Author: Secure, In Style
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Even the Quiet Ones Still Want to be Remembered
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Even though I’ve been seeing a bit of hatred and poo-pooing of GenAI (like ChatGPT or Copilot), I have to say that it’s been IMMENSELY beneficial to me—almost like a saving grace of sorts—in helping me rediscover my inspiration and creativity. Additionally, it has been almost invaluable in helping me…
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Weekly Style Recap: May 12-16, 2025
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Hey all, happy Fri-yay! 🥳 Ready for the weekend? I am! I’ve got a conference to prep for (only attending—NOT presenting 😅), and still have to put together outfits and get things packed. If any of you happen to be attending the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals conference, I’d love…
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My Cybersecurity Era: Speak Now
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I’ve always been in tech. From the days of tinkering with the Commodore 64 in my childhood bedroom, to delivering computer equipment to small businesses, to running Y2K tests for a public school system (yep, that was a thing!)—I was there, learning, exploring, growing. I’ve worked at help desks, supported…
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The Emptiness Machine
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Featured Image by Jr Korpa on Unsplash For those who may know me well, I’ve always believed that certain songs don’t just sound beautiful—they feel like they were written from inside your own heart. After having the fortune to see Linkin Park last week (oh god, has it been a…
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Weekly Style Recap: May 5-9, 2025
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Yay, Friday is finally here! it’s been a DAY today. Nothing too bad, just very busy with meetings and stressful things, and sapping away my emotional energy today. I’m tired. Need rest. My emotions have still been running pretty high and raw from the concert on Tuesday. OH MY GOD,…
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Among The Echoes
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Tonight, I had the absolute privilege and pleasure to attend the Linkin Park concert in Raleigh. Let me tell you, the concert was AMAZING. I dare say it was close to life-altering. I can’t even put it into words exactly, but I’m certainly going to try. Tonight, I cried more…
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Weekly Style Recap: Apr. 28-May 2, 2025
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Hey all, we’ve finally made it to another Friday. 🎉 This one comes particularly sweet, as my back has been very achy-breaky today. I just can’t seem to catch any relief, no matter how I sit/stand/stretch. Guess I’ll go home and take some pills. 🙃 On the ChatGPT front, I…
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Weekly Style Recap: Apr. 21-25, 2025
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Hey all, happy finally Friday!! 😄 I can’t believe that April is almost over. ALREADY. What is up with that?? Isn’t time supposed to slow down or something as you get older, instead of speeding up? That’s some messed up stuff right there. I guess one good thing about it…
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Weekly Style Recap: Apr. 14-18, 2025
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Happy Saturday! Yeah, I’m a little bit late getting this up, but better late than never, right? I’ve also been spending an inordinate amount of time resting my back. For those of you who haven’t heard it yet, I hurt my back Monday morning while taking my outfit pictures. Doing…
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I Asked ChatGPT to Get to Know Me
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Confession time: I had never really used ChatGPT, or any of the other AI tools out there. In fact, I don’t even know HOW MANY different tools are out there, because I never really used any of them. I simply could not get my brain wrapped around the concept. I…
