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The Little Social Networking Devils

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So embarrassing.

Somehow my flickr account was linked to my blog, and keeps sending out photos of old headshots. I must at some point have linked the two, but I certainly don’t remember doing it, and I apologize for the seemingly self-aggrandizing links to photos of yours truly. My email rejected the photos of myself so quickly that they went straight to the junk mail box. It wasn’t until my sweet Grandmother emailed me about how much she loved the photos that I even had any clue it was sent out. Oh, how disgusted I was with meself!

There really are so many ways to make a fool of yourself online, and I have tried to reduce the number of websites I myself am linked to to help lessen my chances of that. But alas, let’s be honest, it’s not that hard for me to do. So, I have deleted my flickr account.

However, to perhaps juxtapose this action, I have, in the meantime, re-signed up for facebook. Last May, in a big grand gesture, I deleted myself permanently (or semi-permanently in this case) from the tease and devil that is facebook. I found myself spending embarrassing amounts of time looking at pictures and uploading pictures, feeding my ego, hiding from the outside world, and it had to go. I had over 650 friends, half of which I had spoken to once or twice in my life, and most of which I honestly didn’t care to ever see again.

So, why after all this did I re-sign up? Because I have found a new god-honest self-discipline. Also, I have been away from it for so long that I don’t have that same neediness attached to being a member. I can easily sign on, check what’s about for five minutes and then log off. Am I being self-deluded? No, I don’t think so. I am actually so self-disciplined that I only allow myself to go online Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays…after all, I have a book to complete, people! Stay with me! And yes, today is Tuesday, hence the blog post.

Anyway, being halfway across the world on another continent, it seems the best way to connect with even real friends is the satanic facebook. So, I have succumbed once again, but in a new light. With a new outlook. I’ll let you know how it goes…

On another note, on Twitter I noticed someone posting daily photos on this website called DailyBooth.com, and so what do I do when I see a link? I click on it, sign up and test it out! Duh! Yeah, then I noticed it seemed dodgy and there were mostly teenagers trying to look really cute, and I thought “Not for me!” So, I went to the place where you’re supposed to be able to delete yourself, and they write: “We will be adding this feature to the website soon but for the time being you will need to just hold off.”

What?? That to me is the most unacceptable answer I could have ever dreamt of. It’s bad enough when facebook told me I had to wait two weeks before I could be deleted just so I would be completely “sure” that was the right decision for me. Who are they to have that kind of power? They assume you won’t be strong enough during those two weeks to not want to sign back on, and if you do, well, then you have to wait another two weeks.

You know what, I changed my mind. Facebook is still the devil. (And I do realize the irony of that statement as I hit “publish” and this blog will automatically push to Twitter and Facebook…thus promoting my blog).

And, what am I going to do about dailybooth.com? I emailed them directly with my viewpoints on having to “hold off” for the time being on deleting my account. Surely that must be illegal….

(GOOD NEWS – since posting this, I have since been made aware of this website where you can actually commit social media suicide! Of course, Facebook has blocked it from their site, but that’s no great surprise. Web2.0 Suicide Machine understands what people need…apparently.)

4 Days Left…

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The Parent's House

The Parent’s Home

I’m starting to get that nervous feeling like I get the week before a show opens.  Now that I know I only have 4 days left of lounging about, and in 4 days I will be starting my novel, I’m feeling nervous that I’ll sit down to write, and nothing will come of it.  Just like when a show is about to open, and my biggest fear is that I won’t remember any of my lines.  I’ve thought and thought about this book for the past 4 months, and here we are almost in ACTION time, and I can’t help but feel that thought of “What if I don’t finish it?  Or even worse, what if I don’t start it?”

The truth is, I know I will, and I know it will be good.  I have done so much research, I have laid in bed every night going over and over the plot in my mind, and I have lived it.  How else to prepare?

I will have to find out.  I am also very excited to be starting a life.  We have been in that space between life and non-life for too long that drinking has become off limits.  I think I have so much bottled up inside of me that everytime I have even one drink, I get this incredible sensation to hit something or scream at the top of my lungs – and, quite frankly, this is not a good way to make new friends in a foreign country.

So, writing will become my way of living – through the characters, their thoughts, and their actions.  You better believe, they are going to be full of life, full of heart, and just…well, just FULL – not in the eating constantly way, but in the way that gives someone a rounded existence.  I think just having an objective again, a reason to wake up in the morning, une raison d’etre will be enough to jump start this.  Heck, just living alone will be enough to celebrate with a good opening chapter in my book!

Today is Thursday (half way through Thursday) – just have to get through Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Friday – wake up around 10AM, drink tea, eat apple, go for run. Shower, get dressed, respond to some emails, and watch Music and Lyrics while eating some lunch.  Then what?  Talk to some people on Skype, and hopefully dinner will be ready by then…

Saturday – Jock’s car arrives!!!! Maybe go for a spin? Do some running, and eat take away with boyfriend’s parents.

Sunday – PACKING!!! And more packing and more packing and more….maybe run, maybe be bored, and day dream about the next day of freedom, weight loss and writing…Sunday roast will be cooked by boyfriend’s mother.

I think this is highly doable!!

On another note, what is the UK thinking by monitoring Facebook sites??  Thanks Eileen for sending this – I’m deleting my profile…it’s all a bit creepy for me.

Jock just got back from running, and has all my laundry in his hands (I guess he started a load on his way out?).  He’s so good – and I should be getting back to my boring next couple of days anyway.  Ho Hum.