Smoke

So the Anaheim Hills, as seen here from my apartment balcony, are burning. I'm not worried, nobody has come knocking on my door yet telling me I'm not safe here for long. The Irvine Company would never let that kind of thing enter their bubble. Hopefully they can have it all under control shortly, and nobody will get hurt in the process.

Bridges burned in other places in my life today, as new facts about new additions to those in my life became apparent. I had not invested much in building these bridges, so the loss is less concerning than it might have been even a short while from now.

A few notes to those out there who might be playing the home game... just some things that bother me a bit, not from recent experiences, but that have just come to my mind now. I've meant to get many of these up before, and if I have before now, feel free to skip whatever that is, and keep moving forward. WARNING: RANT BELOW, ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK --

To those who advertise themselves as "sarcastic" -- trust me, this is not a character trait. It's sometimes considered a comedy method, but the term "sarcasm" literally means "a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound" (thanks, dictionary.com). Sounds like a lot of fun there, and I definitely want to meet you if you think you're just super keen because you're sarcastic. I'm not looking to get wounded, and I don't know who would ever be. Please... give it a rest, you'll be a much happier person when you're not trying to cut somebody else down.

I'm tired of the words geek or nerd having negative connotations to some people. I wear those badges often with much enthusiasm, as much of being that is the reason I've gotten myself where I am now. I've got a fantastically stable job, doing exactly what I want to do, and being able to support the life that I like to live. I think that anybody can be a geek about whatever subject they're passionate about, hence the term "geeking out." You can geek out over art, wine, business, law, technology, hiking, skydiving, or whatever it is that gets you going. It's all about channeling that energy and finding a way to put that into whatever you do every day. If any of this sounds like a bad time, then perhaps being a geek or nerd isn't for you, but I'll take that for now, thanks.

OKAY, IF YOU'VE SKIPPED THE RANTS, YOU CAN START READING AGAIN NOW...

Well, that's about all I've got right now... perhaps I'll have more later, but those are about it for now. They're not targeted specifically at anybody, just things I've noticed in various places in my world...

Oh... and turn your clocks forward an hour if you're in the US today and haven't already done so... it's really an hour later than you think!

More later...

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