Happy Third Birthday to Me!

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Well, wouldn’t you know it? Some Geek Told Me turned three years old on 1st December, so I’m officially a preschooler now, and all of the craziness that goes with that. Blackmailing people into being my friend, throwing food under the table, telling my parents they’re not my friends anymore, and having meltdowns at the supermarket. Cool.

So what does it mean for Some Geek Told Me to have another birthday? Simply put, this random little blog is important to me. I’ll explain that later on, but for now, it’s time to look back and reflect on the last 12 months, and ask the eternal question, “Have I learned anything?”

Spoilers, the answer is not a lot.

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My observations of life and social media for the last 12 months, will be in random order, very much like the topics at Speakers’ Corner. Oh, I’m writing poetry now, that’s odd.

  • Lying can get you expelled from government, just as easily as lying can get you into government. I’m talking to you George Santos and Lupesey.1
  • After another 12 months of blogging, sadly I have not earned a pay raise. I’m still on $0.00 per hour.
  • Discovering your dog asleep on your pillow, after they have been playing in the rain, is disturbing.
  • The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is showing no signs of ever ending.
  • Election interference has never been as funny. Thanks, John Oliver.
  • I’m still proofreading and editing my work at 11 pm, and still doing a crap job at it.
  • Whether UMC1 and/or UMC2 go to bed early, on time, or even later, they still wake up at the same time. I still haven’t managed to work out whether this is a positive or negative thing.
  • After 3 years and 157 posts, my writing is still as awful as the day I started.
  • Even though I live in New Zealand, there’s a house in my town with an official Trump 2024 flag, hanging on the outside. WTF?!
  • Going to the cinema and purchasing two adults and two children’s tickets, along with food and drink, requires a bank loan.
  • Vladimir Putin still needs to read an atlas.
  • When reading one of my posts, my wife still thinks I’m going to be funny. The joke’s on her because I’m not.
  • Listening to UMC2 use new words correctly in context, can be quite unnerving.
  • Someone thinking that a military solution in the Middle East would be a good idea, needs to talk to their Human Resources and Public Relations departments.
  • Who would have thought that the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, as well as the CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, would be complicated?
  • UMC1 loves to point out technicalities, just like his dad and Vulcans.
  • There’s only an estimated population of 1000 pūteketeke in New Zealand. Thanks, John Oliver, for pointing that out.
  • Changing your dog’s diet, results in some really disgusting farts.
  • I’m enjoying reading manga far more than American comics currently.
  • The 2023 Rugby and Cricket World Cups have aged me terribly.
  • And just like last time, I’m still trying to promote the blog, without promoting the blog. What an idiot!

There’s probably some other insightful stuff that I have discovered over the year, but like Leonard Shelby in Memento, I’ve forgotten it. Some Geek Told Me will enter a new year, full of strange and weird things to discuss. The stupid ideas are endless.

And speaking of stupid, this blog is an outlet for me. Granted it’s simple and awful, but it still matters to me. Thank you once again for reading, following, and subscribing to Some Geek Told Me. Please don’t forget to walk your dog, read a banned book, go and lose at UNO to a 5-year-old, and I’ll see you next week.

1 Lupesey is the term for the new triumvirate in New Zealand politics, featuring Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters, and David Seymour. If you don’t know who they are, I envy you.