Links, rambling and the like
The Venn Spectrum of Geekdom
Interesting take on the groups but I've never known two people to have the same definition of 'geek'. It's one of those things you just recognise without being able to properly define it. There's also no scale for levels of geekdom.
Geek Cookies!
I so want to make cookies like this. Maybe Lego-Batman though.
Guaranteed to Work, Sexual assault prevention tips that really work!
I loathe these lists but this? Is one I can totally and utterly support. It's actually exactly what it claims to be.
Lastly Accidental Historian's Dream Bigger
I relate to this. I'm in a fairly good place right now; I'm living with my best friend, we co-exist amicably even when we don't agree on everything. (I'm the spider-wrangler, she's the DIY-sensei.) I have a solid fallback position with my family who are at pains to emphasize that I can always come home. I've finally got the lease back in England sorted and all I need now is a job.
The problem? I'm feeling rootless. I know what I want to do but my work-ethic has collapsed, my social difficulties are flaring up again and I'm losing faith in my own abilities and skills. I don't like doing paperwork and the associated hoop-jumping and it makes me profoundly uncomfortable dealing with bureacrats and other people who insist on endless justification. I can work to expectations but I can't cope when the expectations are changed without me knowing.
I'm overthinking a little but this is becoming a problem. What resonated with me was these two lines "I want to leave everything behind, live free with neither ropes to bind me nor nets to catch me. But I’m afraid to do that. I’ve always been careful, a planner, the guy who knows all his contingency plans and doesn’t bother to figure out his main goal."
I'm too worried about the fallback point to devote myself to the target. It's almost easier to fail because failure is easier to integrate into a socially acceptable personna. Everyone likes the graceful runner up. It's easier to be graceful in defeat than victory and pass without notice. The problem is that it isn't sustainable when it comes to something that I really want. The collorary? I don't have a coping strategy for 'this must work' targets.
It's a problem.
Lastly, could someone pretty, pretty please tell me why the Ice Road Truckers and Extreme Logging programs are on the History Channel? I know the channel has the reputation of being short-term and fixated on WWII but seriously? A reality show is history? (I wish, I wish).
Interesting take on the groups but I've never known two people to have the same definition of 'geek'. It's one of those things you just recognise without being able to properly define it. There's also no scale for levels of geekdom.
Geek Cookies!
I so want to make cookies like this. Maybe Lego-Batman though.
Guaranteed to Work, Sexual assault prevention tips that really work!
I loathe these lists but this? Is one I can totally and utterly support. It's actually exactly what it claims to be.
Lastly Accidental Historian's Dream Bigger
I relate to this. I'm in a fairly good place right now; I'm living with my best friend, we co-exist amicably even when we don't agree on everything. (I'm the spider-wrangler, she's the DIY-sensei.) I have a solid fallback position with my family who are at pains to emphasize that I can always come home. I've finally got the lease back in England sorted and all I need now is a job.
The problem? I'm feeling rootless. I know what I want to do but my work-ethic has collapsed, my social difficulties are flaring up again and I'm losing faith in my own abilities and skills. I don't like doing paperwork and the associated hoop-jumping and it makes me profoundly uncomfortable dealing with bureacrats and other people who insist on endless justification. I can work to expectations but I can't cope when the expectations are changed without me knowing.
I'm overthinking a little but this is becoming a problem. What resonated with me was these two lines "I want to leave everything behind, live free with neither ropes to bind me nor nets to catch me. But I’m afraid to do that. I’ve always been careful, a planner, the guy who knows all his contingency plans and doesn’t bother to figure out his main goal."
I'm too worried about the fallback point to devote myself to the target. It's almost easier to fail because failure is easier to integrate into a socially acceptable personna. Everyone likes the graceful runner up. It's easier to be graceful in defeat than victory and pass without notice. The problem is that it isn't sustainable when it comes to something that I really want. The collorary? I don't have a coping strategy for 'this must work' targets.
It's a problem.
Lastly, could someone pretty, pretty please tell me why the Ice Road Truckers and Extreme Logging programs are on the History Channel? I know the channel has the reputation of being short-term and fixated on WWII but seriously? A reality show is history? (I wish, I wish).