I am not a math person. I’m a word person. However, even I am able to recognize the little equations by which our world works. My most relevant pattern is the way in which pressing academic and professional demands ensure I will waste even more hours delving into the hyper-connective world of The Internets.
When I was an undergraduate, I dismissed facebook as “too creepy, even for me.” Know what’s creepier than social networkingn sites? Writing a (godawful) paper on Milton. I can’t even tell you what that paper was about, but I do remember that facebook is awesome. If it weren’t for facebook, I’m sure I wouldn’t have friends at all. In graduate school, I’ve crept into last.fm and flickr, I greedily hoard rss feeds in the basket of Google Reader and keep my film collection updated on DVD Aficionado (under the compulsion of a lovable if obsesssive film student). And this past semester, the final stretch of my M.A., has found me wallowing — gleefully — admist all the little wiki-widgety-real time wonders of the internet. I’m a twitterer for crying out loud. So enters the blog.
I have a few and commendably legitamate reasons to commit to the blogging. most of which I’ll be keeping to myself and do not inlcude narcissism and over-stimulation — those are just bonuses. The moment when I knew I could do this and keep it up and make it interesting enough came when I realized, “This would give me something fun to do.” And really, being the simple creature I am, that is all it takes. Let the shininess in.
Filed under: why's and how's and what's | Tagged: meta-living, shiny
I did not know you were such a social media person! Why have you been hiding this from me?! We should be friends on last.fm at the very least for crying out loud.
Also, wow, you linked to my wiki! I didn’t know anyone ever looked at it. I’ll try to work on it harder now I know they do. And if you ever get super-procrastinaty (it’s a new word I made up), you can help me on it. It is open for editing, after all.
How’s that conclusion coming? :p