kaz
@karenkaz.com
Chicago: Belmont Cragin, #bikechi, CTA rants
Personal: greyhounds, cats, homeownership, sometimes sports
Work: marketing, data, analytics, nonprofits, city planning nerd
Personal: greyhounds, cats, homeownership, sometimes sports
Work: marketing, data, analytics, nonprofits, city planning nerd
anyway, I continue to find data that is fucked up in our system (these posts brought to you by eventually discovering 9 people who have two current subscriptions for the same product) which is why our data architect said this to me last week
![screenshot of a Teams message reading "Karen, I think we should have put you in charge of validating the [redacted] data."
I laughing-emoji reacted to it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m7riluqhzcsv7f26fcuwgmc7/bafkreiavtihvvz5kbfpvhjwkexdjsxlx2gjysqlmyov2ghnfwut32zf6le@jpeg)
December 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
anyway, I continue to find data that is fucked up in our system (these posts brought to you by eventually discovering 9 people who have two current subscriptions for the same product) which is why our data architect said this to me last week
in my defense this is what building that filter looks like in hubspot. you can choose 'is more than' or 'is less than', and 'days from now' or 'days ago'.
(there are other options too, but 'is more than' and 'is less than' are the only ones where you can use a relative date.)
(there are other options too, but 'is more than' and 'is less than' are the only ones where you can use a relative date.)
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
in my defense this is what building that filter looks like in hubspot. you can choose 'is more than' or 'is less than', and 'days from now' or 'days ago'.
(there are other options too, but 'is more than' and 'is less than' are the only ones where you can use a relative date.)
(there are other options too, but 'is more than' and 'is less than' are the only ones where you can use a relative date.)
the one thing that may hold up my ability to get more data skills and therefore a promotion (here or elsewhere) is my brain absolutely always wants to pick the incorrect way to "End date is more than 0 days ago."
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
the one thing that may hold up my ability to get more data skills and therefore a promotion (here or elsewhere) is my brain absolutely always wants to pick the incorrect way to "End date is more than 0 days ago."
“speeding is fine” is in the discourse and gotta love this reply in one of the threads. sorry hun, your car cannot defy the laws of physics and your brain can’t react any faster than it can react.
December 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“speeding is fine” is in the discourse and gotta love this reply in one of the threads. sorry hun, your car cannot defy the laws of physics and your brain can’t react any faster than it can react.
This was the pic that got him on cuteness overload (for “Nosevember”)
December 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This was the pic that got him on cuteness overload (for “Nosevember”)
Blink Dog was featured on the cuteness overload blog back in its heyday which was always a source of pride. my favorite pic of him is this one, after he had gotten into my knitting and strewn green yarn all across the floor, just standing in the middle of the chaos like “look what i did!”
December 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Blink Dog was featured on the cuteness overload blog back in its heyday which was always a source of pride. my favorite pic of him is this one, after he had gotten into my knitting and strewn green yarn all across the floor, just standing in the middle of the chaos like “look what i did!”
oh my GODDDDD now bitly is doing it? i don't need AI to build a shortlink or a QR code for FUCK'S SAKE.
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
oh my GODDDDD now bitly is doing it? i don't need AI to build a shortlink or a QR code for FUCK'S SAKE.
oh my god they just keep adding more copilot crap to word and i can't turn it off 😡
the three prompt suggestions have been there for a while and my eyes have gotten used to skipping over them but the new larger prompt box is new. for the love of fucking god let me do my JOB with my BRAIN.
the three prompt suggestions have been there for a while and my eyes have gotten used to skipping over them but the new larger prompt box is new. for the love of fucking god let me do my JOB with my BRAIN.
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
oh my god they just keep adding more copilot crap to word and i can't turn it off 😡
the three prompt suggestions have been there for a while and my eyes have gotten used to skipping over them but the new larger prompt box is new. for the love of fucking god let me do my JOB with my BRAIN.
the three prompt suggestions have been there for a while and my eyes have gotten used to skipping over them but the new larger prompt box is new. for the love of fucking god let me do my JOB with my BRAIN.
