(she/her) Engineering manager for database things @Shopify, formerly @Etsy and @Bloomberg. BCS from @UWaterloo. I am not alternative rock band @ScarletDriveAU

Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2010
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When your code finally works
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Fun fact: the reason that \ acts like a line continuation in Bash is not because Bash added special support for line continuations, but rather because the \ is literally escaping the following newline character
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“oh nooo, I can’t share my dinner with the baby,” I cry as I douse my meal in hot sauce
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new little song: "The Re-Org Rag (I'm My Own VP)"
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Toria Gibbs retweeted
More players! More stories! More ways to chaos! ✨ The Sims 4 will be FREE to download across PC/Mac & Consoles on October 18! More updates to follow during a special Behind The Sims Summit stream: x.ea.com/74373
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the parenting books did not prepare me for how much food *i* would eat off the floor
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there's a portrait of me in my attic, and for every shitpost i make on twitter, it comments "Congratulations!!" on an ex-colleague's LinkedIn update
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my husband plays a game with our baby called “purple ghost” where he throws a purple blanket on top of her and that’s it. that’s the game. she fuckin loves it.
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things i call my baby that are not her name: honey bee, baby boo, bubbaloo, poopy mcpoopface, farty mcfartface, farts mcgee, farts mcgoo, toots mcgoots, guy smiley, smiles davis, smiley cyrus, princess, tiny overlord
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updated to add: miss lady, poopers, poopsiekins, droolie julie, droolie andrews, droolia styles
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I tried to say “slow loris” but my brain could only come up with “sleepy doofus”
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...at least they read the part of my LinkedIn profile that says I'm on parental leave
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2021 was my best and worst year. i grew new life inside of me. she is perfect! she is my greatest creation, my greatest love. then i almost died in childbirth and spent the rest of the year trying to recover from my greatest trauma. in 2022 i resolve to be gentle with myself.
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All I want for Christmas is: ✔️ Free rapid tests & N95s for everyone ✔️ Vaccine equity for poorer nations ✔️ Permanent paid sick days for workers ✔️ Safe housing for unhoused people Merry Christmas Eve. Sending love & light to all and to all, a good night. 🎄🎁
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you’ve heard of the elf on the shelf, now get ready for…
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Thinking about that time I was pregnant and had to attend every scan and appointment alone
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when i meet people’s spouses, i’m going to start going, “aaaw, is it your first?” the way they do to me about my baby
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