Administration or the license bureau], but aren’t email/Dropbox/Evernote/Zoho/Google Drive awesome? Hold on when you’re on public transit. Look a homeless person in the eye,…

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Cool Stuff from Around the Web

Cool Stuff from Around the Web

Tips for winter fashion when it’s HELL-ASS COLD. Which it is approximately sixty percent of the time in my city. [This entire blog is hilarious and fun. Read it all.] The future of mobile web: relevant to my work. Hand-mixed gradient nails from Redditor GrannyRista….

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Faithful Friend: Comic Relief

Faithful Friend: Comic Relief

My dog was very bad. This is his public shaming.

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Nine Marginally Productive Ways to Spend the Extra Hour When Daylight Savings Time Happens

Nine Marginally Productive Ways to Spend the Extra Hour When Daylight Savings Time Happens

Find a couple of pieces of clothing that need to be fixed, and do it.

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Full Disclosure: I’ve been working on this post for three years and I still don’t have a real conclusion.

Full Disclosure: I’ve been working on this post for three years and I still don’t have a real conclusion.

I lost my mom to breast cancer, and as a result, I can’t stand those damned pink ribbons.

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Attention Management, Part 2: Daily and Weekly Routines [In Which Amanda Lee Turns Into Her Dad]

Attention Management, Part 2: Daily and Weekly Routines [In Which Amanda Lee Turns Into Her Dad]

All work and no play makes Amanda Lee a dull girl [who writes crappy markup, eats too much garbage trying to stay awake, gets snippy with her friends, and eventually falls asleep while sitting at her desk].

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Attention Management, Part 1: Quitting

Attention Management, Part 1: Quitting

A quick administrative note: I started a brand-spanking new job this month and I’m having a blast. I’ll be doing front-end mobile development and design with these lovely folks, who are seriously some of the most brilliant people I’ve ever interacted with. I’m still kind…

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