For the girlies.
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Illustration: Retro Fantasy Romance Medley
Illustration: A Wizard’s Defensive Guide to Baking Collection
Illustrations from A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher. Now, wow, I was so pleasantly surprised by this book! I normally don’t enjoy YA books due to the whiny-know-it-all personalities of MCs, but this one was chef’s kiss. The protagonist is a 14 year old girl who is a wizard of anything dough-based…
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Coding: A Numbers Guide to Women in Art History
As a female in tech, I am no stranger to sexist remarks. I’ve been on the receiving end of this since my teenage years. It’s almost a rite of passage for girls out there even in 2023. In my professional career, I have a whole collection of stories I could share. Aside from my career…
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Illustration: ACOTAR Action Figures
This was such a fun piece to make! Sorry, Tam Tam. Close ups below!
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Illustration: The Priory of the Orange Tree
Go read this book. That is all.
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DIY: The Cyberpunk Restaurant
Almost a year in the making for no good reason, but alas, my cyberpunk scene is finally done! Super out of my comfort zone as I always lean towards more cottage core-ish pieces, but I’m so happy with how it turned out. The story I imagined behind it: “In a dystopian future, a group of…
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Coding: Books, Sarah J. Maas and Transformers
I love to read, a lot. It is rare to find me without a novel or kindle on my hand. In fact, I often can’t sit still and watch a show because I can’t keep my hands off my book. I was so excited to find this GoodReads dataset because for a while now I…
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DIY: The Crafty Cross Stitch
Click here for the pattern! NOTE: While the pattern is free, I’d love a shoutout if you do decide to use it. You can find me @things_grow in most social media sites.
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Take the Cache! How Caching Can Help ML Management
We’ve all heard about caching. Usually, we associate caching with web development (at least I did); a way to temporarily store data as you browse the internet. But, “temporarily” store data can be use on so many different applications outside of web development. Recently, I encountered an optimization problem where I had to run the…
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Coding: Analyzing Three Years of Data in the Life of a Skincare Addict
I’ve always been a sucker for self-care. Put it in a pretty package and I’ll most likely buy it. Add the words balm or dewy, the chances of me buying it go up by 100%. A problem? Meh. A hobby? Maybe, ha! As a teenager, I was guilty of using the “favorites” of the early…
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