Month: October 2017

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @darthted LOL. I actually cut-and-pasted some PHP yesterday, in fact. Does that mean I pass the technical interview? 😝


    Day 3. Black wool Moneta dress. #madebyme #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/ttNDhX0ai9 https://t.co/beC8L14rqy


    RT @DamiAnimated: Saw a lady tell her son he couldn’t have a Wonder Woman doll because “that’s for girls” and it got me thinking… (1/3) h…


    I should know better than to read stories of bullshit startup culture when I’m already grumpy. 😡 https://t.co/4iM48pPDYw


    @The_McJones Good point.


    @gilmae Some of the 🔥 in there are perfection. The one about his dog’s name…


    @frconil Same. Hang in there.


    @shiftkey Jealous. Wait, I have brisket in the fridge! My day is looking up too. 🙂


    @crankymate It gets worse, trust me.


    @AndrewADavidson Yep….urge to quit tech and become a farmer is rising again…


    Oh god, this. I’m not a writer as such, but I identified with every single bit of this. 2017 sucks, and it’s the new normal. 🙁 https://t.co/ax6uM4uq1q


    @delitescere @darthted @SydTechLeaders @CTOSchool Dude. Like it wouldn’t already be on the list!


    RT @delitescere: Just a couple of weeks to get a submission in. Get your CTO skates on! https://t.co/9XIzwk61X1


    @mmastertheone Crochet. I suck at crochet.


    Proud to support inaugural Gateway into GameDev meetup on behalf of @yow_conf. Great job @IngaPflaumer! #womeningamedev https://t.co/HC4MpLcUrt


    Should’ve known students would nick all my best stickers. 😂 Important placement decisions happening… #womeningamedev https://t.co/dgaR3RRDgW


    RT @azadehkhojandi: We are about to start women in game development panel #excited #unity @MicrosoftAUTech @web_goddess @IngaPflaumer #wome…


    “There should be more women in game development. It shouldn’t be a niche thing.” 🙌👏 @IngaPflaumer #womeningamedev https://t.co/MHVO1JRHg9


    Hearing from the panellists. A lot of them came to games via art, music. A few started their own companies! #womeningamedev https://t.co/oXIjgDSq2g


    😳 @samanthalin’s game described as “Jane Austin meets Dragon Age.” This is relevant to my interests. https://t.co/LXdkwy4Tbx #womeningamedev


    One way to get over Imposter Syndrome is to realise everybody else knows just as little as you do. QFT. #womeningamedev


    Panel moderator Teresa from @ustwo doing a good job of wrangling six panellists – including @Gaohmee on Skype! #womeningamedev https://t.co/8OIbz6Sn76


    Gamer culture and fear of abuse kept some women out of industry and some online games… but reality hasn’t been too bad. #womeningamedev https://t.co/kplh9QYN4Z


    Most panellists have good experiences… but @Gaohmee has copped a load of shit online. Depressing but needed reality check. #womeningamedev 😕


    RT @azadehkhojandi: @web_goddess Inga Berman’s advice to get into game development is download #unity and start tutorial and you all set #w…


    Advice to those starting out: find your tribe. Good advice. I’m leaning on mine right now. #womeningamedev


    RT @marcysutton: I purchased the Seinfeld font yesterday for a talk, and now I can do this! Also for @smashingmag 😀 https://t.co/7526N0Jz29


    @marcysutton @AndrewMamo @smashingmag Bloody genius.


    @Gaohmee It was good you said it. I was surprised how positive everyone else was! It was a good reminder that the issues still exist.


    @Gaohmee I’m so sorry that stuff happened to you though. It really sucks.


    Had a mini mid-life crisis of confidence. Reached out to my tribe, who didn’t disappoint. Thanks @the_patima @gilmae @knitterjp @the_snook


    RT @ADuckIsMyFiend: @web_goddess @mmastertheone Twitter thinks this is Swedish 😂 https://t.co/8I1xtiMlDu


    @mmastertheone @ADuckIsMyFiend LOOOOOOOOL. Might as well be! 🤣


    Heh. Spoiler for tomorrow’s Frocktober post… https://t.co/GpVGs5S6Xe


    Such a fantastic initiative. @fendersperth goes above and beyond for the Perth tech community! https://t.co/zFHRmEayfR


    Lovely post from @anktastic on @yow_conf #yowconnected https://t.co/8ptDyH23NU @inplaneterms @SaraJChipps @sveta_isakova @LareneLg & more…


    @Gaohmee Oh hells yeah. Being gaslighted sucks. I recognise other people being treated badly far more readily than I do myself. 🙁


    @200ok Wait, YOU were the one leading that? I had no idea! Now I’m really annoyed I missed it. 🙂


    RT @LeeanneEnoch: Huge congrats to Jenine Beekhuyzen founder of @TGAsuperheroes on being awarded the Pearcey Foundation Queensland #Entrepr…


    @the_nathanjones What did you do?! 😱


    @the_nathanjones And got up at 5am. Did you join a cult?


    @the_nathanjones Will the lack of facial hair freak out the child? I remember finding it really weird on the few occasions my dad shaved.


