Nikky Southerland

Seattle denizen.
Creates artisanal code.
Photographs and writes.

Posted 2 days ago

Sure sounds like SPD just got tired of creating a fortress in the middle of Capitol Hill and used tear gas to disrupt the crowd before chasing them away screaming. They're quickly demobilizing squads because they've had a long night.

Posted 2 days ago

SPD's commanders sound exhausted on their radio talkgroups. Tired police get twitchy. Make mistakes. Escalate.

Posted 2 days ago

SPD is treating protestors with umbrellas as threats. The very presence of them in the protest is amping SPD up.

Blogging

I've been writing at my blog for 16 years now at nykida.net . There's no particular theme. I usually write about space, travel, and culture.

Technical Books on the Apollo Program: A Reading List Posted 11 months ago

Improving Writing Posted 12 months ago

Talk Talk Posted about 1 year ago

Photography

I picked up taking pictures in High School. My favorite genres are infrastructure, cities, nature, and wildlife. Shooting with a Pixel 3 and Canon 6D. All of my work is available free of charge with a Creative Commons license.

Nikky's Flickr

Traveling

I started traveling on my own during college and haven't stopped since. I've visited Italy, France, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Belize, Mexico, Canada, and Honduras.

I work as a full stack web developer at a European travel company. Currently specializing in the Ruby on Rails framework and data integration with a particular interest in shaping customer experiences.

Software Engineer

I have a Bachelor of Arts from University of Washington in Seattle, and majored in Law, Societies, and Justice with minors in Political Science and Human Rights.

University of Washington

Minerva

I live with a cat named Minerva. Her primary skills are cuddling and hissing at everyone not named "Nikky." She's not particularly great at hunting the bugs around my apartment and usually spends her days chirping at the crows that perch outside my windows.

Seattle

Seattle has been homefor the past 14 years. Much as changed over the years, but the water and mountains remain constants. Being a Washington native, I don't mind the grey skies and rainy seasons.

site@nikkysoutherland.com

Contact Me

Site created by Nikky Southerland with help from Ruby on Rails, Zerb Foundation, and Font Awesome.