PI.FYI SPOTLIGHT: @LINFO

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For today's spotlight we're featuring Lindsay, a.k.a @LINFO formally known on PI.FYI as LNDSY. Lindsay's account is the perfect blend of artistic, silly, and thoughtful. Naturally, she's a perfect fit for our next spotlight user. More about Lindsay and what she's into, below.

My name is Lindsay and my middle name is Hope. I’m an artist, friend, sister and daughter. I spend my days making things with my hands and trying to stay present. I also sometimes cackle like a witch when I am made to laugh very hard, and it’s out of my control.

What does “taste” mean to you?

To me, taste is what helps you recognize your kindred spirits. It is not dissimilar from preparing a metaphorical meal that you want to consume everyday, to share with a community of people and gather around a table to enjoy. Everyone has a different palette, but finding others with taste similar to yours is like finding like-minded souls who delight in the same flavors of the world around you. Maybe you meet someone who introduces you to a new ingredient that compliments your dish. My taste is a bouquet of all the spices of life that have been introduced to me over time, and it is always evolving, and becoming more delicious!

How do you choose an experience that’s worthy of recommendation (in your eyes)? Is it a recurring moment of joy, or based on a gut feeling?

The way that I share recommendations is very intuitive and a little haywire. Most of the time, I’ll have a passing thought while walking and instead of letting it escape, I will open PI.FYI. It’s like my little electronic journal, which hasn’t replaced my analog journaling practice, but has enriched it. Growing up on Tumblr and during the peak of blog culture, I have such an internalized itch to share and to send my random thoughts into the ether. It helps me notice more, and appreciate smaller details, and remember them and reflect on them more deeply later on. If someone else resonates with one of my sporadic expressions, that is always a plus. Humor is also a huge part of it, and my favorite way to foster connection.

Which PI.FYI user should we feature next?

I would love to see a @MOSSYELFIE feature. She has such a mystical, compassionate spirit and her recs, especially her reflections on motherhood, always bring me joy.