You know, I like fire as much as the next guy but this thing looks dangerous. I can already hear all the mom organizations complain about how it’s gonna turn their children into criminals and pyromaniacs “just like in the video games”.
It is really well made, though, but I’m not sure I could trust it not to blow my arm off at some point.
I wonder if you could turn it into a really portable flamethrower…
We all know someone who’s never late and never misses an appointment but we can’t seem to be as cool and composed about it as he is. Well, here’s a few tips on how to be right on time.
The most important thing is to pick up the habit of doing whatever you can beforehand and not to stress too much about being late. Stress is a poor counselor.
Some people are just eternally sucking up all of our energy and we don’t know what to do about them. It’s usually hard enough to end a friendship or to start up “drama”, doing it in those conditions often makes us feel like we’re the bad guy of the story. What you have to understand is that it is sometimes necessary to do it because some people are energy vampires. And energy vampires are one of the worst thing in life, especially when they’re friends and we’ve known them for years and years.
I’m sure you have or had a friend just like that in your life. The kind of person that, no matter what happens, his life is always more miserable or more extraordinary that anyone else in the room. And he will tell you all about it, whether you want to hear it or not. And, if you get angry because all he wants his attention, then he gets all hurt and try to make you feel guilty for ignoring his pain.
The first trick is to stop calling that friend, no matter how desperate you are for company on a lonely Saturday night. The more attention you give him, the more he’s gonna want and he will never leave you alone. You will be stuck with him forever. Note that it might take some time for him to stop calling you but, if you stop answering, he’ll eventually move on to someone who has a lot of attention to give.
The second, and more drastic, method is to tell it directly to his face, politely but firmly. Tell him that you’d prefer to not see him anymore, at least for a while, because you have things to take care of and you don’t want or need the distraction and the lack of comprehension from him. He will probably act all hurt and go tell your other friends how mean you are to him but, true friends will pay no mind to him. Trust me.
I have seen the first method more than once and it seems to work best, because it feels like you just naturally drift apart instead of an “in your face” kind of thing.
Good luck with the energy vampires!
Having a lot of stuff can be great but it’s also a distraction for many people. Do you have too much stuff?
I read an article recently and it made me feel like I needed to look in my closets and my cupboards to see how much stuff I have. Mostly because I’m a packrat and I tend to keep everything. Or I did before a couple years ago when I threw out a few whole computers, monitors and several boxes of electronic components. I still have some left but I’m guessing it won’t be here for long.
So, I looked in my smaller closet where I have a bunch of boxes from when I moved 10 years ago and I decided to start cleaning up. I unpacked some clothes, made a few piles and will send it to a charity that’s nearby. I saw other boxes filled with stuff from my childhood that I’m not sure I want to keep and it will probably take the same route as the old clothes.
The point of this post is, could do with less stuff? Probably, I know I could very well do with less stuff because stuff distracts us from more important things. We have so many things laying around in boxes, in cupboards, closets and other places and, a lot of our time is spent still trying to get more stuff. There is a certain serenity in having less and enjoying what we have instead of shoving it in a dark corner.
What can you do to have less stuff? Plan your purchases. Do you really need a third digital camera? You have two perfectly fine already. Or do you need these commemorative plates that will just gather up dust in the cupboard or in a box in the attic?
You don’t need to buy that many things to be happy. Plus, it spares the environment.
I leave you on a really good bit on stuff by the great George Carlin. Watch it, it’s worth it.
And welcome back to you too!
After a long hiatus I decided to come back and re-launch the blog, bigger and better. I might re-add the old articles as time passes, some of them were decent. Anyway, we’ll see.
I am working out an organized schedule that I will try to respect so, stay tuned for more articles!
It’s good to be back, are you as happy as I am?