Month: November 2014

All too often on social media, blogs, and news etc. the focus is on the negative, whether it's because someone's experienced discrimination, there's been a negative news story, or someone's just purely having a bad day. So today I thought I would type a bit about my yesterday which included a lot of very positive… Continue reading Post of positivity!

Lately my YouTube subscription feed has been filled with Amanda Palmer book tour videos. And I strongly suspect that once I finally get a hold of a copy and READ it, it will really connect with me. Because I'm often horrible at asking. What my interactions with folks lately are telling me is that I'm… Continue reading Isolation and asking

A friend yesterday asked me if I had a room of my apartment (with over 150 board games in it) devoted to board games because I lived in a cat-free apartment building. And this got me to thinking about a whole lot of things. I mean sure my identity is tied up with my hobbies… Continue reading Identity and hobbies

Lately there's been a lot of talk about whether working for free is worth it. And the consensus is no, no WORKING for free, unpaid internships etc. are not usually worth it. That said, volunteering is often placed in a completely different category than those jobs where someone is devaluing work by not paying someone… Continue reading Why I Volunteer

Back by popular-ish demand… (mostly as I know certain friends and family will be asking… and I participate in enough gift exchanges that purely by having this up on the internet helps) this is the wishlist of mostly material things that I want/need and would love to obtain as holiday/Christmas gifts. But first a little… Continue reading The Annual Holiday Wishlist Post

I watch more YouTube than I do regular broadcast television. Which doesn't mean that I don't enjoy a bunch of TV shows (indeed I have a number of shows on my amazon wishlist for example, because I rather like watching them), but rather that YouTube is closer at hand (especially since I don't pay for… Continue reading TableTop

Lately the media seem to be talking a lot in black and white. And although people have accused me of thinking in such stark opposites before, it's never as easy as that… or is it? Is TRUTH really an absolute topic and all other options wrong? Are there no good people involved with causes that… Continue reading On some of the topics of the day

While these types of places might seem fiscally responsible to a certain degree, do they really confer all the benefits that one might want/hope that they do? I don't know that answer, and while I will still go to them on occasion, my stomach right now reminds me why these types of establishments are and… Continue reading Buffets and All You Can Eat Places, are they really worth it?

Ever since I was a kid, I think I've been aware of the importance that is placed upon appearance. And while I sure as heck can't change my ethnic origins (nor would I want to), or the results of the genetic lottery that produced me (I'm actually quite happy with my physical form/appearance, thanks), there's… Continue reading Expectations and apparel

I don't often go to Remembrance day ceremonies in person. I did as a child, and as a teen, both in the city I lived in and in my school, in so far as they existed and we were encouraged to attend. Even today I still have In Flanders Field memorized and was able to… Continue reading Lest We Forget