Delightful Reveal #53
A bi-weekly update on all things Flagrant
By
Joyce Hu
May 06, 2024
“Sorry, my left key doesn’t work because my cat has stepped on it too much.”
What we did:
- Thought deeply and consulted broadly about reorganizing all layers of our components on a project
- Welcomed our first three beta testers in the system, reviewed recording of our manually onboarding them to (1) capture usability errors and (2) inform future onboarding content
- Socialized a block diagram and flow diagram depicting a “linked record” concept, and wrote this up for prioritization on the roadmap
- Picked up flowers from the farm that fulfills our bi-weekly flower subscription
- Designed and presented an interim flow for users to be able to bulk add expenses to a quote from a template
- Presented a concept to a client that could solve a few of the product MVP’s friction points
- Using Javascript to prevent an error on auto form submission when a user clears a field
- Wrapped up RailsConf signage (digital and print)
- Worked (and working) on RailsConf slideshow slides and last-minute signage adjustments
- Accepted the role of Program Co-chair for RubyConf in Chicago in November
- Held meetings to build connections and explore potential opportunities
- Sent invitations to Madison+ Ruby Podcast guests and scheduled recordings
- Training Tracker business card redesigns got printed
- Had our first official Board meeting and took a bunch of notes
- Identified spring sprint themes starting with “Enchantment Under the Sea”
- Packing supplies for exhibiting at the Food Safety Summit in Chicago
What we’re reading:
- Gender Euphoria by Laura Kate Dale
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
- The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
- The Hare with the Amber Eyes
- Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
- The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
- Inciting Joy: Essays by Ross Gay
- Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam M. Grant
What we’re watching:
- X-Men ‘97
- Knuckles (TV Series)
- Fallout (and need a season 2 already!)
- Baby Reindeer
- Letterkenny (finished up, *sniff sniff*)
- Shogūn
- Ripley
- Will & Grace
- Doctor Slump
- Conan O’Brian Must Go
- Dr. Martin (season 6)
- Top Chef: Wisconsin
- Spirited Away
- Challengers
- The Green Planet
What we’re listening to:
- Hadestown soundtrack
- Florence and the Machine
- The Decemberists
- Zoë Keating: Possible (Live) on Youtube
- The Postal Service
- End of Beginning - Djo
- Smashing Pumpkins (extreme nostalgia levels)
- Pat Bentar’s Live Album
- Maestro by Seventeen
- Promise by Lee Mujin
- Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter
- Popcorn by D.O
- Tiny Desk Premiere: Otoboke Beaver
- L’Heptade by Harmonium
- EELS - Goldy (official audio) - from EELS TIME! - Out June 7, 2024
What we’re interested in:
- Printing music with CSS Grid
- Finally having a tier 4 character I’m interested in playing (Hexblade Warlock w/ Foresight)
- ReWilding the Internet
- A dial in the brain that regulates immune response
- Longest Ski Jump World Record (writeup)
- Learning more about the children’s book/book cover design world
- 6502 retro computer
What we’re struggling with:
- Pollen
- Closing on a house (the next one)
- Packing
- Hiccups
- Sore neck
- People not understanding what constitutes a peaceful protest (+1)
- Time is going by quickly
- Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone
- Testing all the things for new software design
- Planning for multiple timezones
What we’re buying:
- NFC tags
- Moving blankets galore
- New bed for Finn
- Some cute prints and stickers from ShooleyArt
- Plane tickets to Albany for Flagrant retreat
- Pachamama coffee
- Tickets to see Ateez in Chicago this summer
- Local coffee to exchange with other RailsConf attendees
- Bluetooth lapel microphones
What we’re celebrating:
- My formerly sprained ankle! Back to the gym.
- Closing on a house
- The birth of a Scrabble blanket
- Elbow has healed enough to climb!
- Sent invites to first guests for Madison+ Ruby Podcast
- Getting so many speakers (TBD!) & sponsors for Madison+ Ruby 2024!!
- A dog that’s almost done with her meds
- Finding out no one is using an old feature which means we don’t need to include it the new software design.
- A healing hairline fracture
- Going to RailsConf! (gotta pack!)
If you’re looking for a team to help you discover the right thing to build and help you build it, get in touch.