tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post4310009370988767494..comments2023-10-10T05:17:55.737-07:00Comments on Crushed By Ingsoc: What my Online Friends Mean to MeCrushedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-49234024719656372832008-10-31T19:52:00.000-07:002008-10-31T19:52:00.000-07:00Funny, today as I was carving pumpkins I was just ...Funny, today as I was carving pumpkins I was just thinking about my friends and what they mean to me and about my blogging experience which was intended as an outlet for humour and for lower-order gonzo journalism and for essays on the art of writing.<br><br>Some of this has emerged and some hasn't. What took me by surprise is the sense of community that I fell into and the friendships I've made. And they're authentic friendships. I care a great deal for some of these people whom I've never met. I had never imagined this would happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-44236909085777712512008-11-01T00:59:00.001-07:002008-11-01T00:59:00.001-07:00lol crushed, an online harem?that must be as hard ...lol crushed, an online harem?<br>that must be as hard to keep happy as a real life flesh & blood harem<br><br>Indeed just as with real life relationships, if one does not dedicate enough time to people who visit and comment (and return the visits and comment) one tends to find they drift away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-14678743018129384612008-11-01T00:59:00.000-07:002008-11-01T00:59:00.000-07:00In a sense online blogging is like real life frien...In a sense online blogging is like real life friendships and relationships, well the emotional side of it - without the physical contact.<br><br>Have fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-61634113680091398602008-11-01T02:51:00.000-07:002008-11-01T02:51:00.000-07:00Why are you so obsessed with sex?Why are you so obsessed with sex?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-26930546535898284222008-11-01T06:13:00.000-07:002008-11-01T06:13:00.000-07:00I only read that to the end because I thought you ...I only read that to the end because I thought you would mention me... HUMPH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-52187177879936568482008-11-01T10:09:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:09:00.000-07:00FWG- Blogs evolve. This one certainly has. It bear...FWG- Blogs evolve. This one certainly has. It bears no ressemblance to the tiny paragraphs without pictures it was when it stated. And the subject matter has vastly changed.<br><br>Over time this boog has essentially become more me- or at least my posts have. But the blog has become more of a kind of anarchic living room, I think.<br><br>The friendships are authentic, yes. In their own way, I see all these interactions as important.<br>Several are indeed now, a type of human connection I once never envisaged. But its good. I actually have friends I 'speak' to regularly who live in far of places. My world has become a lot wider as a a result.<br><br>Quasar- No, not really :)<br><br>As I say, it's more that its interacton which takes place through people knowing me primarily through the blog than through real life interaction. So it's different.<br><br>I have become a big fan of Yahoo Messanger- I don't like gmail because it makes an annoying clunky noise and you have to keep gmail on your screen. Yahoo messenger allows me to carry on with what I'm doing and chat as well.<br><br>If I have to concentrate on a post, I'll say 'Give me half hour' (usually a slight understatement) but sometimes I post and chat at the same time. And eat my dinner as well. And then I usually pop out around half nine- ten O'clock.<br><br>Visting is something I used to be poorly orgainised at. I'm getting much better since I started using Google reader effectively, but even so, I'm still finding I'm allowing too many posts to build up in it.<br><br>Kinderling- I think you'll find most people are. It's a bodily function.<br>I do think that society still has a very unhealthy attitude to it. Lots of silly taboos.<br><br>From what I can see is that generally most people feel they don't get enough of it and we're all wondering why.<br><br>Mainly because of all the silly hang ups and baggages we still carry as a society I think. <br><br>We're all hung up on it and I think we should all just do it a lot more with eachother just for the sheer hell of it.<br><br>As in 'I'm feeling horny, are you?'<br>'Yes'<br>'Well, shall we?'<br>'Why not?'<br><br>Does that answer your question?<br><br>Mutley- I did say EVERY connection counts...<br>I did in fact say that I have a variety of online friends- yourself included.<br><br>The point about the ones described here is that if I didn't hear from them for a while, I'd actually be worried about them, because it would suggest something was wrong. <br><br>You know I'm always there to chat to if gmail says I am :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-28003570157313738972008-11-02T16:57:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:57:00.000-08:00It is funny how it sometimes takes something diffe...It is funny how it sometimes takes something different to shift you from old habits... as though the online barrier has taken away a little of your need for control, and allowed you to open up in a different way. It also takes a lot of courage to open yourself up in this arena when you have been bitten before. I'm glad you have, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3334391160365031546.post-10985223769981529862008-11-07T15:54:00.000-08:002008-11-07T15:54:00.000-08:00I love my online friends, most of them close, LOL ...I love my online friends, most of them close, LOL you have a harem? You lucky person you!! No matter what, enjoy your good friends, be it online or RL, they are hard to find.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com