The Green Book: A Core Memory
I read Jill Paton Walsh’s “The Green Book” and compare the story to how it lives in my memories Continue reading The Green Book: A Core Memory
Category: Happy Hagfish
Any stories pertaining to your humble author, the littlest hagfish
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, and The Privilege of Representation
This post is about the privilege of feeling represented in the media. I originally wrote it as part of a class assignment, but I wanted to share it. Continue reading “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”, and The Privilege of Representation
Disability Employment and Public Accounting: Extended Edition
A few weeks back, I asked several coworkers, friends, and former classmates if anyone would be interested in interviewing for my project. I told them that the official project would be a 3-minute audio story. For those interested, here is the original for comparison: I collected over 4 hours of raw audio. It turns out when you ask to interview people about a niche topic … Continue reading Disability Employment and Public Accounting: Extended Edition
Grieving At Work
Content Warning: The following blog post and video discuss sensitive topics like illness, death, and grief. Even though these subjects are a fact of life, they can be emotionally upsetting for some viewers. Theme: On August 4th, next week, I’ll be celebrating my mom’s 6th celestial birthday. And I miss her. Almost every person you meet is missing someone, or they will be one day. … Continue reading Grieving At Work
Grief in the Workplace: Video Rough Draft
Warning: This video and the following blog post deal with issues like cancer, disability, loss, and grief. I feel that these issues are a part of life, however, for some people, they may be emotionally distressing. Theme: I want to explore how grief and disability can be closely intertwined. Over the past few weeks, I have had conversations with individuals who still bear the psychological … Continue reading Grief in the Workplace: Video Rough Draft
Happy Hagfish’s Final Logo
Friends, this little hagfish has been on a journey. I found illustrator to be a real challenge, so when I initially drafted my logo, my process was to sit down and work until I came up with something that I liked. I was proud of my first draft, but it did need improvement. I’m grateful to my group members for their helpful, constructive criticism. Their … Continue reading Happy Hagfish’s Final Logo
Introducing The Happy Hagfish (aka Logo Rough Draft)
I found the illustrator tutorials to be exceptionally challenging, so when I decided to create my logo, I thought it might be helpful to practice by creating something fun. Inspiration struck in a strange place – I wanted to see if I could make a hagfish in adobe illustrator. Specifically, I wanted to design a happy hagfish: sweet, joyful, and a little goofy. First, I had to … Continue reading Introducing The Happy Hagfish (aka Logo Rough Draft)
Disability and Public Accounting
Living with a disability in the United States is hard and expensive. The National Disability Institute produced a research paper studying this inequality. Researchers determined that a household containing an adult with a disability that impacted their ability to work required about 28% more income to achieve the same standard of living than a household without a disabled individual. That amount is approximately $17,690 for … Continue reading Disability and Public Accounting
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