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Erica Joy Astrella
@ericajoy.astrel.la
southern roots, oakland blossoms 🌸

tech leader (ex google/slack/msft/github/dccc/parkwood)

@b.astrel.la’s weirder half

Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. -John Lewis

there will be typos
(reasonably certain my rejection was because the app isn’t live yet so they had nothing to review, which makes sense. that does introduce a chicken/egg problem though: can’t make the app live without the payments working. can’t make the payments work until the app is live.)
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
adhd paralysis is a mofo
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
i have pictures from this time. they are locked in cold storage never to see the light of day.
October 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
what’s your @?
October 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
yw! please tell them i squealed like a small child on their birthday for the entire experience. 🫶🏾
September 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
observe
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
yes i would mind. i have never been one to out my sources.
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
i have a journalist confirming to me that scoop quotas are a thing. so like…where do we go from here?
September 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
why would i come on the internet and make up some shit about journalism? like let’s be so for real.

i literally have a reporter who has worked at multiple large publications confirming that scoop quotas are a thing in US journalism.

but for sure, the people you checked with definitely know all.
September 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
probably should’ve waited until you asked your network before responding.
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
cult followers have too many leaders to choose from though, so jim jones would have a lot of competition.
September 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
loud rattles and squeaks over here. i shant be returning to sleep.
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
that was too close and too strong for my own liking 👎🏾
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM