Ivy Evergreen here. I'm a punk & DIYer. The Know your neighbor, make things that matter to you and your community, and be self sustaining kind of punk. I created bay.lgbt, a low-maintenance events board that aims to de-centralize queer events in my communities away from corporate monoliths (get off Instagram. Please). I'm also working to create sustainable human-centered online communities to preserve humanity in a post-enshittified internet.
My everyday work is in games, partly because games shaped me, and partly because I have a pesky demon that propels me to touch many disciplines, from drawing to animating to making music to programming to film. I'm the current Lead Programmer & Lead Technical Artist of Beat, Heart, Beat. I also do 3D modeling and cinematography for the game's footage with early 2000's camcorders.
I had a 3-year stint studying causes of rare heart diseases as an academic geneticist. While I never hope to step foot in academia again, I believe understanding and autonomy of one's biology is important.
However, no knowledge of X or technical ability in Y can ever replace soul- our imperfections, our struggles, and our stories. The context that brings meaning to our lives. And trust me, there's so many stories left to tell. Never let them take away your soul.