Author: New Media Works

I always wanted to create a space for people like me

Keywords: Personal Story , Tech Career

This is the community I once needed.
This is my way of giving back.
https://behindtechcareers.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/it-took-me-10-years-to-find-my-voice-in-tech-heres-why-im-finally-writing

2026-02-12
I want to have companions but I’ll go it alone if the time calls for it

Keywords: writing , anxiety , art , creative writing , daffni gingerich , depression , life , poetry , prose , relationships

I know there’s more and I’ll keep to the path. Not to gain power and knowledge but to entertain my curiosity. To let my teeth sink into life and taste all it has to offer.
https://daffniblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/its-a-new-beginning

2026-02-11
I merely wanted to learn how to build my own website

Keywords: ruminations

Now, I realize that I had inadvertently given my future self (which is now my present self, imagine that!) a goldmine of memories to read back on. You won’t find my old blog posts anywhere online (lkvy.com was so unpopular that even the Wayback Machine didn’t bother archiving anything): they’re all on two CDs. HUNDREDS of Salon of Shame-worthy posts that I can get embarrassed in secret about.
https://squaremeat.com/2018/03/19/look-at-me-pressing-some-words

2026-02-10
My children were young, and I wanted to be around when they grow up

Keywords: awareness , blogging , health , inspiration , life , daily writing , effective blogging , healthy-living , running , value of blogging

Invariably during my runs, especially on those long and tedious runs, I discover inspirations from my adrenaline pumped body, environment, or running partners. These inspirations are what I called my Buddha moments. I suppose I could have called them the Eureka moments. But since most of these inspirations are of a spiritual nature, the Buddha won.
https://run2src.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/why-running-with-buddha

2026-02-09
Shouldn’t the deepest longing (want) in my heart be for the one thing I need most?

Keywords: intimacy , Nicholas of Cusa , priority , quote

Nicholas of Cusa wrote:

Who would think of paying a man to do what he was yearning to do already? For instance, no one would hire a hungry man to eat, or a thirsty man to drink, or a mother to nurse her own child. Who would think of bribing a farmer to dress his own vineyard, or to dig about his orchard, or to rebuild his house? So, all the more, one who truly loves God asks no other recompense than God Himself.
https://craigtowens.com/2011/05/23/all-i-want-is-all-i-need

2026-02-06
I want the privilege to be reckless, I want the privilege of spontaneity

Keywords: anxiety , chronic illness , EDS , ehlers danlos syndrome , health , mental health

i’ve been stuck having surgery and attending appointments and healing and panicking. these are not the experiences i want to talk about. i don’t want to be woe is me and life is so hard, this is just what i know. i want to know the successes and adventures of my peers. i don’t want to be left behind. i desperately want not to be boring, sick, broken. i want to be taking advantage of my youth. i want to work hard and finish advanced degrees. i want to have money for adventures outside of the operating room.
https://brokenisms.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/lets-give-them-something-to-talk-about

2026-02-05
I thought it’d be fun to write about things that I experience or thoughts that I have on a specific matter

Keywords: Blog Posts

That’s the great thing about running your own blog; at the end of the day, I make the rules.
https://kaysietam.wordpress.com/2015/12/12/hello

2026-02-04
The photos I picked for this post were my favorites and when I look at them they make me want to go back and explore some more

Keywords: {0}

This is my first “official” blog post on my website and I hope to write similar ones here in the future. As for my trip to Nova Scotia I want to do a blog post on my experience kayaking to the off limits George’s Island in the Halifax Harbour, as well as a post on the Halifax Citadel.
https://alexisakalik.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/peggys-cove-7-august-2016

2026-02-03
I want to help youth and young adults

Keywords: Networking , advice , career , coffee meeting , elevator speech , How did you get here , leader , mentor , practicum , professional , purpose , Sean Blanda , social worker

I felt that the only way I could truly help this population was by getting that piece of paper. So, I applied for graduate school! Some may say this is a bit extreme. Yet, let’s be honest, the world is more likely to listen to those with education, experience, and acronyms behind their name. Would you visit someone who just called themselves a therapist but had no credentials?
https://reallifeofanmsw.com/2015/09/14/explain-yourself

2026-02-02
All the members of the samba band received a blue one use painting coverall [suit] that they had to decorate the way they wanted [to]

Keywords: Projects , Carnaval , Suit , Unfinished

My parents hired me for the job.
https://luus.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/new-project

2026-01-30