Hello list, I don't usually post here am more of a lurker, but I have to say something.
"But, the corollary is a lot of people won't read it, me included " How do you know what others will read or not read? "But I'm not a chat person" Could have fooled me. "Years ago I quit going to the kind of parties > where people stand around and talk to each other because I was spending > most of them holed up in the host's bedroom (hoping they wouldn't come > in and think I was up to something seriously weird with their underwear > drawer) reading a good book (I take one everywhere I go)." How sad and insulting to the host and the guests. If you don't like blogging why do you subscribe to this banal and boring social and rather chatty costume list, and why did you choose to write this rather long response? I suggest you stop wasting your time here and begin working on that long list of books you want to write. I enjoy LJ (Waves to Bella) and what my friends have to say. And I hold a BA in English Lit! HA! And am a candidate for my MAT in Education! Guess I'm a Monkey. Elizabeth On 7/10/06 12:33 PM, "Lavolta Press" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Bella wrote: >> Hi Fran, >> >> you seem to have your mind set against it > > There's no reason why I should have my mind set for it--blogging is > purely optional. > > ,But one thing you wrote I felt needed to be explained, at least for the >> benefit of others if not for yourself. It's not strangers you talk to about >> your "day" (unless you >> choose to) - you get to choose who sees your posts by setting up filters. > > I've looked at LiveJournal--I had an account for one day to research > what it was about--and I've run across a great many blogs on the net > while looking for other things. It's not like I've never read a blog, or > that the concept is new to me. But, have you ever seen the quote by > computer scientist Robert Wilensky: > > "We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters > will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks > to the Internet, we know this is not true." > > Although some people produce blogs like editorial columns, > professionally done and with real content, overall, the amount of sheer > drivel on the Internet is overwhelming. I understand well that the > human urge to communicate is fairly universal. It's the driving force of > most of my life, in one way or another. What is opaque to me is the > blurring of public and private boundaries. I've seen a great many > blogs--they are by no means all on LiveJournal or private--with lengthy > recitals about the weather that day, someone's feelings about events > only important to them and their intimate circle, and on and on. And my > reaction is,_who cares_? I think things like that should be restricted > to a private diary--though I don't keep one--or to a handful of truly > intimate friends and relations. > > Obviously anyone is free to post anything they want. Me included. But, > the corollary is a lot of people won't read it, me included (nor do I > expect everyone to hang on my lips either). Hey, I've got a couple of > hundred really good, professionally written books sitting on my to-read > pile, and I've got several on my to-write pile. To me, getting involved > with my own or anyone else's written recitals about daily trivia and > their feelings about it is a sheer waste of time. > > But I'm not a chat person, apparently particularly in comparison to most > women (as opposed to men). Years ago I quit going to the kind of parties > where people stand around and talk to each other because I was spending > most of them holed up in the host's bedroom (hoping they wouldn't come > in and think I was up to something seriously weird with their underwear > drawer) reading a good book (I take one everywhere I go). > > Fran > Lavolta Press > http://www.lavoltapress.com > > > > Anyone can have dozens >> of strangers on their friends list if they so choose, but limit any entry to >> only a few select >> people if they want to. >> >> I started off on LJ by adding only people (adding to my 'friends list') with >> whom I had already >> communicated with on some level in 'normal' mailing lists like this one. >> Then, through them, I met >> others with whom I have common interests. I'm happy to say I've made some >> friends I would >> otherwise never have met, and have goten to know them and they me. Next year >> when I go to europe >> I'll have people whith whom I share a love of fine fabrics and costuming and >> with whom I can meet >> and go shopping! I can think of nothing better when visiting a strange >> country then to have >> somebody there who is not a complete stranger welcome me and show me wherethe >> 'locals' shop and >> eat. I'm looking forward to it a lot. :-) >> >> >> Bella >> >> >> >> --- Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Obviously many people on the net are into this, it's just not my cup of >>> tea. Ever since I graduated from college, I've spent at least 40 hours >>> a week communicating with people as a profession. That leaves me with >>> little interest in doing it recreationally. I learned long ago that if >>> I have a good idea or good information, some one will always pay me for >>> it. If it's not a good idea or good information, it's better just to >>> keep it to myself. I can't imagine telling strangers on the net all >>> about my "day," nor can I imagine why any of them would have the >>> slightest interest in any of my days, or in my feelings. >>> >>> Fran >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________ >> The LOST Ninja blog: Exclusive clues, clips and gossip. >> http://au.blogs.yahoo.com/lostninja >> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> >> > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
