What you resist will persist

I like charts.

As I migrated the blog over, I couldn’t help but notice the decline in the frequency of my posts over the last couple of years. Then, I saw a pattern. Since March ’07 I’ve been tracking the relative progress of a particular situation in my life on a monthly [...]

... and we're back!

If you’re here for the first time, welcome! If you’ve arrived from my old blog, welcome back and I’d love to hear your feedback on the new design/layout/concept (or anything else you feel like telling me)!

I’m hoping this blog will have a little more focus than the last one, but don’t worry, you’ll still be [...]

Announcing: Generation Y Consultant

My blog has always been a mixed bag of random stuff. Since my personality is also quite random, I wanted to keep it that way as this blog is a fairly accurate reflection of who I am. However, I realize that this can become tedious for certain visitors because they never know what to expect. [...]

Spring Cleaning My [Blog] House

I’m expecting some new visitors, so I need to make sure the place is neat! I made some minor changes to the blog last night which you may or may not have noticed.

1) Cleaned up the label list and made the cloud on the right a little smaller.

2) Reviewed the description of my blog (this [...]

Freakonomics – The Hidden Side of Everything

New site on the blog roll: Freakonomics

I remember reading Freakonomics while in Jamaica. If you’ve read the book, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the blog! Freakonomics makes you consider fascinating correlations as well as cause and effect situations that you may or may not have previously thought about. The most controversial one is most likely The [...]

Automatic Transfer of Blog Comments from Facebook?

Earlier, I’ve mentioned that one of the things I enjoy the most about blogs and blogging is the interaction readers can have with the writer via comments. This is why I don’t moderate my comments and make an effort to respond to all of them.

I’ve linked my blog to my Facebook profile, so my posts [...]

Posted by Ian Selvarajah ... not the1truecoolguy

It has come to my attention that because my Gmail account is connected to this blogger account all my posts (and now, comments) are signed as “Ian Selvarajah” rather than the1truecoolguy.

I thought back to when RD discussed my choice of a nickname a while ago in this post:

“I have spent way too much time wondering [...]

Getting Drunk in First Class

2009-12-06 Update: Sadly, it appears this blog does not exist anymore!

Another addition to the “Blogs I Enjoy” section: GDIFC

This [somewhat] true to life blog was recommended to me by one my colleagues last March, which would appear to be around the time the site first got started.

Since it’s an anonymous blog, you can gather some [...]

Why I Haven't Been Blogging

Several people asked me how come I don’t update my blog anymore. The answer I often gave was that I didn’t have time. Although that was the case on several occasions, the truth of the matter is that unfortunately, my life is not as interesting/exciting as it used to be…

Top 3 reasons I haven’t been [...]

What I Miss about Blogging

Unfortunately, I have neglected my blog all summer, but no worries, I have not abandoned it! I can’t believe I haven’t blogged ANYTHING for 4 months!!

I’ve gotten back in touch with a few of my old friends recently and I figured I’ll try to get back in touch with some of my [...]