Author: Elizabeth Tai
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Third party apps cut off from Twitter
“It feels like the time is right for a truly universal timeline.”– @chockenberry (the creator of Twitterrific) https://furbo.org/2023/01/15/the-shit-show/
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January 2023: Digital gardening
I quit Twitter, built a static website using Astro and am working on migrating my content to Wordpress.com I’m also Indieweb-ifying my personal website.
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Let’s have a depth year
In 2023, I’m going deep. To be more specific, I’m going to have a “depth year”. Raptitude blogger David Cain originally coined this term in his post, Go Deeper, Not Wider. It unexpectedly sparked a “world-wide movement”. The mechanics or rules of the Depth Year is simple. For one year, don’t acquire new hobbies, skills, books,…
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October 2022: I’m a Tech Writer
Not gonna lie, I’m both excited and nervous about my latest career transition. It’s a dream come true after all — I thought I wouldn’t have this chance because this is a role that is relatively tough to break into. I started my Tech Writing job in September and I’m enjoying it so far. The…
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August 2022: Fostering a cat and a career transition
When a friend approached me to shelter a scrawny, tuxedo cat, I couldn’t say no. I didn’t want him to end back on the street. I named him “Uncle” after a conversation with another friend who kept calling him an “uncle”. I quickly realised I bit off more than I could chew. Uncle was a…
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January to May 2022: A new home
Life: I moved to beautiful new digs! After my nearly two-month digital nomad experiment in Penang, I decided that I could no longer return to my noisy, roach-infested apartment. I found a gorgeous 3-room apartment on top of a hill. I now have my own private office, grow vegetables in my two balconies and wake…
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Lockdown diaries, June 2020
🌱 If you’re following my website via RSS or subscription, please note that this is just a “seedling” or a post where it is a work in progress. Jun 1, 2020“For decades, Minneapolis has embraced its image as a progressive bastion. This week ripped that away, and left something behind much grimmer.” – @AdamMinter Jun…
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Lockdown diaries, May 2020
🌱 If you’re following my website via RSS or subscription, please note that this is just a “seedling” or a post where it is a work in progress. May 1, 2020OMG DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I’VE WAITED FOR THIS https://t.co/DS2vGZV2k8 May 1, 2020I am just supremely glad this is allowed now. But heck, everything…
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Lockdown diaries, April 2020
April 2020 entries about the pandemic and the lockdown, fished from Twitter.
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Lockdown diaries, March 2020
My records of the pandemic and lockdowns during March 2020, fished from Twitter.
Elizabeth Tai 