Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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Susceptible to Fits of Metablogging
Far be it from me to criticize the Xanganets, lest I join in making such a thing en vogue, but when I see a page full of blog titles, most of which contain "Xanga," then I get concerned. Disappointed? No, too strong. Concerned sounds better, as in it pains my heart. There's nothing like a break from blogging, for the sake of my real life, to really put all of this into perspective. That, and what else will I do while I'm stuck with boring baseball season until August, right? Blog, it is.
I'm really amused at this talk of idea-stealing, as if anyone is saying something that hasn't been said around here at some point since Xanga's inception. That's what happens when you water down current event news articles for the sake of blog material. Unfortunately, it's all been said, before, especially if we're talking about the hot topics that make political elections mundane...er, RIVETING! I'm considering removing the words "abortion," "gay," "sex," "marriage," "trolls," and "Twilight" from my dictionaries, since I've seen the words so often and so eloquently discussed that they serve no purpose in the reference books that define them (and as soon as I see one with "Twitter," I'll promptly black that out, also). I'll never, again, forget that burqas adversely affect the woman who wear them... no, wait... they don't... or...yes, they do. To some they do, to others they do not... but I probably could have wagered a bet that it goes both ways, all on my own. But now I know without having to think much about it, or investigate the issue for myself. Thanks, technology. Now, we don't have to do anything, because it's all been done electronically, either by computers or other people in far-away places. This could be why our brains aren't getting any larger.
Thus, I believe in striving for creativity and originality, without metablogging too much about how there isn't much of it. After all, it won't do much good for my internal health to complain that the wheel has not only been invented and updated by many others before me, even though I thought of it, first. It's not my fault I was born so late. The iPhone? that was me, too, but oh well.
But I can tell you about the new office I have. Yes, complete with a panoramic view of the neighboring woods that will eventually be made into a vacant lot for an indentical office building, all in the name of commercial expansion!
I have no complaints about the new space, except that the water is heinously bad. I can handle standard bad water, but heinously bad makes me sip and say "Since when was 'Cesspool' a Vitamin Water flavor?" Well, it must be, and we've got it, exclusively. Ok, ok. Never has staying hydrated felt so awful. My kidneys don't know whether to thank me for drinking or curse me for doing the same. I already knew, but now I REALLY understand why wine is so popular in Europe, if their water tastes anything at all like wrung socks after an acid rain storm. Got it... forever. Although, I'm not too sure why Canadians like beer so much. You'd think melted glaciers would provide the purest and freshest water on Earth. Perhaps a Toronto entrepreneur will one-up Snapple with the slogan "This IS the best stuff on Earth!"
Anyway, this woods view is pretty killer, you know. There's a pleasant-looking creek carving its way through the... HEY! [Me, putting together that bad water plus creek, nearby, MIGHT BE RELATED]. It's the polluted creek that has tainted my day. I may bring my own water, and politely decline to drink from Mother Nature's own mouth.
Well, at least it's good to know that my mental reasoning remains as sharp as ever.
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Comments (64)
I haven't read yet, I just want to be the first comment
Don't drink the water.
The problem with speaking against metablogging is that you have to metablog.
lol, now I see what you meant about that nasty water.... too bad you didn't patent the iPhone
We're on the same wavelengths today. I'm trying to blog about more random, creative things. Not whatever's going on in the news or whatnot. Those issues are beat to death everywhere...I don't want to hit something when it's already down. Your office view sounds beautiful. Just stay away from the water. Or hey! Maybe you could build up an immunity with that water.
As soon as I finish pouring hot resin down my urethra, I'm going to take a bath in drain cleaner and brush my teeth with a wire brush.
Nobody's said that before.
Congrats on an office with a window, heh.
I love reading your random thoughts here. I think you write well. :)
~V
Nothing wrong with a metablog every once in awhile. I can't imagine though, that your water is coming from that stream or anywhere close to it. It's probably from a few aquifers down and theres probably just a lot of sulfur in the rocks...
Sorry. My geologist escaped.
Glad to have ya back, Big!
Ewww, bad water is not good. Our water in DC tastes of chlorine and Swamp Thing. Hurray for filters and water machines!
I agree with Theo this time... lol.
You need to get one of those filtered watered office dispensers.. the kind that makes a sound almost like....using the facilities..when you pour yourself a cup..
orrr.. do what I do..
go to Sam's Club and buy a huge pack of bottled water..
refrigerate as needed..
Congrats on the new office ;)
If you can find a way to denounce metablogging without metablogging, you'll be my hero. I believe in you!
The problem with not metablogging is that noone reads your blogs. Very funny. Seething with sarcasm as usual.
Some people can metablog cleverly. Most can't.
I would opt for bringing your own water. I refuse to drink anything other than well water or bottled water. Of course if I were dying from thirst, I suppose I would go for city, but it would have to be a desprate moment.
Very funny. You can laugh about it because you're well-known here on Xanga. The rest of us actually have to descend into that cesspool of passion and argument. Like my stepfather said: "You can only scoff at shoveling sh*t after you've already done plenty of it yourself...."
@Lynnjynh9315 - actually, i laugh about it, because it's NOT what i do; it's not because of some status i have. if i have any status, it could be because of the things i avoid doing, you know. blogging about xanga is ok, occasionally, but not as often as it happens. eh. there really isn't THAT much to say about it.
The topic I gave you was way better than this crap.
Kidding.
Sorry about the water. The tap water in Philly tastes like rusty nails so I can relate.
This is great! I do participate in talking about what everyone else talks about, but of course, I don't go around saying I originated the idea. Then again, I have been accused of plagiarism because of discussing the same topic as someone else, so I am not left unscathed.
You should try the water in north Florida / south Georgia. It tastes like diarrhea water. Heinous.
Nice Fiji Water advertising...
and for the record Garistotle started the metablog trend
@Paul_Partisan - most recently, maybe. but not ever. it was trendy before he was on xanga. that's what i meant about how nothing said is new... except for one's take on life experiences, perhaps. that's about it.
i drink EVIAN!
Ick, bad water is the worst. WORST. Your view sounds pretty awesome, congrats on that.
Next up: Big Apples..er, news?
Probably the reason people blog about the same things over and over is because they're safe topics. Abortion and gay marriage especially. Even when someone claims they're saying something controversial, they wind up with a bunch of people agreeing with them anyway.
We should all look for new topics... myself included.
(You excluded, because you tend to take pretty fresh approaches to things. Probably because you add a personal touch to your posts.)
I scraped my knee today and also went to dunkin donuts
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then I had an abortion!!!!!!!
instant blog awesome popularity controversy love right there
lol, woods are always nice
Well said, as usual. Although attempting to pinpoint one particular well-said thing with you is near impossible due to the fact that your coverage is so... broad (and not the feminine type)
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@Coincidentally - Haha... it almost seemed to imply that pregnancy was a direct result of scraping your knee and eating donuts. Are those new slang terms for sex?