Jess Lee http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah Copyright(C) Jess Lee Alivenotdead.com Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:45:31 GMT Jess Lee http://www.alivenotdead.com/user/23/photo_23423.jpg http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah 18 Months Later (A Polyvore Update) http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/18-Months-Later-A-Polyvore-Update--profile-759970.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/18-Months-Later-A-Polyvore-Update--profile-759970.html#comments It’s been a year and a half since I left Google to join Polyvore, which is about the same time that I stopped updating my blog. The last 18 months have been really crazy! But I love the startup life and I’m so glad I decided to join Polyvor

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blog jesskah Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:58:31 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/18-Months-Later-A-Polyvore-Update--profile-759970.html
Alive Not Dead x Pimpin' Ain't Easy Xmas Bash http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Alive-Not-Dead-x-Pimpin-Ain-t-Easy-Xmas-Bash-profile-447870.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Alive-Not-Dead-x-Pimpin-Ain-t-Easy-Xmas-Bash-profile-447870.html#comments Alive Not Dead x Pimpin\' Ain\'t Easy Xmas BashPictures: 12

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image jesskah Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:24:00 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Alive-Not-Dead-x-Pimpin-Ain-t-Easy-Xmas-Bash-profile-447870.html
Asia Game Show 2008 http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Asia-Game-Show-2008-profile-441257.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Asia-Game-Show-2008-profile-441257.html#comments I’m back in Hong Kong to spend the holidays with my family. It’s great to be home! Mostly I’ve been shopping and eating, but yesterday I went to the Asia Game Show with Stephen to check out video games and cosplayers.

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blog jesskah Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:34:26 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Asia-Game-Show-2008-profile-441257.html
Doodles http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Doodles-profile-384687.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Doodles-profile-384687.html#comments It’s been a while since I posted any of my artwork here. Here are some of my latest drawings.

A pretty boy. He turned out rather angular.
Kate Bosworth. The proportions are a

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blog jesskah Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:58:49 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Doodles-profile-384687.html
4chan on Obama/McCain http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/4chan-on-Obama-McCain-profile-354262.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/4chan-on-Obama-McCain-profile-354262.html#comments I was curious to see if there was any election commentary on 4chan (the darkest corner of the internet) after the presidential debates. Here’s what I found in /b/ in one of the Photoshop threads.

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blog jesskah Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:34:28 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/4chan-on-Obama-McCain-profile-354262.html
Weddings, Weddings, Weddings http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Weddings-Weddings-Weddings-profile-350067.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Weddings-Weddings-Weddings-profile-350067.html#comments Attending weddings is fun. Planning weddings does not seem fun. If / when I get married, my wedding will be held online in IRC, so as to minimize planning. This is the conclusion I’ve arrived at after attending a ton of ceremonies this year, all

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blog jesskah Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:45:30 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Weddings-Weddings-Weddings-profile-350067.html
Polyvore Update http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Polyvore-Update-profile-309020.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Polyvore-Update-profile-309020.html#comments Wow, it’s been six months since I last updated this thing. Polyvore has been keeping me super busy! Thankfully, the startup life has turned out to be everything I hoped it would be and more (I’ll write more about that in a future post).

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blog jesskah Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:08:43 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Polyvore-Update-profile-309020.html
Why Polyvore? http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Why-Polyvore--profile-122558.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Why-Polyvore--profile-122558.html#comments Last week I quit my job at Google to join a small startup called Polyvore. A lot of people have asked me how I discovered Polyvore and why I decided to join.

My friend Thai showed me Polyvore back in October. “Check out this site my friend

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blog jesskah Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:24:57 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Why-Polyvore--profile-122558.html
My Last Day at Google http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/My-Last-Day-at-Google-profile-117386.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/My-Last-Day-at-Google-profile-117386.html#comments Yesterday was my last day at Google.

It’s hard to believe that when I graduated from Stanford 4 years ago, I had been planning to take a job as a tax software engineer. During my Google interview, Marissa convinced me that this was a bad

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blog jesskah Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:14:42 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/My-Last-Day-at-Google-profile-117386.html
Top 5 WonderCon moments http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Top-5-WonderCon-moments-profile-105810.html http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Top-5-WonderCon-moments-profile-105810.html#comments This weekend I geeked out at WonderCon, the comic book convention at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Here are my top 5 highlights.

1) Meeting Jim Lee

Jim Lee is a god in the comics world. He’s the genius artist behind Batman: H

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blog jesskah Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:36:28 GMT http://www.alivenotdead.com/jesskah/Top-5-WonderCon-moments-profile-105810.html