A Mirror Into Your Soul
Recently one of my friends told me how no one would ever want their name in my blog's hall of shame (yes, I rant a lot). I had to correct her by saying that all of the names I mention here are changed. And I make sure to change just enough details so that these people are not going to be easily identified in real life. Some of them may have hurt me but I'm not one to *publically* defame them in any way. I used to mention this at the start of each blog once upon a time but eventually I just got lazy and assumed most people would figure out that names such as Aunt May and Professor Highpants are clearly not real. One of the things I've tried to be over the years is to be the kind of friend that helps people become better versions of themselves. To help them when they most need it and least expect it. This was perhaps a way of compensating for the thing I've not had in the past 6 years. People who've been close to me in this time have slowly destroyed the pleasant pa