Jen Madriaga
@jeninnovate.bsky.social
Writer, dreamer tempered with pragmatism. Carpe diem. She/her/hers. Building community. Open Source. Ex-Red Hat, LF. Part Mulan, part Moana. Duke Blue Devil. 😈 Proud Durhamite. HI-born. Livin’ aloha 🤙🏽🏝️
ADHD. Social justice.
Met Winnie today.
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Met Winnie today.
Demon Slayer fun!
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Demon Slayer fun!
Boop that nose ❤️
September 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Boop that nose ❤️
Happy Sunday. Frodo sends kisses. 😘🥰
September 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Happy Sunday. Frodo sends kisses. 😘🥰
Timeline cleanse. My sweet smiling Frodo.
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Timeline cleanse. My sweet smiling Frodo.
Prepping for a two week trip to Japan with my son and husband. We’ve been planning this for over a year. ☺️🇯🇵
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Prepping for a two week trip to Japan with my son and husband. We’ve been planning this for over a year. ☺️🇯🇵
Frodo with his stuffed beaver offering. Courtesy of recent swag grab.
June 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Frodo with his stuffed beaver offering. Courtesy of recent swag grab.
This little guy really missed me. Nice to be back home. 
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This little guy really missed me. Nice to be back home. 
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
~ Raymond Williams
~ Raymond Williams
June 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing.
~ Raymond Williams
~ Raymond Williams
Fun and friends at Open Source Summit! ❤️
June 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Fun and friends at Open Source Summit! ❤️
Trying to sleep here!
June 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trying to sleep here!
At the end-of-year Dance banquet, Hayden was recognized for his dedication to dance through consistent attendance. His friends were all recognized too. What a great group of kids! 🕺🏽
May 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
At the end-of-year Dance banquet, Hayden was recognized for his dedication to dance through consistent attendance. His friends were all recognized too. What a great group of kids! 🕺🏽
In Honolulu having dinner with baby sister.
May 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
In Honolulu having dinner with baby sister.
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
So proud of my son Hayden and his dance performance at Durham School of the Arts. He’s an arts kid doing dance, violin, guitar, voice, and visual arts. Our family has always valued and loved the arts. So glad he is carrying on the tradition.
May 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
So proud of my son Hayden and his dance performance at Durham School of the Arts. He’s an arts kid doing dance, violin, guitar, voice, and visual arts. Our family has always valued and loved the arts. So glad he is carrying on the tradition.
Happy 4th birthday, Mr. Frodo!
April 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happy 4th birthday, Mr. Frodo!
It’s Monday. Meh.
April 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It’s Monday. Meh.
A lovely garden tour in Durham today. Good for the soul to see things in bloom, even though my allergies were acting up.
April 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A lovely garden tour in Durham today. Good for the soul to see things in bloom, even though my allergies were acting up.
"Even a wounded world
is feeding us. even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of joy & wonder. i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return the gift"
Robin WALl Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
is feeding us. even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of joy & wonder. i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return the gift"
Robin WALl Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Even a wounded world
is feeding us. even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of joy & wonder. i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return the gift"
Robin WALl Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
is feeding us. even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of joy & wonder. i choose joy over despair, not because i have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and i must return the gift"
Robin WALl Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass
It’s always playtime with this little guy. ❤️
April 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
It’s always playtime with this little guy. ❤️
Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers.
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers.
Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing.
And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.
And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.
April 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Finally I saw that worrying had come to nothing.
And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.
And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.