Hi there, I’m Ky.

For a long time, I’ve been yearning for a quiet place on the internet to share. A space that I can tend to over time, and watch it grow alongside me.

I want a space that’s free from the dread that comes with the modern version of sharing online. I want this place to feel like it lives in my hands. Small and infrequent. Unfinished and flexible. Definitely not for everyone — just for those who love me (hiyyyeee), or for the well-intentioned and curious (howdy).

I don’t quite know what I’ll put here yet. A fleeting thought that normally would have fossilized on Twitter. A photo I stared at for hours and still couldn’t decide if it was good. An opinion I was too tired to argue about. Half a sentence from a dream. A dissertation on the latest unhinged thing I read on Reddit. A video edit buried five years worth of finder levels deep. A rant. A revelation. A recipe! We will see.

Three things I do know:

First, I have many interests. So many that I often get anxious thinking about how little time we have to explore everything. I’m also a professional, practicing software designer. One who is both deeply familiar with and poisoned by what it means to build a career in design, exist inside big tech, and navigate a system I often fantasize about escaping while still loving the craft itself.

Second, I’ve been trying to stop splitting my identity into creative fragments. A designer here, a thinker there, an artist somewhere else. My professional experience doesn’t end where my personal creative pursuits start, and vice versa. Everything I think, feel, and create is tangled up together. So while I don’t know exactly what I’ll share here, I do know I want it to be kaleidoscopic, disorganized, and perhaps even a little bit nonsensical. This is exactly what it feels like to be me, though you’d be pressed to guess it.

Third, this won’t be a personal diary. It will be a space for sharing what is tickling my brain in whatever form that takes. I am sure the themes you see here will vary, from the absurd to the serious. And yes, you will catch glimpses of my life in the cracks, especially as I draw inspiration from my own experiences, but if you’re here with prying intent, please know that I’ve already thwarted you dear reader; the tea has long been buried.

So, take this as a little letter of introduction from me to you. I’m really glad you’re here.

If you’d like to say hello, please reach out: kylie [at] kylietimpani.com.