Rebecca Michelle

NOLA-born Storyteller. Adventurer. Designer.

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Tempted to write a tell-all about the past year I had to expose the evils of the corporate world, but I’m exhausted

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Photos and videos from the past few days

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

I don't usually post on social media anymore, but there is currently a natural disaster happening that doesn't seem to be covered efficiently by any mainstream news source.

On Friday, March 20, due to historic heavy rain across Hawaii's islands, residents of the North Shore of Oahu in Waialua and Haleiwa woke up at 2am to flash flood waters rushing into their homes without warning. Emergency alarms didn’t sound until 4:30am, hours after some people were already trapped in the flood because of landslides, unable to evacuate. My husband and I woke up to that alarm, and we immediately evacuated with minimal time to pack belongings. We thought the alarm sounded to warn us about a dam breaking, a warning we got the weekend before. As we were driving down the block, we saw homes being swept away in the river nearby.

Over the past few days, I’ve seen disaster that feels reminiscent of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Families have lost their homes, businesses, and everything inside them. Entire neighborhoods were flooded with mud, in some places up to 7 feet.

While government response has fallen short, neighbors and local businesses have stepped in to care for one another—bringing in heavy equipment, clearing debris, and helping families begin the overwhelming process of rebuilding.

Even now, more flooding is happening. Rivers are overflowing in Manoa, turning streets into fast-moving, downhill currents right outside people’s homes.

My family is safe, and I’m incredibly grateful. But so many others are devastated.

If you’ve ever loved visiting Hawaii, or hope to one day, please consider supporting the families who have lost so much. They need help.

Here’s a Google spreadsheet with Gofundme and Venmo links to raise money for the affected families across all islands (vetted by local community members and updated hourly): https://t.co/LxzWGFVaXi

Anything helps 🙏 God bless

If you cannot donate at this time, please consider sharing this post so others are aware of what's happening. Thank you!

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

@Nickhex7 This, my friends, is what we in Hawaii call a “fockin dommie”

[Web Bae @WebIsBae]

This is what keeping the internet running looks like.

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Sick keynote by @GuyKawasaki during Honolulu Tech Week! Looking forward to tomorrow 🤙🏼

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Just a reminder to unplug when you can and recharge 🩵

[kasey @kaseyklimes]

my favorite new york social code is when a lone person needs to get a stroller up the subway stairs.

nearly instantly, a stranger picks up the other end of the stroller,
helps carry it up, then departs as quickly as they appeared.
no words are exchanged. eye contact is minimal.

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

I don’t understand why people are sometimes ashamed to like country music. Some coworkers call it a guilty pleasure. It’s so wholesome. Why you gotta be guilty?

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

I just got a mechanical keyboard with customized LED lights. It's done wonders for my productivity hearing, "clack, clack, clack" while typing and seeing neon rainbow keys :D

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

I've been seeing so many more independent animators lately sharing short and long-form work. Fire. I'm loving it so much

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Fun fact for my Louisiana friends - Hawaii LOVES Raisin’ Canes which was founded on LSU’s campus. I’ve seen more Canes than Popeyes. This makes me smile.

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Fascinating

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Quantum entanglement may generate consciousness.

🧵1/13

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

5 things i'd tell my 18-year-old self

[Ricky @rickyrobinett]

What can an 8-year-old build in 45 minutes with the assistance of AI?

My daughter has been learning to code with @cursor_ai and it's mind-blowing🤯

Here are highlights from her second coding session. In 45 minutes she built a chatbot powered by @CloudflareDev Workers AI 👀

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

I’ve learned a few things while working on growth teams over the past ~8 years.

A couple things I’m sure of:

1. Consistent & collaborative ideation rituals are key for seeing frequent wins.

2. You’ll spin wheels until experimentation practices/preferences are clear.

[Rebecca Michelle @becmk]

Not me being in my mid-30s and still having to Google the difference between 12am and 12pm 🥲