I'm Q!
Designer. Maker.
Systems thinker.

I love scrappy ideas, steady progress, and solving problems — making hard things easier so we can work better together.
Self portrait, sketched
Writing

Streak

Started with one step. Ended with 203. Streaks don’t last forever—but the muscle does. Sometimes you stop running just to remember why you started.

October 31, 2025
October 31, 2025
Streak

Breadcrumbs

Little crumbs of thought. Tiny sparks of curiosity. Leave them. Because someday, they’ll glow — guiding you back home, or forward into something new.

October 30, 2025
October 31, 2025
Breadcrumbs

Crickets

The room goes quiet. No applause. No reaction. Just crickets. That doesn’t mean it didn’t matter. Some of your best work will land without a sound.

October 29, 2025
October 31, 2025
Crickets

AoE

Every action has a radius. Some ripple quietly. Others detonate. Our decisions shape more than we expect—and we feel it most when the blast hits.

October 28, 2025
October 31, 2025
AoE

When

Behind every turning point is a moment that doesn’t always get noticed—when we stop waiting, stop circling, and quietly decide: this is it.

October 27, 2025
October 31, 2025
When

Chilly Sunday

Brrr...

October 26, 2025
October 31, 2025
Chilly Sunday

Rollerblades

It’s not the falls we remember. It’s the things we never gave a real chance.

October 25, 2025
October 31, 2025
Rollerblades

P0

Plans shift. Priorities bend. Another P0 shows up out of nowhere. The question isn’t what’s urgent—it’s whether you can lead when the map changes.

October 24, 2025
October 24, 2025
P0

Loop

Turns out muscle memory applies to writing, too. This post showed up like, “Hey, remember me?” I didn’t. But here we are.

October 23, 2025
October 24, 2025
Loop

Gravity

It’s not what the thing does. It’s what it means. Value isn’t measured in specs — it’s measured in orbit.

October 22, 2025
October 24, 2025
Gravity

Sketch

Sketching isn’t a phase of work — it’s a practice of motion. A way to make space for bad ideas so the good ones have somewhere to land.

October 21, 2025
October 24, 2025
Sketch

Manualness

Automation makes things faster. But the manual moments — the ones that make you stop and choose — are what keep you present, aware, and in control.

October 20, 2025
October 24, 2025
Manualness

Custodial Sunday

Some days aren’t about progress — they’re about upkeep. The slow, steady care that lets everything else do what it’s meant to do.

October 19, 2025
October 19, 2025
Custodial Sunday

Diving Boards

The hard part isn’t the splash. It’s the climb, the wait, the trembling pause before you jump. Courage shows up right there — in the hesitation.

October 18, 2025
October 19, 2025
Diving Boards

Misc

Every system needs a shadow side. The messy drawer, the temp folder, the “misc.” That’s not failure — that’s how your order stays alive.

October 17, 2025
October 19, 2025
Misc

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