Pseudonymns (a.k.a. The Cast)

I've decided that it would be a good idea to not use any real names in my blog. In this age of identity theft, it's a good idea to minimize your Internet footprint. The less there is on the web that can be directly affiliated to you, the better.

Besides, everyone listed here will probably be the only people reading this anyways. You all know who you are, so it's not like I really even need to name names.

That being said, here's a quick list of people that will likely pop up in posts. I've made annotations to describe their relationships. If you're reading this and you're upset that I didn't add you to the list, send me an email with the alias you would like me to use for you. I'm not going to guarantee that I'll use your suggestion, but I'm lazy - so it's very likely.

Family

• Me
• Baby - my wife
• Sweetie - my daughter
• Captain Cavy - brother
  
• Mom
• Dad
• Granny and Pa - Dad's parents, Pa is deceased
• Grandma and Grandpa - Mom's parents, both deceased
• Mr. Dad - father-in-law
• Mrs. Mom - mother-in-law
• Fargo - brother-in-law
• Grandmere and Avo - Mrs. Mom's parents, Grandmere is deceased
• G-ma and G-Pa - Mr. Dad's parents

I also have two step-parents, two step-brothers, and (at least) one step-sister. I doubt I'll be talking much about them though, so I haven't created aliases for them yet.

Friends

• Polar - fraternity brother
• Snappy - ex-co-worker
• Bullseye - fraternity brother

I swear, I really do have more than three friends. I just don't feel like creating aliases for all of them right now. I'll make them as I need them and they'll be added to the list ad hoc.

Co-Workers

• Homestar - president / CEO / owner
  
• FattyMo - head developer
  
• Darius - senior developer
  
• Mannster - project manager
  
• SilentSun - support manager
  
• Mitko - developer
  
• Capt. GayBar - business manager
  
• Flip - graphics designer
  
• Narrator - senior graphics designer
  
• Snail - project manager

All job titles are nebulous. They can (and probably will in a few cases I can think of) be disavowed by the holder at any time. They might also be supplemented by rude and impolite pejoratives at any time the mood hits me.

What's this all about?

So here's the deal. Ideally, this blog is open to the public for all to read. Realistically, this blog will be read by friends and family members. I'm kinda OK with that. After all, one of the main reasons I'm doing this blog is because I'm sick of my family telling me I don't keep in touch. Well, here you go. You now have what amounts to a quasi-daily look into my brain.

Now, that last thing I want to do is spend a post everyday describing what happened in the hours since my last post. On top of that, I doubt you'd really want to read that either. Instead, I'll try to highlight a particular moment of the day that's worth commenting on. An instant in time, a photo of my reality.

Oh yeah, and if anyone gripes about my grammar, syntax, or spelling, they will be the first to die. You've been warned...

Time to publish this post and start working on a Daily one instead.

A Fresh Start

As with many things, sometimes you just need a re-boot.

I've decided to delete the old and unused neko-kun blog I had here on Blogger.com and start a new one instead. The name "Facets" is actually what I was going to use for a personal website idea I had. (Ego-site, I jokingly called it.)

So, as the first post, I'd like to welcome anyone with the chutzpa to actually read this site and not comment on my atrocious spelling of Yiddish words my gentile self was never formally taught.

I'll try to jump on later tonight and make a more formal post on something non-boring. It'll be interesting to see if I succeed or not. Both on posting and it being non-boring...