August 2026

2026-08-14

Trying: I'm working on making everything I do better. So I got some feedback from friends about my {latest blog post}.
Happened: I got the feedback, and reworked some stuff. My tone was pretty inconsistent, and that's something to nail down. Also, not everyone know how my website works lol.
Means: I'm getting better at recieving feedback, especially creatively and from people I admire, but it feels way better.
Next: Keep working, keep getting feedback, keep writing!

Trying: Refining our ideas here at the office to get to 200 WP/month/gap year!
Happened: The retreat was great, the lightning talks were great, and I have a much better idea now than a week ago.
Means: Ideating with other people IRL/online is extremely useful still, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Next: Finish up the ideas, and actually get to building!

Trying: Still working on "pErSoNaL BrAnD", and I'm working towards projects for that 20 WP for this month.
Happened: Had a lovely chat with [Ivy Reese] and talked about how I can convey myself as a person through the things I make.
Means: I've got to actually start writing, y'all! Get something out there! Maybe ask Chee what she thinks...
Next: Dude I'm 19 I have so much "next".

Trying: Getting my WPs up. Currently I'm sitting at like, 4, which is not ideal, I want 25 by the end of the month.
Happened: This is mostly because I haven't been able to market my programs as successfully as other gap years, so I'm worse off.
Means: I'll have to try and get involved in bigger things, like [stardance] and whatever comes after that!
Next: I'm reaching out to coworkers, and getting involved in other programs :)

Trying: I'm trying to make the lamplight layouting engine feel really intuitive.
Happened: I think this is the kind of thing that needs to be prototyped with paper, I just can't use words to say how it should feel.
Means: Determinisitic masonary algorithms are needed, but I want to keep them as dumb as possible, so I need to figure out what the real constraints are...
Next: Prototype it with paper, and figure out what I'm actually doing when I play with it.

Trying: I wanted to load a real big note.
Happened: It overflowed :( So I did a big bug-fix pass
Means: Probably should let the Lamplight engine settle and play with it some more.
Next: More bug finding!

Trying: I want to start marketting my work more, get more people to see it. I've put some little demo teasers in the FoC slack and on bsky.
Happened: Bsky isn't really taking off, the FoC stuff got some good reactions, that's nice!
Means: I need to connect more on bsky. It does have an algorithm, but it isn't as powerful as say, twitter's, so maybe some boosts and following more people will help.
Next: Try and figure out how to get that out there! This'll also help with YSWS marketting.

Trying: I'm working on "what if [realtalk] and [Datalog] had a baby and it was a note-taking app. I wanted to make something in the system now that it works decently well.
Happened: The traditional "family tree" things have been surprisingly fun to play with, especially with the interactive "why" command.
Means: I think this means that the magic of this system is the magic of realtalk, when parts that weren't designed for eachother come together real well
Next: Find a workflow for this that actually is improved by using Lamplight, as I'm calling it.

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