December

• Wrote everyday for two weeks straight because of final papers and revisions for our CHI 2026 paper, [redacted]

  • Lesson learned: Writing everyday is mentally possible but physically painful without the right peripherals. Pack your nice keyboard!!

• Applied for summer 2026 research internships at Adobe, Google, and Microsoft

November

• [redacted] is given a Revise and Resubmit decision for CHI 2026

September — A month of many first’s!

• First day of my HCDE PhD journey

• First publication submission (CHI 2026)

• First party in the first home we own