anti-prose. random matter.
than the topic of gay marriage, etc...
Published on February 25, 2004 By crimson In Misc
Take a look at Mack's blog... I'm too lazy to go back and link it up, but it was entitled "Fed Up". You do the work.

I guess I'm feeling a little "Worn Out" by this evening's (morning's?) line up of articles, and just want to write about something that doesn't have to do with politics, rights, freedoms, etc.

It's funny how unsuspecting bloggers can be a part of your life.

For instance, today, I thought about Dharmagrrl, and what she's been posting about lately. She's been in my thoughts. It sounds strange to realize how an almost stranger can have an effect on someone's life, without ever meeting them, speaking to them, or exchanging words in realtime.

Mack always seems to be writing about the same stuff that I've been thinking about. He's a world away, but things eerily seem to be in sync. (aren't we lucky?)

Trinitie and Dan... I can actually talk about them in the same sentence together because everytime I read a blog, there's a comment that reflects their admiration for each other.

Isn't this something?

And I'm drawn to KarmaGirl's and JillUser's blogs, simply because I feel that their experiences and words often elicit an "Oh yeah... I know what you mean!" And Imajinit, Muggaz, Brad, and Jeremy... all very different men who really make reading other strangers' perspectives interesting with their great writing and 'realness'.

I could name off so many other people here on Joeuser, who I respect (but not necessarily agree with) simply by having the initiative to write. I get pissed off at an equal amount of people as well.

The thing is, right now, I don't feel like anything heavy. But it's there if I want it. I realize that blogging is traditionally known as a place to write down personal thoughts... but the interaction is what keeps me coming back for more.

Comments
on Feb 25, 2004
You know, maybe it has something to do with the fact that I've spent 4 years of my life living in Toronto
on Feb 25, 2004
Give mine a look sometime, let me know what you think

-The Negotiator
on Feb 25, 2004
Thank you for thinking of me!

Yes, it's the interaction that keeps me coming back for more too...not neccessarily having someone else validate my opinion, but having people disagree with me as well - they make me think, make me perhaps see the equation from a different perspective. I may not agree with their perspective, but it still makes me think, and I like that.

I think of people I 'meet' on here throughout the day as well.

on Feb 25, 2004
No doubt, you are addicted



that is the main reason of the point system... now you know the more addicted person...
on Feb 25, 2004
I think there's a certain "connection" that many of us feel on this site. There's something untangible that we all have in common, but i don't even know for sure what it is. All I know is, ya'll are a helluva lot more interesting than a lot of the people i meet in my day to day life. I work with a bunch of borderline retards, (God i hope none of them ever read this), and I attend college at night so my intellectual needs will be met. I "use" my fellow bloggers here at JoeU to give my brain a workout too...

It's no secret that laughter is the best medicine, and we all need a healthy helping of it as often as possible. But for me, and I suspect for a lot of you, there needs to be some balance between the pissing your pants laughter and frequent intellectual pursuits. (i hope i spelled intellectual correctly)... not to mention the fact that "smart" humor (like "Tough Crowd" for example) is way more entertaining than the slapstick variety. (at least in my opinion)

But really i'm just flattered to see my name in NickyG's blog...

Thanks Nic
on Feb 25, 2004
This was touching, friend. Thank you soooo much.

Imajinit, I feel you on the whole " ya'll are a helluva lot more interesting than a lot of the people i meet in my day to day life." Isn't it true?
Maybe they aren't more interesting, just more open. I don't know. I just know, I LOVE YOU GUYS! Can you feel the love?

Trinitie
on Feb 25, 2004
Well, most of ya'll know me... I get on at around ten o'clock in the morning and stay online for between three and four hours. Much of it is blog related. In the morning I go to school and before I go to my first class I check my blog site. Ditto at lunch and sometimes after school. Addicted? Fanatically. Why? Do I even have to ask? Look at these people: point and case.

Has anybody read Winesburg, Ohio? The book is all about how people are never how they seem, and everybody has a story. I'm still young and full of potential, as are several on the site, but many have already become what they want to be, and I'm guessing that they get tired of being treated like they're burnt out all the time. Passion is a life-long privelage- yes, privelage- and it comes out here.

And gosh... I just can't help but be honored to see it. Oh, and thanks for putting my name in there, with Trinitie's. It gave us both a smile:)

~Dan