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JJ,
Holy crap! Did they seize my crazy pills, too? Oh, great. Here we go again. Now I just
know the Mistress is gonna show her ugly head again. Get here quick, K?
posted by
SpitFire70
on May 3, 2005 at 10:10 PM
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Spits,
Don't worry about the Blog Cabin any more. The DEA called in a Cobra attack and they blew the place to smithereens. It was kind of a nice light show, being a night attack. The mini-guns had 1 in 4 tracers and the rockets were incendiaries. Nice show, but no more Blog Cabin.
JJ 
posted by
Jack_Flash
on May 3, 2005 at 8:31 PM
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OK spif. Now I have to think anyway. That's hard to do.
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 11:45 PM
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JJ,
You know I am quite learned in the field of astrology, but quit trying to change the subject. I see what you're doing. You're in the "age of trouble" right now. Still
you, though. Now, I gotta go to bed. Gotta 10 hour day ahead of me at the animal hospital. Smoochies to you (even though...)
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 11:39 PM
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left a ''would be'' out of the first sentence. Whatta dummy.
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 11:37 PM
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Oh! I see.
Well, of course that would you and whatever entourage you might bring along. That, of course, was one of my primary thoughts. What in the world were you thinking? Well, your suspicion is warranted. One must be cautious in this age.
Speaking of ages, is this the Age of Aquarius? I have heard that it was, but the song from the show is about 35 years old. Just what is the deal there? You, of all people, should be able to tell me about that. Unless Astrology is not one of your fields of expertise.
You should really enjoy the jungle of Jacarundas in the yard at the Blog Cabin. 
JJ
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 11:35 PM
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JJ,
" It has a Blog Shack out in back for my more privileged guests." So, uh, what's goin' on in that "shack" of yours, huh? And the more "privileged guests"?
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 11:22 PM
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What is the nature of the case?
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 11:14 PM
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JJ, you're not helping your case here.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 11:06 PM
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I call it a ''Blog Cabin.''
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 10:59 PM
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Oh spiff,
Don't get excited. It's a winter Blog House that I'm fixing up. It has a Blog Shack out in back for my more privileged guests. You'll have to see it sometime.
JJ
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 10:58 PM
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JJ, uh, the one in Mexico??
Who the hell is
that??
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 10:19 PM
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Spiffy,
Well, you wouldn't bother me if you showed up in that outfit at the Bible Thump, but I think most of the congregation would like you to show up in something that would be a little more revealing when you go into Glossalalia and start kickin' round on the floor. I guess I can understand that. I would like it a little better too.
You're right about the key. I got your place mixed up with one on the coast of Mexico.
Thanks for the reminder.
I'll be needing the key as soon as
I figure out what the hell I'm doing. Yer Boy... JJ
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 10:04 PM
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Great point, Darrke!!!!
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 9:50 PM
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JJ, you already know where I hide it. Why are you asking again?
Did you forget already?
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 9:49 PM
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If only the rest of the world would blog...some of the rest of us could quit our day jobs...
posted by
DarrkeThoughts
on April 29, 2005 at 9:48 PM
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OBP, I don't believe you.
You're way too pretty to be Olive. Plus, I think as far as I know, you have boobies.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 9:48 PM
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Um, JJ, I beg to differ.
I just went to the Sunday Bible Thump in my dung shoveler outfit. Was that wrong?
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 9:47 PM
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Piff-piff, is there a place where you hide your door key?
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 9:47 PM
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Kewl, HolyG. I'm coming to Dallas to get you.
hehe, just kiddin. No, but it really is good to keep a certain amount of info private. Personally, one of the reasons I don't bother to keep my location private is cause I have my animal hospital website and my othersideguide website and it's so easy to find stuff out about me. Google searches can do wonders as to finding stuff out, so I figure, why bother? But, like I said, people should always be careful.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 9:44 PM
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Spit
No, I am Olive..Popeye is my other half...
posted by
Offy
on April 29, 2005 at 9:41 PM
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Spiffy,
You have to be around a blog drop-zone for a while before you can figure out who you are for that place. Almost all of it ends up being a version of what you really are in ''the world,'' but it takes a period of interaction before you begin to get an idea of what you want to put up for public consumption. In addition, the person who you will be in the community changes as you get to know the community. It's not that it won't be you, but you have to decide which you it will be. You don't go to work as a dung shoveler in your Sunday Bible Thumpin' outfit, and you don't go to the Sunday Bible Thump in your dung shoveler outfit.
At the beginning, another issue is knowing the face that will evolve while you are here. You can easily come thinking of your role here as one thing--after a couple of month's of blogging, you may completely change your self-image and/or your public image.
I've been through all of the above in less than four months here, and I still don't have my feet completely on the ground. Some people can jump right in and take off; I don't function that way, here or in ''the world.''
Did I just type that, or was I only thinking it?
