Autumn Leaves
I’ve been saying for years I wanted to learn to play jazz. I joke that learning jazz will be my hobby when I’m 35. I decided to give it a go now.
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I'm Ashlyn 👋
I'm an artist and engineer.
Writing, Coding, Creating
Hi, I'm Ashlyn Chapman
I spend my time making things—music I want to sing, software that solves my problems, and comedy that makes people laugh. I'm an avid reader, and I love being active outdoors whether that's rowing, running, cycling, ultimate frisbee, or yoga. When I need to unwind, I play video games like Valheim and Stardew Valley. I play the guitar and banjo. Sometimes I even write songs or show up to bluegrass jams to play with other musicians.
If you spend more than 10 minutes talking to me, you find out I believe creation and education are two of the most important things in my life and should be in yours. To put my beliefs into practice, I teach a weekly woodworking class for 3rd to 6th graders in my community.
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Exploring
I'm based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. I love to travel, eat new foods, and wander in strange cities. I'm open to remote work worldwide and am flexible with timezones.
If you want to keep up with my impulsive adventures, check out below:
For Friends and FamilySpeaking
I enjoy making technical topics engaging and sharing my experiences with diverse audiences. I've spoken at events including NC Tech's Summit for Women in Tech, ArgoCon at CloudNativeCon, and RTP Networking Night's Generative AI Panel. I've also presented my senior design project to 400+ attendees, pitched my startup at Entrepalooza, and been interviewed by local TV about Girl Scouts firefighter camp.
Now
I'm always hopping to new hobbies and diving deep into my interests. Here's the current areas of interest: Improv comedy. 3D modeling. Playing Valheim. Cycling more. Just finished reading We Were the Mulvaneys, which is the first book that really felt above my reading level.
Comedy
Improv. Sketch. Standup.
I perform improv comedy around the Triangle with house teams at ComedyWorx, Mettlesome's Secret Society, and Mango! Mango!, of which I am a founding member. I've performed at festivals including New South (Greenville, SC) and Last Word (Williamsburg, VA).
I dabble in sketch and standup when I'm free from improv shows.
🚧 Selected Projects Section Under Construction 🚧
Check out my projects while I'm making this section even better!
Someone to Hold Me (live)
Well, here we are. This is a song I wrote. It’s about the aftermath of my Covid-19 lockdown experience.
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Someone to Hold Me (melody)
An Ashlyn Original (melody)
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Cripple Creek
First week of Blink 52.
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ashlyn wrote some memoir
Over the last 6 weeks, I’ve attended a local memoir writing class through Red Bud Writing. This past Friday, I read a portion of my memoir a loud to a group of ~40 fellow writing students, our friends, and our family. This is the selection I read.
Open World Tuning
AI Helped Me Be a Better Volunteer
In early October, I volunteered at Raleigh Wide Open. It’s Raleigh’s first attempt at hosting a bluegrass festival since IBMA moved the World of Bluegrass to Chattanooga. I watched local performers. I surveyed festival-goers. I answered their questions.
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"you can just do things," but I need to do less
I missed something huge in my last letter. I want to publish to force myself to finish things.
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I'm afraid to be known, so I'm writing online
I fell in love last year, then I spent most of this year hiding. We're not together anymore for many reasons. One is because I was so scared to be seen.
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