I do that too. Extending Ember.Object also makes a perfectly fine model. You can mix in things like Ember.Evented to use it as an event target. You can work wit

I do that too. Extending Ember.Object also makes a perfectly fine model. You can mix in things like Ember.Evented to use it as an event target. You can work with Ember where it expects promises simply by implementing a `.then()` method. This is why I'm saying I think a lot of people fall for the same trap/gotcha as you. Ember Data is totally not necessary to be productive with Ember.