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@irungracepace
Hello world
Hey everyone! Checking in~ Saw a lot of people migrate back to Tumblr after all the Twitter news. Do y'all use Tumblr?
I've actually been much more active on Instagram lately - https://www.instagram.com/irungracepace/
Might start being active here again! So much of my high school and some college life is here. All the running memories. Can't just leave that behind~
Hello, Tumblr + Update
Hey everyone! It's been over 2 years since I last logged on... I've actually been back to running. I might come back to posting! I had to leave Tumblr for a while because I needed some time to move on from my past self (this blog was a huge part of my life in high school + early college). Does anyone still use Tumblr?
Since I've last posted in 2019, a lot has happened. I'm now working full-time as a Product/UX designer at a large games company, founded a 32,000+ member design community (Design Buddies), started running again (training for half and full marathons), and have been doing more art (illustration + 3D design).
Meanwhile, I've been active on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter + exploring some forms of "micro" blogging.
I hope y'all are doing well!!
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Hello Tumblr! First time posting here since 2019... does anyone still use Tumblr? :O Iām mainly on Instagram (+ LinkedIn, Twitter, Discord haha) if youād like to connect me there~!Ā https://www.instagram.com/irungracepace/
Update
Hi friends! Itās been a while since I posted here :0 I donāt know if people still use tumblr. I might start posting here again š
A lot of life updates since the last time I posted Iām in September 2019 - changed my career focus 3 times in the last 5 years (now doing product and UX design/art), am finally feeling happy, started my own business (making merch from my art to sell at conventions and online), started running again, in graduate school now, and more.
Iāve been updating my instagrams more! Feel free to connect there :) Personal one is @irungracepace, art @candyleaf_, food art @graceful.food, boba adventures @cafe.owo
I made my first enamel pin - Lychee Cat, an original design by me. Here is a video of the reflections and front/back! Iām also excited to announce my own sole proprietorship - Candyleaf Designs. I sell enamel pins, acrylic charms, and vinyl stickers (will add more items soon) on Etsy and at conventions (next ones - Lynbrook Craft Fair (November) and Sac Anime (January))!
My artist name, Candyleaf, symbolizes the inspirations from pastel colors and nature in my art. Iāve been using this name since 2012 when I first started my Deviantart and have been using it as my name in games.
Details: āæ Hard enamel with black nickel plating āæ Durable rubber clutches āæ Height: 2 inches āæ Ships in a protective bubble mailer with a handwritten personalized note to you!
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/candyleaf
I turn 22 today, and year 21 has been one of the most eventful years of my life. I took many risks, dealt with choosing beggars and emotional manipulation, experienced burnout, and overall became more bold as a person. I truly learned how to stand up for myself and value myself and my work from those experiences.
I also started to ask myself, āwhy not?ā I interviewed and got offers from jobs in which I had less than half of the requirements for due to my career focus change, got offers, and reached out to anyone I wanted to talk to. After all, the worst that could happen is a rejection which gives me the opportunity to move on and learn from my experiences to continue growing as a person.
Hereās to a future of taking more calculated risks, taking no bullshit, following my passions and supporting myself through them, and going beyond my own and societyās expectations because why not?
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Journey back to running - 6th run back!
Mango green tea boba tea š„šµš
Work in progress āØ
I debuted at my first convention today as an artist vendor at Kin-Yoobi Con! It was a fun experience and I made many new friends and reconnected with friends.
Iām excited to vend at more conventions! Next task for me in my art side career is to open an online shop! Iām excited to keep taking risks and learning about new careers/hobbies! āØ
My art IG: https://www.instagram.com/candyleaf_/
āŖMy shop is open for business tomorrow at Kin-Yoobi Con in Union City, CA! āØā¬
Beach running ~
Iāll be tabling in the Artist Alley of Kin-Yoobi Com in Union City this Sunday 8/11 from 11 am - 5 pm and selling some merchandise of my art (stickers, charms, and prints). Many of my designs are from my in-class doodles that I turned into illustrations. Feel free to stop by and hang out!
This will be my first time tabling and selling art at an event. Iām really excited since Iāve always wanted to do this and finally had time to plan out the logistics. Hereās a preview of what I have! :D
Secret code for a free small sticker is āMitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell uwuā
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Butterfly peaflower lime boba tea š«
My Experince With a Manipulative Start-Up
I recently cut my ties to an abusive and emotionally manipulative start-up as a part time game developer. Hereās my story:
I was at a networking event and made a friend who has a start-up which writes cases studies and develops a virtual reality game to educate corporations on me too situations. Even though Iāve never personally been through any sexual harassment/discrimination as a woman in engineering, I support preventing those situations.
I was interested in knowing more about the company and the next thing, I was hired. I joined the start up as a part time game developer back in April/May 2019. The start-up began in October 2018 and didnāt even have a business plan - just a 20% filled template with some brainstorming. I thought it would be a good experience learning about how to grow a company and learn more about the whole situation.
Unfortunately, the reality of the company wasnāt as sunshine and rainbows as how the co-founder made it seem. It wasnāt until after I expressed interest in joining that the co-founder told me that the role is un-paid. Since she was āso nice,ā I didnāt want to turn her down.
On top of that, they had no game project to show for or even a organized description of the game (literally just a scene in unity with a character from the asset store that moves around with the asset store rigs with three pieces of furniture from the asset store). Their project management was also missing, so they literally had to ask me to teach them project management and communication/teamwork skills using Trello/SCRUM. Additionally, I was asked to work on the front-end part of their website on top of their game. I agreed to work extra with no compensation or agreement of compensation because they were āso nice.ā
During these past two months, Iāve seen two people quit out of the 7 total people. Half the people donāt even regularly show up to meetings (and say that they canāt make the meeting like 5 mins after it starts) and I was asked to attend all of the meetings (5 hours a week of just meetings total when actually half the time Iām sharing my screen and showing them how to organize a project, use Unity, or design UI/UX all while unpaid) I wouldnāt mind working for them as itās also good experience doing more things. However, the thing is that they keep changing their mind about things so I feel like this is going nowhere that every time I receive a message about the start-up, I cringe and feel uncomfortable.
On top of that, I am at least 5 years younger than everyone at the start-up. As a recent college graduate, I have little experience compared to them so they decided to take advantage of my background. I previously did not know that signing an unpaid contract (not even equity/stocks for the ācompanyā when Iām doing all this work for free) was a red flag because they were ākind people.ā
They also know that Iām very involved with school organizations/extracurriculars and have larger networks outside of school than them, so they asked me to reach out to my network to see if anyone is interested in investing and working for them. I thought this was all fine because they were āso niceā as they continued to over-complement everything about my work and background as they added more tasks for me. I felt like I owed them my knowledge and experience because of the way they complemented me.
This start-up has abused my time, energy, skills, assets, and network by emotionally persuading me to give them all this free labor and knowledge/tutorials with no agreement of compensation. They manipulated my emotions into believing that they are āgood people.ā I felt so guilty and mean speaking up about this for months because I thought they were āso niceā and didnāt want to make them ālook badā when they just sweet-talked to me for my assets. This is so ironic as the start-upās mission statement is to create a safe and non-toxic workplace. I should have listened to my gut feeling.
I thank my family and my MapleStory M guild, Era, for talking me about this situation right when I needed it the most, encouraging me to know my worth, and giving me courage to quit the company and speak up about my experiences.
Itās hard to see in the moment, but looking back, this was a valuable life lesson. Now, Iām ready to open up and be honest about what really happened.
Oatmeal featuring Rilakkima and bear golden kiwis āØš„