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Hurrah! It’s a Filler Post

Monday, 24 August 2009, 20:42 | Category : general rambles, randomness
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Aren’t you excited? No? Oh. Sorry :-( I know, I should pamper you with ever funnier, longer and more profound posts, but you’d only get spoiled. Oh, and you can’t say anything, I have a note excusing me from proper blogging … oh no, I appear to have left it in my other bag. Darn. I’ll show it next time …

I’ve been trying to compose a post all day, but without much success. It’s the school hols, and between doors slamming, people racing up and down the stairs and the wail of electric guitars*, forming coherent thoughts has been somewhat tricky. So, here’s a mixture of the incoherent thoughts I have been able to form, and some interesting links I’ve (stolen from other people) found on my totally independent internet travels.

What is the social network etiquette for people you know in 3D, but really don’t like? If they add you, is it acceptable to just ignore them, even if you know they’re going to see your posts on the walls of mutual friends?

Star Wars, is it a boy thing? I thought it was, but a conversation with Michael has made me doubt my theory. I clearly remember my mother taking my brother and me to see it, and although he loved it – to the extent he spent the entire film with his chin resting on the balcony, gazing in wonder at the screen – I was genuinely puzzled about why she’d taken me to see what was obviously a boys film**. And this puzzlement has lasted for years, I even mentioned it to her recently***. Anyhoo, you can be of service Dear Reader, if you leave a comment, tack an extra sentence on telling me whether you like it or not. It’ll be a bit like a survey, but lacking such things as: proper controls, and a point.

Spotted this cartoon earlier and it made me chuckle. Imagine that! A woman wearing shorts while on holiday. Shocking behaviour.

Some album covers are works of art. Other’s less so.

If you have five minutes to spare and a romantic nature you might enjoy this whimsical short story.

And that’s it, thank you for reading my filler post :-)

* I know, I should be grateful none of them took up the drums.

** Although, thinking back to my rather Lisa Simpson-ish 9 year old self, there’s a good chance I wanted to wait a week to see an independent film about distressed gentle-cats living in a commune in Tuscany.

*** Really. Her response was, ‘I thought you’d like it’. Hello Mater, have you met me? Your daughter, the one who hates sci-fi and summer blockbusters. And did back then, although she didn’t have the articulation to express it.

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  • I am having the same things happen to me. I have notes on about 6 ideas, but nothing wants to gel in my brain. But I have faith in you. So sure that you will blind us with your flash and style!!! Hang in there Hero.
  • Thanks Gerald :-) I have faith in you too!

    Isn't it a shame creativity isn't something constant and regular; waiting for the muse to inspire can be very frustrating.
  • St Jude
    Hello hun, I waited for eight hours in the blazing heat in Detroit to watch the first Star Wars movie. It was with my two male cousins and I have to say that I fell in love with Hans Solo, that was the only highlight of the movie though. Well I'm off to start my last assignment.. no procrastinating here. No definitely not.
  • Hi :-) It's lovely to see you commenting here again!

    I fell in love with Han Solo when I rewatched it as a teenager, he was the highlight of the film lol

    Hope you got the assignment done.
  • What is the social network etiquette for people you know in 3D, but really don’t like?

    Chicken!

    You can't just raise the question and not give an answer. Well, you can - you just did. But I want to hear your answer.

    Go on, go on, go on...
  • That's the thing, I don't have an answer, I'm not sure what to do. I've been feeling off colour, so the notification is still in my inbox, not dealt with, and taunting me. I'm guessing I'll just ignore it though. The person in question is very insecure (I see this in hindsight) but makes herself feel better by undermining others. I don't need that in my life. And if that's a problem for her, tough.
  • I was hoping you'd have something definitive as it's a question I've struggled with myself. I'm stricter now than I used to be. If someone is insecure, my accepting them isn't actually going to make any difference - they will continue to be so, regardless of how many people link to them. We are not gods, and very little we do will actually have much impact on anyone else. Unless we have our finger on "The Button" :)
  • Sorry, that's the best I can do :-( It's the first time it's happened to me, so I've had to think quite hard about how I wanted to deal with it. Anyhoo, I've deleted the notification; I have no interest in waking up to find wall posts containing thinly veiled insults.

    You're right; we're rarely responsible for other peoples hang ups, and don't need to feel guilty if we'd rather not get caught in the fallout from them.

    Took me ages to write this ... your remark about The Button sent me off on a train of thought that came up with a possibly usable short story idea. Love it when that happens :-)
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