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Erica McGillivray is snarky feminist geek, president of GeekGirlCon, & a community attaché specializing in SEO & social media.
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Category Archives: work processes
Because you’re awesome
I’m having one of those days when I want to grab someone by her shoulders and shake her until she can tell me how awesome she is. But I realize this is counterproductive, and that shouting is sometimes just shouting … Continue reading
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Dreams of Jobs and ‘Real World’ Skills
Even as a child, there weren’t many jobs that I wanted to do. No, there weren’t many jobs that were possible in this plane of existence and at this time. A lot of my actual work came by accident. I … Continue reading
The Joke’s On You, Webmaster
As a gainfully employed person with a busy social and home life, I often find that my websites are neglected. They can fall into such disrepair that my only notion of ‘updating’ them to current standards and design are to … Continue reading
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“At Least I Don’t Beat You.” Making a Prosumer Workplace
Growing up, my father was not always the nicest person and had a tendency to be emotionally abusive. I was an ornery child who liked to point out this behavior when it happened, or at least, complain about it to … Continue reading
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On Being Tired
I’m rather tired. Just a deep bone-tired. I get why bears hibernate. I have dreams, but they stay vague. I try to tease them out. I had this art professor who used to say that your most frustrating days in … Continue reading
Lessons in Design: Redneck Wedding
My mom’s getting remarried in two weeks. I like her fiance Rob, so that’s all good. The only not good part has been that I’m not a fan of weddings and all the heteronormative activities surrounding them, and I’m my … Continue reading
Delicious: New Look, Same Excellent Functions
Social bookmarking tool Delicious got a makeover. It’s a little louder than I expected, considering Delicious had a very stripped down original interface. But they are owned by Yahoo now. I love the little gray arrows around the tags. This … Continue reading
One of Those Days
I’m having one of those where I feel light-years behind in web development and like I’m not going anywhere. So I wrote a haiku about Donna Noble, who’s by far my favorite companion on Dr. Who. We have similar self-worth … Continue reading
I Love You, ToDoist
Organization is one of the most important things for me to keep on top of my job, especially that since June 2007, I am the web team. (Now I have half-a-manager, hopefully a full-time manager soonish.) I’ve tried lots of … Continue reading