tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post7398495408890384716..comments2023-10-17T09:23:49.940+01:00Comments on Inside the Bipolar Mind: Why Facebook is Like CrackMaasiyathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335479646687529836noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-57689202795163524892011-05-29T16:53:19.406+01:002011-05-29T16:53:19.406+01:00Wow, guess I fucked that one up. Sorry. Was meant ...Wow, guess I fucked that one up. Sorry. Was meant as a compliment, no back-handedness involved. In my non-caffeinated stupor, I apparently didn't articulate very well the idea that you had said -- with eloquence and sincerity -- what I'd been wanting/trying to say but had been fucking it up/weighing it down with so much sap that it diminished the substance. Didn't mean to suggest anything otherwise. Again, my apologies. Next time I'll be sure to bring my A game, or at least something better than a C-.Minka Fieldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533091873420914246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-43829446271370016322011-05-29T14:37:43.587+01:002011-05-29T14:37:43.587+01:00Thanks, Minka, I think. Not sure if that is a comp...Thanks, Minka, I think. Not sure if that is a compliment or backhanded insult, but ummm yea ok.Maasiyathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335479646687529836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-68379175292173123602011-05-29T12:29:19.101+01:002011-05-29T12:29:19.101+01:00Ahh, I was going to write a post about this severa...Ahh, I was going to write a post about this several times, and each time it got so sickly sweet that I gagged and dry-heaved as I re-read all my unbridled written love towards the people who have been so supportive and generally awesome towards me in the blogosphere. So -- I deleted my drafts, each and every time. And then I see posts like yours and I am so glad I never published that stuff. It was so overflowing with gratitude that it was embarrassing. <br /><br />I think so many of us who come here share this same sentiment which you managed to capture without dripping it in honey like mine. So thank you for that! Though I still tend to think most people suck, part of my theory about the blogosphere is that it allows people to just engage with your "essence," the real you, without all the distractions of appearance and context and social circumstances, and all the other shit that make people judge others unfairly or bias people towards one another. <br /><br />Because there's no baggage, in a weird way, it really is the purest form of interaction.<br /><br />Thanks for expressing what I've been wanting to, but just couldn't do without making myself sick :) So instead, I am now writing a post about the baggage that comes with dying your hair. Far less deep, but hopefully insightful!Minka Fieldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533091873420914246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-63499653622257097252011-05-27T17:32:03.963+01:002011-05-27T17:32:03.963+01:00Aimee, as always you say what I am thinking but so...Aimee, as always you say what I am thinking but so way much better. You're absolutely right. The internet in and of itself is not bad. Like with anything, it can be used for bad. I mean priests molest little children everyday and I don't see anyone calling for the vatican to be closed.Maasiyathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335479646687529836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-43843116468901091762011-05-27T02:42:09.784+01:002011-05-27T02:42:09.784+01:00It's words. So many more words are said online...It's words. So many more words are said online. Words that matter, not silly idle chat. Those words are read with more patience than listening requires. The written responses are thought out with more respect for each word that is used. In spoken conversation, all aspects of your situation might not be spoken or heard. In the written word, you have the opportunity to include everything, your feelings, details as you remember them, tell your story from beginning to end without being interrupted. The reader has time to process all of it, reread, and formulate a response based on all of their emotions and not just a knee-jerk reaction. The internet can bring out the best in inherently good people and the worst in inherently evil people. I think the media and parents tend not to take this into consideration while they are busy vilifying it.The Little Penmark Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209359972463349059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-8972866387413792332011-05-26T15:05:56.616+01:002011-05-26T15:05:56.616+01:00SD, it's a date. What's strange is I don&#...SD, it's a date. What's strange is I don't think I am being rude and bitchy. I just don't see the need for being "perky" and "airhead" 24/7 which translates into "bitch". Although I play the part well.Maasiyathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335479646687529836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452859810437519471.post-58252918673704521942011-05-26T14:29:24.089+01:002011-05-26T14:29:24.089+01:00I'm sure I don't have to tell you that you...I'm sure I don't have to tell you that you would get the same from me in the real world as you do here in Blogland. You wanna be rude and bitchy, go right ahead. I'll just join in the fun. That being said, don't forget that if you ever decide to venture back across the pond, we have a date for coffee. I'll be sure to put us in a good central place where we can toss verbal daggers at people until we overdose on caffeine.Sapphire Dragonflieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381751043737337247noreply@blogger.com