For the past couple of days, I've been using the University computer room to do my Internet stuff. Just happened to be here, and as I have an active account, what the hell. Oh really? I can't say that this is 100% true, but I feel like people are looking me up and down, and all because of another person beside me. Yeah, I brought my daughter to work today. Well, not work, actually, but they don't know that. The thing is, if I was actually doing homework, she would be here. And this time, s...
Deep breath. Keep breathing. Okay. I started blogging because I thought it would be a good opportunity to read and write some reviews about movies, books, and theatre. I also was getting interested in the Internet itself, and in the communities that one can find and be a part of. One of the things I was leery of was getting too political. Having just graduated with honours in Native and Cultural Studies from a university in Canada, I had spent a lot of time debating, reading, writing and res...
The Urban-Faery recently posted an interesting article concerning The Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler. The celebration of vaginas is not pornographic, not lesbian, and certainly not worth over 80 related posts that literally has nothing to do with The Vagina Monologues at all. Instead, Urban-Faery's blog spiralled down into inanity simply because of one other's particular and uninformed comments. Even admitting that he hadn't even read the play (just a review) he continued to ...
Yes, I am a person with habits. Nothing too weird, or unmentionable, but habits nonetheless. Whenever I find a stray hair elastic or barrette around the house, instead of putting it away, I either pocket it, or worse, put it in my hair. Not necessarily properly either. One more than one ocassion, I have walked out of the house with a lone ponytail coming from the top of my head. Likewise, I have had cheap, plastic barrettes holding back my hair and no one even bothers to point it out. I g...
JeremyG posted about the problems of Joeuser ratings, primarily questioning the validity of those who are in the top 10 and whether they deserve to be or not. Issues about content, a specific circle of responders and referrals were mentioned. I must admit that there are people in the Top Ten that I don't read... it's just not my kind of thing. When reading some of my responses, I pretty much know who is reading my stuff regularly and I think that's great. However, I don't often venture out of...
I've just spent the past hour or so organizing a blog regarding gay marriage. I've been frustrated because my ShitComputer can't handle life in the fast lane of the demands put out by JoeUser's system. Not that I'm bitching about JoeUser, but half the time my ShitComputer punks out and I have to restart all over again. I've been a little apprehensive posting the aforementioned blog, only because I realize how my views seem to conflict with a lot of other people in our little community. I k...
A couple of weeks ago, I had problems logging into Joeuser. The problems continued up until a couple of days ago, but all seems well, now. I solved my own personal blogging crisis by signing up for another blog site, and it's interesting to see the pros and cons to both sites. I registered at LiveJournal, and was surprised at the amount of people who were a part of this giant community. In fact, the numbers kind of scare me, as well as how easy it is to identify people who blog there. You ...
Most of the bloggers on Joeuser are great, but the occasional few that are around really make me feel like calling it a day. It's pretty depressing seeing their posts and the negativity they produce, but its getting to the point where it's hard to just say that they have their own right to their own opinion. It is becoming a hate-filled site, unfortunately. I suppose there is not much that I can do about it, except complain in my own, non-hate blog. I welcome opinions that don't necessarily...
When I was young, I guess about 9 or so, I wanted what all the girls were wearing... white hi-top running shoes called Sparx. I begged. I pleaded. And eventually, after many months of whining, was taken to the local department store to pick out my shoes. There was only a few pairs left... in pink. I had to have them, though. I went home with them, wearing them straight from the store and the next day went to school. They laughed at me. Made fun of my new pink Sparx. Just so that there was ...
It's about that time of year... the new season brings forth the opportunity to look back and make decisions about the future that lies ahead. I have been doing some thinking, but I'm not going to fool anyone, I've been doing a lot of burying my head in the sand, too. I gave myself some time between studies, to decide if it was right for me to continue on. My GPA is high enough where I could feasibly make that jump into even higher learning, but what it all really breaks down to is the is...
Sometimes I wonder if a feature like Instant Messaging or an email function would be of benefit here at JoeUser. You know, some posts end up being pretty personal and I'd like the option to respond in a more personal way accordingly. Then, I reconsider, knowing that these options are available outside of this site. Thing is, I try to keep JoeUser away from my life outside of the Net... although it is getting more difficult to do. Does anyone have times, maybe while sitting in traffic, or...
Not too long ago, I posted a comment regarding satisfaction in blogging at JoeUser. I alluded to being 'not completely' satisfied quickly from the top of my head, and now, in retrospect, want to make ammendments to that comment. The things that I am not happy about JoeUser are strictly from a National point of view. I live in Canada, or, in my eyes, Turtle Island. The Anishnaabe in me feels both a part of Canada and the US since there was no dividing lines and the continent was imaged as on...
Sometimes I don't know why I even bother reading some of the articles here at JoeUser. I know it's going to piss me off before even reading the damned blog, but like a sucker for punishment, I go ahead and do it anyway. You know, I'm pretty much like that in life as well. I remain friends with people who, while I care for deeply, seem to annoy me deeply as well. Not enough to toss the friendship, but just enough to not to want to spend too much time with them, every single day. Some...
I've decided to change my links around a bit. The blogs that I've taken off my list, I still read regularly, but if referrals is a good way to let other people know who else is out there... I'll do my part. There are a lot of interesting blogs out there, so I think I am going to be switching it up on a more regular basis. The only problem that I do have with this, is that I have a hell of a time with the Create Custom Links section. I can regularly add links, but I can't create a new Headi...
We’ve seen it before. Since I’ve been blogging here at Joeuser, I’ve seen more than a handful of people leave. Yeah, there are a lot of people who start blogs up, realize it’s not for them, and then just fade into the sunset. And there are others who feel that it’s time for the grand finale. The big production of goodbye . The funny thing about writing this article, is that I’ve been meaning to write it for some time now, and it just happens to coincide with another blogger ‘friend’ ...