(Note: Blogger is still having a problem with pictures using Opera. Have no idea when it will be fixed.)
Anyway, four things. I blatantly stole this from Lucia. If you are reading it and you want it, take it. Open source. I really don't like the whole "tagging" thing. More on that below.
Four Jobs I’ve Had
1) Unix System Administrator
2) Medical Claims Examiner
3) Medical Biller
4) Technical Support for an ISP
Four Movies I Can Watch Over & Over
1) The Color Purple
2) Resurrection (with Ellen Burstyn - not the Sigourney Weaver one)
3) The Recruit
4) Seven Years in Tibet
Four Places I’ve Lived
1) Sacramento, CA
2) Tucson, AZ
3) Baltimore, MD
4) Colorado Springs, CO
Four Places I’ve Vacationed
1) Thailand
2) Israel
3) Cross-country trip in the US, random ~ driving aimlessly
4) Can't recall anything else as an adult
Four of My Favorite Dishes
1) Satay chicken and rice
2) Chinese Dim Sum
3) Mountain Mike's Pizza
4) Old fashioned ham and cheese grill
Four Sites I Visit Daily
Each one on my sidebar
Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now
1) Well, predictably of course... Thailand
2) Bali
3) Monterey, CA
4) In the cottage I rented a few years ago
~*
Now... regarding tagging, etc.
I thought about this over the past few days because something occurred that offended me. I like to take some time to think about it, to find out why I find something irksome, rather than just saying "it's irksome" and walking away from it. Naturally, my own imperfection usually leads me to initially think "f*** this. I'm outta here", but part of the function of giving up childishness is to avoid that kind of impulsivity and think about things before reacting or acting in anger.
I've concluded it is my age. As hard as it is to imagine, I'm officially a senior citizen, eligible for AARP and all that stuff. And things do change as we get older, things far deeper than grey hair and creaking bones.
The things we find "cute" or "chummy" in the distant past now seem cloying and exclusive. In my own case, I didn't like it in high school and I especially don't like it at this stage of life. In a venue like this, I really am all for inclusiveness, a kind of grab-it-as-you-can, get-up-on-the-soap-box-if-you-wish free-for-all. I have a sidebar to recommend blogs I think others will enjoy as much as I do.
That probably comes from my own history on Usenet. I'm not accustomed to waiting for someone else's permission to speak ~ and I'm sure as hell not going to start now.
At any rate, I really don't think someone should have to be "chosen" to participate in any discussion on the wide open Internet. The private discussions I have with others I blog with are done backchannel.
Naturally, linking for attribution is only ethical and to direct someone to something I find particularly moving or rousing falls under the umbrella of "sharing". I like acknowledging something I find particularly beautifully written or about an issue that is particularly compelling.
An example of this would be the "Just Posts" roundtable, wherein everyone who chooses to participate is invited and included in a discussion of social justice issues. Content is the only limitation. Forwarding blog posts from others is acceptable. Sending in your own is acceptable.
In short, I think it is one of the best executed roundtables on the Internet at this point. I am honored and happy to participate each month because I consider it to be a high road effort. It is absolutely flawless in the way it is designed.
But truthfully, the cutesy, cliquish "oh you're hip enough to be included" stuff just makes me feel kind of nauseated.
I'm no longer overtly offended.
I'm just offput ... and disappointed.
Peace,
~Chani
Anyway, four things. I blatantly stole this from Lucia. If you are reading it and you want it, take it. Open source. I really don't like the whole "tagging" thing. More on that below.
Four Jobs I’ve Had
1) Unix System Administrator
2) Medical Claims Examiner
3) Medical Biller
4) Technical Support for an ISP
Four Movies I Can Watch Over & Over
1) The Color Purple
2) Resurrection (with Ellen Burstyn - not the Sigourney Weaver one)
3) The Recruit
4) Seven Years in Tibet
Four Places I’ve Lived
1) Sacramento, CA
2) Tucson, AZ
3) Baltimore, MD
4) Colorado Springs, CO
Four Places I’ve Vacationed
1) Thailand
2) Israel
3) Cross-country trip in the US, random ~ driving aimlessly
4) Can't recall anything else as an adult
Four of My Favorite Dishes
1) Satay chicken and rice
2) Chinese Dim Sum
3) Mountain Mike's Pizza
4) Old fashioned ham and cheese grill
Four Sites I Visit Daily
Each one on my sidebar
Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now
1) Well, predictably of course... Thailand
2) Bali
3) Monterey, CA
4) In the cottage I rented a few years ago
~*
Now... regarding tagging, etc.
I thought about this over the past few days because something occurred that offended me. I like to take some time to think about it, to find out why I find something irksome, rather than just saying "it's irksome" and walking away from it. Naturally, my own imperfection usually leads me to initially think "f*** this. I'm outta here", but part of the function of giving up childishness is to avoid that kind of impulsivity and think about things before reacting or acting in anger.
I've concluded it is my age. As hard as it is to imagine, I'm officially a senior citizen, eligible for AARP and all that stuff. And things do change as we get older, things far deeper than grey hair and creaking bones.
The things we find "cute" or "chummy" in the distant past now seem cloying and exclusive. In my own case, I didn't like it in high school and I especially don't like it at this stage of life. In a venue like this, I really am all for inclusiveness, a kind of grab-it-as-you-can, get-up-on-the-soap-box-if-you-wish free-for-all. I have a sidebar to recommend blogs I think others will enjoy as much as I do.
That probably comes from my own history on Usenet. I'm not accustomed to waiting for someone else's permission to speak ~ and I'm sure as hell not going to start now.
At any rate, I really don't think someone should have to be "chosen" to participate in any discussion on the wide open Internet. The private discussions I have with others I blog with are done backchannel.
Naturally, linking for attribution is only ethical and to direct someone to something I find particularly moving or rousing falls under the umbrella of "sharing". I like acknowledging something I find particularly beautifully written or about an issue that is particularly compelling.
An example of this would be the "Just Posts" roundtable, wherein everyone who chooses to participate is invited and included in a discussion of social justice issues. Content is the only limitation. Forwarding blog posts from others is acceptable. Sending in your own is acceptable.
In short, I think it is one of the best executed roundtables on the Internet at this point. I am honored and happy to participate each month because I consider it to be a high road effort. It is absolutely flawless in the way it is designed.
But truthfully, the cutesy, cliquish "oh you're hip enough to be included" stuff just makes me feel kind of nauseated.
I'm no longer overtly offended.
I'm just offput ... and disappointed.
Peace,
~Chani
