I used to read Captain Awkward regularly. She was a big proponent of not yucking someone’s yum, and I agree to a certain extent. If people around you are excited about, say the millionth Star Wars movie in a month, just nod and smile. It’s no skin off your nose and you can just moved… Continue Reading
I have been thinking a lot about my mother lately because her calls of desperation have come more frequently–almost once a week. Every phone call follows the same pattern. She asks me how I’m doing, then brushes over any response other than ‘fine’. This is not unusual for her. She doesn’t really care how I… Continue Reading
I’ve talked many times about how I am really good at getting people to talk. It’s on of my strengths, and, it’s one of my weaknesses as well. Or rather, it can do harm unto myself. There have been several letters lately to Ask A Manager about how to get someone else to shut up.… Continue Reading
I don’t game often, but when I do, I game hard. Or soft. Depending on my mood. I am a mass of contradictions, and I don’t mind admitting it. Some could call it complex. Some could also call it contrary. Some others might simply call it crazy. I would say yes to all of the… Continue Reading
I am a freak. I know this. You know this. There is no disputing this. In terms of all the societal norms, I fail them. We’re not even talking about the biggies such as married, children, religion, etc. Those are a given, and it’s not something I think about much (despite my voluminous blogging about… Continue Reading
I’m good at reading people. Not in the current vernacular and how I put it in the title (though I can do that as well. I just mostly keep it to myself), but in knowing them better than they know themselves. Back when I actually worked around people, I was able to tell when they… Continue Reading
Currently, my office is my couch with my laptop on my coffee table and my keyboard on my lap–along with my cat sometimes. Such as right now. He is standing on my knees (on top of my faux fur throw) and staring at the vicinity of my face. I don’t know why he’s not sleeping… Continue Reading
At this time of year, gifts become the focus of society. Oh, sure, Christmas cheer and blah, blah, blah (can ‘you tell that I could not care less?), but the gifts, though. This is yet another time when I’m firmly on the outside of society. It’s a good thing I don’t work in an office… Continue Reading
Elden Ring. We were talking about the NPC questlines in FromSoft games and how brilliant they are. In the first Dark Souls game, Solaire’s questline demonstrates the mentality of FromSoft towards NPC questline. The first time through the game, you run into him and probably are just happy to have a friendly face in your… Continue Reading
In the last post, I finished by whining about the catacombs/caves in Elden Ring. I hate them. I’ll be honest. The first playthrough, I went into every cave I could find and went to look for more. That’s because I wanted to experience all the content there was to be had. That’s my nature with… Continue Reading