SUSTAINABLE CHIPPENDALE ROAD GARDENS MANAGEMENT PLAN – Sustainable Chippendale – Now that I’ve got some time off, hopefully I can get involved in helping out with the road gardens.

Seeking Happy – Medium – A lovely story courtesy of You Are Allowed to Apply. I identified. I’m glad she got it.

I noticed today in my Google Analytics report that I had quite a spike of traffic in the last few days. “Huh, that’s odd!” The source seemed to be mainly referrals, so I dug in to see where it’s from. Hm. These don’t look like legit referrers, do they?

So yeah, it looks like this is a thing now. Rather than setting up an exclude filter (as detailed in that link), I instead used the “valid hostname filter” technique from the Definitive Guide to Removing Referral Spam. Let’s see if that does the trick…

Best Paleo Sweet Potato Recipes – Bookmarking ALL of these!

Meet a mentor for students of technology (Sydney) – Meetup – This event is on May 28th, and I’ll be participating as a mentor. Please share with any Sydney technology students you know – especially women! I’d love to meet them.

Guy Kawasaki – Tech Innovation Evangelist – Sunday Profile – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) – I got introduced to Guy last week at Canva. He’s an incredibly engaging speaker. I’m really looking forward to getting to work with him!

A few years ago I ran a marathon. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I always try to remember that when I start any new endeavour. “How hard could it be? I ran a damn marathon.” Right?

Today was also my last day at Mi9. I’ve been there just shy of two years. I was the Iteration Manager and then the Director of the 9Jumpin team, and I had the privilege of working with an absolutely amazing group of people. Staying with them would have been easy. Instead I’m gearing up for yet another challenge, and it’s completely different.

In one month, I’m starting a new role at Canva. They’ve gotten a lot of press lately. I don’t even have a real title – I’m an “all rounder,” and I’m going to do my best to help them achieve their goals. I won’t be managing a team. I won’t be writing specs. It’s pretty scary. It’s also incredibly exciting. I haven’t toed the line for a real challenge in a long time. I can’t wait to get going.

And of course, I used Canva to make the header graphic…

Aussie tech start-up Canva raises $6 million in new business push – I’ll be starting at Canva in a month! Very excited and inspired to join the team as they enter this new phase.

Is This the Best Voice in Rock Music Today? — Vulture

‘Game of Thrones’ Precap: Missing Bastards, Bad Moms, and Indecent Proposals – To be honest, I don’t really care where Gendry is. To me, he’s just “no longer in the story.” I figure he made shore somewhere and is making a life as a blacksmith, just like good ol’ Hot Pie and his successful bakery.