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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary about the experience of attending top-industry events as an outsider trying to learn. I document what is said (and not said).
Peace in Portland, Thanks to Teddy
TLDR: A short emotional farewell to Portland after a walking tour, with mixed feelings about leaving the city and cryptic reflections on how much it has changed.
MOTHER WOLF TARGETS: Landfill Avoidance, Fashion Passion, The ‘Snowpiercer’ Breakdown, Orphanage Reflections, and Bean Farm Memories (Upon the Ma’amtrak Express)
TLDR: Kelly documents a train trip covering topics from landfill avoidance and fashion sustainability to orphanage reflections and gaming nostalgia, weaving together personal stories about parenting, travel observations, and cultural commentary.
Can Not Stop, Will Not Stop: The First Ever “Pull Party”…?
TLDR: A chaotic and comedic account of the author trying to attend GameStop's first-ever Pokemon "Pull Party" event, bouncing between two store locations where staff didn't know about the event, broke their own rules by picking winners early, and ultimately failed to deliver the advertised experience.
Pledge Signed, But Still Wondering… Who is Vetting Imagery in our Country’s AI-for-Youth Content? Are We Pre-"Year of Depends"?
TLDR: Kelly signs the White House AI Education pledge and critiques the lack of oversight in AI-generated youth content imagery, shares her own edutainment projects (fairytale rewrites, AI literacy songs), and documents how AI chatbots dismissed her pattern-recognition concerns before admitting their training biases.
Reverse-Halloween
TLDR: Kelly and her daughter invented "Reverse Halloween" where they walked around town giving candy to strangers instead of collecting it, sparking reflections on why holiday culture normalizes fear and whether trunk-or-treat events at churches should rethink their spooky themes around kids.
One by Sea, Two at Cruise, Three with Drone
TLDR: A triple-event day covering an underwhelming kelp innovation showcase, a Seattle port cruise tour learning about shipping logistics and tariff impacts on agriculture, and an impressive drone company demo showcasing SWAT and law enforcement drone technology.
My Turn to Speak at the Maybe Mayor’s Breakfast: Vulnerable Youth Need Stable Parents/Homes… NOT “Offsite Weekly City-Sponsored Meetups” for High Schoolers (Middle Schoolers Welcome, Too)…!?
TLDR: Kelly attends a mayoral candidate's community breakfast event, sharing her perspective on vulnerable youth needing stable homes rather than city-sponsored offsite meetups, while reflecting on local government outreach and leadership.
Theorizing Global Logistics: One Law-Led Maritime Panel at a Time
TLDR: Notes from maritime law panels covering global shipping investments, US-China shipyard competition, tariffs, trade wars, and long-term infrastructure planning, connecting it to Kelly's theories about e-commerce and global trade futures.
Ai Concordance Avant le ‘Harvest Gala’ Commoners’ Section
TLDR: Author attends an AI ethics event at a local university covering tech, education, and healthcare, then scooters to a harvest gala's "commoners section" at a cool Seattle building, enjoying food and a fireplace but skipping detailed notes due to time pressure.
Encores of Excellence, Claps, and Critiques Departing the Mars Observation (& Skate) Deck
TLDR: The author's final day at a Mars Society convention in LA features talks on Mars mission timelines (18-30 years out), ESA's plans, NASA budget threats from DOGE, and a passionate closing speech defending space exploration, interspersed with personal reflections from Venice Beach skateparks.
Stop and Smell the Roses Pre-Plee for Martian Metanoia
TLDR: Notes from a Mars Society banquet dinner featuring a keynote by a NASA rover engineer who shared decades of Mars exploration history, from the first crayon-colored digital images to modern rovers. The evening closed with a passionate speech from the organization's founder rallying attendees to fight proposed NASA science budget cuts and defend space exploration funding.
Human Trafficking in Transit to Mars: La Trampa de Pleasure Obsesión
TLDR: Kelly transcribes a disturbing overheard bus conversation about human trafficking networks, institutional infiltration, and exploitation, then uses AI tools to analyze and map the systemic funnel of trafficking from recruitment to control.
Skater-Befriendment, Pre-Mars Arrival, Roses, and Rebooking
TLDR: Author attends multiple Mars and space travel speeches (two speakers no-showed), befriends a skateboarder, visits a free museum and rose garden, then abandons a cat-filled hostel due to allergies and rebooks accommodations while improvising her travel plans.
Aye’, I’m off to L.A. for Ai & far Beyond
TLDR: Author travels to LA for an AI image-generation workshop near Venice Beach, watches skateboarding, tries out a new AI creative tool, and has an uncomfortable encounter with a drunk crypto bro who aggressively dismisses her investments.
The Journey to Mars: Reflections while Literally Flying to See Not-Literally Mars, Again!
TLDR: Stream-of-consciousness reflections written on a budget flight to LA for the Mars Society annual conference, covering trip planning, entrepreneurial hustle on a tight budget, a packed schedule mixing Mars lectures with Venice Beach skateboarding, and personal goals for building educational content.
The Weekly Leadership Post I Said I Wouldn’t Make
TLDR: A detailed recap of a weekly leadership course covering active listening levels, the difference between implicit and explicit expectations, how unspoken expectations erode accountability and trust, and practical frameworks for turning assumptions into clear communication.
Hirin’ Homage Hangout w/ Leadership @ Lunch
TLDR: A jam-packed day attending a hiring festival, a leadership skills class, and working on tutoring worksheets, where the author multitasks between events and has a meaningful encounter advising a developer to think about purpose over job titles.
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