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Wise people always say, “Never be the smartest person in the room,” so we’ve got that covered!!
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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).
Free Lunch and Furrowed Frolicking to the Aesthetic of Caring about Climate Change
TLDR: Author spends a full day at a climate-tech coworking space attending startup pitches on drones, batteries, and waste-to-hydrogen, but finds the scene dominated by performative activism, drinking culture, and founders more interested in extracting money than solving climate problems.
Proposing to the White House: Unmasking Manipulation Through AI Education
TLDR: Kelly submits her final proposal to the White House AI innovation contest, pitching an AI-powered content awareness tool that teaches K-12 students to recognize digital manipulation in real-time rather than simply censoring content.
Entertaining Human Degradation at an Otherwise Wholesome Kids Festival
TLDR: The author attends a free kids festival with great activities but is disturbed by one band's performance, which she noticed contained clusters of sexualized symbolism, inappropriate language, and grooming-adjacent aesthetics that have no place in children's entertainment.
Will the SEC Finally Capitulate to the Inescapable Grip of Diamond Hands? An MMTLP Press Conference Confronting Years of Regulatory Negligence and Collusion
TLDR: Author live-blogs an MMTLP press conference held outside the SEC in DC, where retail investors and advocates detail how FINRA allowed unauthorized trading, froze shareholders' positions, and colluded with Wall Street to cover up naked short selling affecting tens of thousands of investors.
Virtually Visiting the White House Again: One Final Week to Perfect my Proposal
TLDR: The author attends a virtual White House office-hours session for an AI education competition, gathering advice on proposal formatting, rubric strategy, and submission logistics as she finalizes her AI-for-youth education proposal before the deadline.
Scorched by Six Supportless Dicks at Xfinity Hell
TLDR: A frustrated rant about spending 12+ hours over four days dealing with six Xfinity customer service agents who ghosted, overcharged, shut off her phone, and broke every promise -- a case study in how terrible corporate customer service has become.
Practicing Proposals for the White House: AI Education Solutions for Youth
TLDR: The author participates in White House office hours to refine her AI education challenge proposal, gathering feedback on formatting and strategy as she develops her youth-focused AI learning platform concept.
Can’t Stop Being Obsessed with GameStop: 2025 Awards Show Reaction Blog
TLDR: The author live-blogs her enthusiastic reaction to GameStop's 2025 Awards Show on Twitter, celebrating the gaming community's humor and culture while balancing dinner and parenting duties before rushing out to pick up her daughter.
The Best Vibes from the White House Office Hours Regarding AI EDU 4 YOUTH
TLDR: The author finally attends White House-affiliated office hours for an AI education competition for youth, finding the breakout rooms welcoming and well-organized, and learns she qualifies as a homeschool educator to submit a project.
First Time Home Buyer, Again? Let’s Learn
TLDR: The author attends a first-time homebuyer seminar covering pre-qualification, down payment assistance programs, the seven steps to getting your keys, and market statistics, realizing how many financial resources exist that most people never learn about.
Back to Artificial Events (Intelligently)
TLDR: Kelly attends two AI events in one evening -- a women-in-tech founder panel on fundraising and product-market fit, followed by a career-focused talk on upskilling with AI, domain expertise, and managing your own career trajectory in the age of automation.
Tagalong for Tagalog and a Sculpture of Culture
TLDR: The author drops into a Filipino cultural holiday celebration featuring dancing, food, crafts, and community, enjoying the authentic festive atmosphere after skipping a 400-person friendsgiving.
America’s Got No Talent Illuminating the Zoo? Wo 不知道?
TLDR: A review of the annual holiday lights event at the Seattle zoo, which featured stunning illuminations but a puzzling, unmarked Chinese acrobatic talent show. The post critiques the lack of transparency in marketing the performance and calls for more diversity and honesty in how the zoo presents its entertainment.
Buskwoman Begins: No Tax on Tips?
TLDR: After receiving compliments on her singing during a hospital stay, Kelly buys a guitar and starts legally busking downtown Seattle, reflecting on bravery, the "no tax on tips" policy, frugal living, and her creative renaissance era.
Hailing Hinds’ Feet Post-Dancing with Depends
TLDR: A deeply personal reflection post covering Kelly's refocused mission on financial literacy, child protection, and MOASS advocacy, alongside vague but emotional references to crossing national borders and a stay in a mental health facility where she found healing through vulnerability, dance parties, and structured care.
Casual Non-Emergency Public Service Announcement: Why is Linkedy So Spooked Out by my Human Trafficking Post? Then? Off to the White House’s AI 4 Youth Office Hours
TLDR: A quick post about LinkedIn glitching suspiciously when the author tried to investigate who viewed her human trafficking awareness post, before heading off to the White House AI Education for Youth office hours.
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.
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