Captain’s Log, 437.8856.1
I’m usually quite terrible at bringing things to a close and moving on amicably. I prefer to silently disappear and cut myself loose.
This status will probably be read into, but there’s no need for that. It’s not about what one might think it’s about.
Captain’s Log: A Year in Review
This has been a different year for me, a great year. 2011 has been a year for a lot of firsts, a lot of big changes, and a lot of positive things.
It’s Tuesday
I have a terribly transparent polite smile. It’s equivalent to a klepto who starts sweating the second he puts a candy bar in his pocket. I use it every time I pass someone that I vaguely know, but don’t know well enough to muster up a “hello” to.
I really need to work on this.
Captain’s Log, 03.80064-02
I posted an animated GIF from Workaholics the other day as somewhat of a social experiment. The experiment worked out better than I had expected and the results of the experiment are now in:
You people on Tumblr fucking love animated GIFs.
Captain’s Log, 03.80064-01
Every few weeks, I have an internal battle over my sharing of personal life details in an online public forum, like Tumblr. In the end, my privacy concerns win the battle and I end up saying 1/3rd of what I originally intended to share, if anything at all.
However, today, I want to note that I just had one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time. And to divulge a little more, I’ll say that an adorable lady is going to smile when she wakes up and sees this.
The one about anonymity and Tumblr
You’re standing there naked, nervous and thinking to yourself, “Why did I do this?” You can feel a bead of sweat building up on your brow and you wonder if they notice your awkwardness. All you want to do is cover back up as the overwhelming sense of retreat starts to become unbearable. You’re not about to lose your virginity, but you can think back to that day and relate to the feeling. Instead, you’ve just given out your online identity.
No matter how public my online profiles are, there’s still a feeling of nervousness every time I give out my username to real humans. Although any prying Google user can easily make the connection, there’s still a level of disconnect in place to create added comfort. Google my real name and see how many of my Tumblr social media posts you find on the first page of results. Or any page, for that matter.
Sometimes, there’s just a level of depth to your life that you fear sharing with new faces.
Am I one of the few, or does anyone else make the same connection between your online profiles and being naked for the world to see?
Truthful Tuesday, Back to the Future
I reworked my Mint budgets today, for the 4th time since I bought a car and moved into a more expensive house. My last 3 reworks didn’t serve me much good and I’ve been overspending for about 6 months now.
I’m a very money-conscious person, in every positive and negative sense of that term. I’m not above shady moves to make an easy dollar or get something for a low price, but I’m also not below savings and thinking about the future. So, continuously overspending hundreds of dollars over my monthly income for 6 months straight has been absolutely grinding on me. Thank god for credit, right?
Anyway, I kicked into budget overdrive today. No more spending outside of my budget without doing something to replace that overspending.
Back to the drawing board scheming.
Truthful Tuesday
I keep thinking today is Tuesday.
