Happy 2012

Time flies, days pass, and another new year approaches, with the very late holiday greetings!

It has been a crazy year that flew by fast. It’s also an extraordinary hard year. But all’s well that ends well.

My mom is doing great after her gallstone laser operation. My dad still plays ping pong in his spare time, and won several province-wide matches. Many of my good friends have had their new-borns in this year of the Rabbit. So happy for them; and I’ve been upgraded to an auntie too!

I’ve been traveling a lot, as usual. With three international trips in a year, United decided to upgrade me on every flight I flew with them, so I quite enjoy being a loyal customer.

Work has been treating me well; cannot complain about free buffet lunches, and working with a bunch of fun and creative latte makers and yeti (our new stuffed animal toy at work) lovers.

I’m wholeheartedly thankful and appreciative and thank you all… for your love, care, support and understanding; and I would also like to extend very warm wishes to you and your families for a happy and healthy new year!

UX Intensive Takeaways in Action: it’s this Thursday at AppFolio!

If you were wondering if we still have any more meetups in 2011, yes we do! It’s this Thursday 12/8 at AppFolio. If you didn’t make it to the last meetup event and are wondering how well it went, it was a blast – we had almost 50 turnouts and people loved the talk and the food!

The December meetup will be hosted by AppFolio, Inc., and the speaker is Jaimi (J.J.) Kercher. Inspired by the working activities that make this 4-day workshop so – well – intense, J.J. in this hands-on event will cover a few key takeaways from Adaptive Path’s UX Intensive in Chicago this past October. Using some tools introduced at the workshop, together we’ll tackle “All Things UX” on a hypothetical project, following all the key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Information Architecture and Interaction Design.  Come ready to roll up your sleeves and have some fun!

Date: Thursday December 8th, 2011
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Venue: AppFolio. 50 Castilian Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 (Across the street from the old building. They just moved. )

Please RSVP at meetup.com/sb-ux-meetup, or by replying to this blog. We need a headcount to know the portion of food to order (thanks to AppFolio for sponsoring food!). And to keep an eye for any group updates or upcoming meetups, you may:

Sign up the SB UXMeetup Group at meetup.com/sb-ux-meetup
Follow us at twitter @sb_ux
Join our Linkedin Group
Like us on our community Facebook page and you can check out the previous meetup photos.

Doesn’t matter if you are in UX: come join us for the conversation, food, and opportunities. Two friends of mine found their jobs through this networking channel, you never know!