He also does this if I have my elbows on the table. He’ll just stand there with his snoot like that.
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
He also does this if I have my elbows on the table. He’ll just stand there with his snoot like that.
when your snoot is table height and your human suddenly is letting you sniff her breakfast
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
when your snoot is table height and your human suddenly is letting you sniff her breakfast
Here’s the oats recipe I’ll shut up now.
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here’s the oats recipe I’ll shut up now.
Poor greyhound legs and feet are not really made for snowy icy winters. (The raw spots are shiny because I just applied pet-safe balm to his paw pads and on the ouchies)
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Poor greyhound legs and feet are not really made for snowy icy winters. (The raw spots are shiny because I just applied pet-safe balm to his paw pads and on the ouchies)
Lighting our weirdest architectural feature always makes me happy. (Bonus Frank in distance.)
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Lighting our weirdest architectural feature always makes me happy. (Bonus Frank in distance.)
Happy Thanksgiving from Frank!
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Frank!
ICE active in Belmont Cragin near central and Fullerton right now
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ICE active in Belmont Cragin near central and Fullerton right now
Continuing the college nostalgia trip with another punk band w all caps typeface, even though I can’t find their actual 90s albums on streaming (but I have them at home bc they were my friends)
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Continuing the college nostalgia trip with another punk band w all caps typeface, even though I can’t find their actual 90s albums on streaming (but I have them at home bc they were my friends)
Gym music, continued (theme: punk/hardcore bands from the 90s with all caps typefaces)
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Gym music, continued (theme: punk/hardcore bands from the 90s with all caps typefaces)
Frank’s Poofy Lip is out of control rn.
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Frank’s Poofy Lip is out of control rn.
We lost Winston, the most floofiest and dignified of cats, at the ER and it suckled a lot but at least there wasn’t the added rage at the supposed experts letting it happen. (I have enough rage for them about what they did to Roxy of course.)
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We lost Winston, the most floofiest and dignified of cats, at the ER and it suckled a lot but at least there wasn’t the added rage at the supposed experts letting it happen. (I have enough rage for them about what they did to Roxy of course.)
for the love of fucking god i do not need AI to help me create a property in a database, hubspot! and it certainly shouldn't be the first line offering, with "create manually" a tiny link at the bottom of the window.
![screenshot of hubspot website with 'Create property' button in top right corner. The popup window that displays when the button is clicked reads:
What kind of property do you need?
For best results, use as much detail as possible
There is a text box below this with "Example: "I need a property named 'Subscription level'. This property should be a dropdown select and the options should include..."
Below this there is a button that says '[four-pointed star emoji] Generate property'
Next to the button is a small text only link that says Create manually.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m7riluqhzcsv7f26fcuwgmc7/bafkreibif5zwz6agzscgls3iz4w3ynsiovrigix7wxljc5l3lgn7eksk4i@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
for the love of fucking god i do not need AI to help me create a property in a database, hubspot! and it certainly shouldn't be the first line offering, with "create manually" a tiny link at the bottom of the window.
Dammit. I knew I needed to do this after commuting Tuesday but you pressured me
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Dammit. I knew I needed to do this after commuting Tuesday but you pressured me
Graphic novel and cryptid art purchased
November 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Graphic novel and cryptid art purchased
Caught some more this morning while walking Frank. Once again all I could see was a hint of red with the naked eye.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Caught some more this morning while walking Frank. Once again all I could see was a hint of red with the naked eye.
I could only see the faintest hint of red but my camera got this from our skylight
We are positioned terribly with a south facing backyard and too many trees in front but I’m glad I thought to check the skylights.
We are positioned terribly with a south facing backyard and too many trees in front but I’m glad I thought to check the skylights.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I could only see the faintest hint of red but my camera got this from our skylight
We are positioned terribly with a south facing backyard and too many trees in front but I’m glad I thought to check the skylights.
We are positioned terribly with a south facing backyard and too many trees in front but I’m glad I thought to check the skylights.