Jerome

Huh… Mountain Dee has caffeine? Could’ve fooled me

Whose turn is it this year to wake up Billie Joe Armstrong?

First time in my adult life—the Mariners have won the division 🥹

I remember when he got COVID-19 and I was like, “How did he know? It’s not like he had any sense of taste to begin with.”

What kind of sign is it about the technical writing industry right now when I keep seeing new job recommendations pop up for copywriting and proposal writing instead even though my profile and experience have little to do with those roles?

This doesn’t sound like a move to show AI is improving efficiency and driving value to businesses—this seems like desperation that time is running out on proving a risky investment.

Use it or lose it.

Information literacy is a muscle

There’s room for a mystery novel set in the Philippines around a gritty former detective wanting to start a winery and it’ll be called—Filipino Noir

Count Seattle Waymo for next year as well—in addition to other losses served up for that guy

My toddler son referred to my wife’s grandma and “Great White Grandma” and he’s not wrong 🤣

And tonight we say farewell to the post-8pm sunsets here in the Pacific Northwest. May we all supplement our vitamin D needs at year’s end 🙏🏻

Wealth spends money to save time, poverty spends time to save money.

I love the library—reminder at how awesome and important libraries are!

Ah… next year after February 27th, anyone 30 years old or younger will have never known a world without Pokémon

Boy did I get a good seat yesterday #worldcon #seattle #genreinconversationwithitself

My wife and I did every one of the Emoji word game on Apple News + last night before bed and it was a pleasant low stakes experience working together and remembering the small wins of figuring out puzzles showing off our different strengths

A white and gray husky mix dog laying down in a chair with his head propped up on the armrest.

One of my favorites from our tired pup!

Just gotta keep on in these trying times

Ugh, the pain of having a bad interview after feeling like I had great interviews—then still being in the same place I started from after all that time

Two weeks of no update after a final round interview and then a canned rejection response before a weekend is always gonna hurt

In my close to one month use of LinkedIn Premium through the offer, I don't know if there was any noticeable change in value for me—I know I'm not the only one who feels that way

I learned that there are illegal moves in LEGO today!

People looking for work this year on LinkedIn, banner or no banner?

9 Knitting together - Heather Zopetti

We’ve already got your sketch notes up, too!

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In between this year’s Write the Docs conference and last year’s, I feel rejuvenated and inspired again knowing this awesome community has always been around and is always supportive—here’s a friendly reminder there’s a place that values you and your work when you aren’t feeling valued in your work

Now I found out that Google Season of Docs is done for good—it's been a rough year ☹️

Sad day for technical communications—STC closing its doors 😟

It’s been a month since I last posted about TW job postings, and I feel like it’s been about the same—also, what’s the deal with all the huge tech companies with these super specific AI docs roles here in the Seattle area? Like, there can’t be THAT many AI tech writers with six years of experience?

I’m never forgetting the other term for this—Canadian Salad®