    RT @SICKOFWOLVES: SOMETIMES ITS FINE TO JUST SAY HEY THIS IS A LOT AND IM VERY TIRED SO YOU GUYS NEED TO GET MAD AT THE NEWS WITHOUT ME FOR…


    Day 4. Mississippi Ave. dress. #madebyme #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/qXVraP2pXF https://t.co/KuuYIiPtqb


    One woman dies from ovarian cancer every 10hrs. Donate to @ocrfaustralia and help develop an early detection test. https://t.co/5bPN9kNN7E https://t.co/Ms5PZSY0xE


  • Shared today on Twitter

    Uniqlo launches collection celebrating the careers of Ray and Charles Eames https://t.co/vOTbjy5qh9 GASP. But will it come to Australia??


    RT @GDGMelbourne: See Kris Howard @web_goddess from Yow! on Leaving the Tech Industry Better than We Found It #devfest17 https://t.co/SEUkj…


    RT @Mandy_Kerr: We are looking for Front End Devs with a passion for HTML and CSS!
    https://t.co/Q4SyLFoaKy


    Newp. https://t.co/79P4j8CC9d


    @randomknits @Gertie18 Okay, it was funny before, but… 😱😭


    Hey @darthted @owensenior – a mental health focused @SydTechLeaders in the future? Adding to Trello right now. 🙂 https://t.co/fkWgSjZdHU


    @darthted @owensenior @SydTechLeaders Maybe we could get @JamieSkella up from Melbourne to do his talk on productivity, sleep, and burnout?


    @mobywhale @darthted @owensenior @SydTechLeaders Got any ideas for talks? 🙂


    @Holly_Stephens @darthted @owensenior @SydTechLeaders @JamieSkella @ShelleyLaslett I’ll add her to our planning board. Thanks. 🙂


    Headhunter called me based off my LinkedIn profile. Called me on the phone. I was so surprised I couldn’t figure out how to hang up.


    Of course, they tried to offer me a role that I did five years ago. 😐


  • Pie Crusts

    Wow. 😳

    Me to the Snook just now: “You need to up your game!”

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @textillia @randomknits @unlikelylibrary @knitterjp Just added my pattern stash. Pleasantly surprised how many are in the DB already! Added a few more myself too. 🙂


    @randomknits @textillia @unlikelylibrary @knitterjp I think I just friended you!


    RT @i386: While I was on vacation I married my soul mate 🏳️‍🌈🌺🥂💖👌 https://t.co/W90JEQSaNo


    @inplaneterms @unixbigot NEXT STOP ROBOT!!!! 🤖


    RT @textillia: It’s all true, it exists! Tell your friends!!! 👋 #sewing #textillia https://t.co/jP3lg99JSF


    @KathyReid My miniconf got accepted! 😳


    RT @yow_conf: Join our #yow17 2-day conference in Brisbane 4-5 Dec!https://t.co/vrNAzzlrOv


    I didn’t even watch the game but I think I just became an NRL fan. 💜 https://t.co/09Dy4DWwhf


    @willmendesneto Great photo!!


    It’s that time of year again! #frocktober I’m frocking up to raise funds for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Sta… https://t.co/U2jMkfvMxQ https://t.co/9LjwCdzUmG


    @amykate_94 I have, uh, a ridiculous amount of dresses. You wouldn’t know it the way I dress most of the time. 😂 But I’ve sewn over half…


    Day 1. Denim Hazel Dress #madebyme #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/rG4AmAwqlG https://t.co/MaMhczGoDK


    31 days of dresses as I raise funds for @ocrfaustralia. You can donate here! https://t.co/5bPN9kNN7E 👗💰❤️ https://t.co/75txIclmmi


    @DarrenNolan_ Right here! https://t.co/5bPN9kNN7E 😍


    @DarrenNolan_ YOU ARE AMAZING! Thank you so much! And as I just posted a perk, I’m happy to teach you to sew your own garment if you like. 🙂


    RT @evanderkoogh: I am looking to hire an awesome online marketing/EA/support person at @Bitgenics. Part-time and remote are all possible.…


    @evanderkoogh @Bitgenics RT’ed, and also posted in the Girl Geek slack channel. 👍


    @amykate_94 Meh. I wore skirts the first couple years before I had many dresses. There are now Frocktober Police. Do what you like! 🙂


    RT @jayplaysthings: Tbh I feel Overwatch would be better if they let their devs fucking rest https://t.co/pGX0m9bqtP


    He’s making the face again! 36hr sous vide brisket that he then smoked, BBQ sauce, cauli slaw, and bread. He made … https://t.co/NHH1ROaiox https://t.co/83z26jKpa8


    @Kat13v Thank you so much Kate!!


    @transprogrammer Cute!


    RT @AndyRichter: Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted. https://t.co/HWTxlsdwMN


    Day 2. Who says gingers shouldn’t wear red? Ancient sundress from the Gap. #frocktober #frocktober2017 https://t.co/yFMAeqANOP https://t.co/jPVvyLIeDt


  • Frocktober 2017

    As I’ve done for several years running now, I’ll be raising money this “Frocktober” for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. I’ll be wearing a different dress every day of the month, with over half of them made by me personally. Last year‘s total was $1481.04, so this year I’m aiming to top $1500. If you’d like to help, my fundraising page for 2017 is here: https://frocktober2017.everydayhero.com/au/kristine.

    This year I’m offering a special perk: for the first three folks who donate $100+, I will personally teach you to sew your own dress (or something else if you’re not a dress wearer)! I’m not going to do it for you, but I’ll walk you through choosing a pattern, picking out fabric and supplies, and every step of the sewing process. If you’re not in Sydney, this might have to be a combination of email and video chat, but we’ll make it work. 😄