JJ .......... Garbage Man in a Clown Suit
posted by
Jack_Flash
on April 29, 2005 at 9:39 PM
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Spitfire
That used to annoy me too, but now I've gotten so lazy that I forget to read "About Me" pages!!! I think I took too much time filling mine out. When I started I was very vague about where I lived for a specific reason (an odd coincidence), but was very open about everything else. Now I don't give a sh*t and admit that I live in Dallas
posted by
Holy_Grail
on April 29, 2005 at 9:16 PM
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I understand Factor, but also remember it's how much you choose
to devulge and also how much you choose to devulge to others in a private manner.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 8:57 PM
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Spitfire, I have been heavy on the fact
although my name was chosen because I was not sure how much info I wanted to give out. Now I may have to stray from reality a bit... after the Whammie thing, I am a little concerned about anyone stumbling across what he/she believes to be about them... that probably sounds silly, but I have, well, an uncanny ability to stumble across people who are in some manner connected to me.
posted by
FactorFiction
on April 29, 2005 at 6:35 PM
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Quirk, I think it is a little of both, too.
I think it becomes a little more "reality" after becoming real friends with someone and then either speaking on the phone and/or meeting in person. After that, not only do the people we speak to become "real" but it gives us a more real sense of all the others here. They become actual people with a voice instead of just text on the computer screen.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:14 PM
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Strat, I totally disagree with you!!
You
are fantastic!
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:10 PM
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Justsouno, no pressure!! But it would be cool to
learn a bit more about you!
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:09 PM
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Ben, see, in your case,
you guys are obvious cause of your screen name!
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:08 PM
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I know, MayB. It's all a personal decision whether or not to
post anything about oneself. I'm down wit dat.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:07 PM
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OBP, does that mean you're Popeye?
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 5:06 PM
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Spitfire,
Some basic information would be nice to have, my guess is either they just want to "hide" for some reason, or they are too lazy to fill it out. Now, on this: Is that much different than “real life?” For some reason, I want to say yes and at the same time, I want to say no. Or, maybe the answer is both.--when klararoberts was here, we discussed this at length. I said it was like real life, she said it wasn't. Eventually I came to the same conclusion you seem to...that it's a bit of both.
posted by
Julia.
on April 29, 2005 at 1:18 PM
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I agree. A little info won't hurt anyone.
If we're to function as a community -- which is essentially what this is -- then it seems to me we should be willing to share a little about ourselves. No lengthy dissertations, but it's nice to know who you're dealing with, and it's absolutely essential if we wish to gain real perspectives from each other.
I guess with me, what you see is what you get. I'm not particularly deep, complex, mysterious, or fantastic. Just some guy who reads, writes, plays music, and loves his dog, and that's about it.
Whoops -- this is turning into a lengthy dissertation. Sorry...
posted by
strat
on April 29, 2005 at 7:21 AM
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I'm guilty. I have a photograph up. I am boring!
Nice post, reasonable. Guess I will offer up some data.
posted by
Justi
on April 29, 2005 at 4:01 AM
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Many of us feel more comfortable to remain incognito. But I agree that bloggers should at least let the others know whether they are male or female.
Ben.
posted by
A-and-B
on April 29, 2005 at 3:44 AM
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Blogging is global but this site does not reflect that. I don't necessarily need to see a profile. I look for honesty and integrity in what's written and I hope that's what people see when they read me
posted by
Azur
on April 29, 2005 at 2:34 AM
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Spit
It would give us a better idea of somethings about a blogger but even the bio may not be accurate. As for me, well I am what I am..
posted by
Offy
on April 29, 2005 at 1:28 AM
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Alf, another great point that I was trying to make.
Especially if one wants to comment in said "unknown" bloggers' post, how do we know whether to say "he" or "she" or "him" or "her?" It just feels too impersonal. Many of us don't go by "Charles" or "Jane" or "Joseph!" I've even been referred to as a male by a newbie blogger a few months ago and I don't know anyone who has ever referred to a male as a "spitfire!"
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 12:18 AM
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Jems, exactly one of my main points here.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 12:14 AM
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Entre-M, I must actually disagree with that.
Providing a bio or even just a smidge of personal info won't protect anyone from violating any rules (even if found to be ambiguous or unjust.) In fact, it may even aid others in knowing a bit more about the writer as to what that writer actually posts. It may even help to answer questions about them that one cannot gather from just reading one's post. Ya know?
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 12:13 AM
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L.E.Gant, I suppose I have gotten a lot of info
(or, well, not "a lot" but enough) of you from reading your blogs, even though I'd love to know more. See, the more I read certain bloggers, the more I long to know about them.
posted by
SpitFire70
on April 29, 2005 at 12:09 AM
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Spitfire...
I am an open book. It's just how I am, and while I respect the wishes of other to remain anonymous, it really would be nice to at least know their gender. I don't know why really...I just would. I think some writers want to be recognized for their writing alone without any bias applied to their gender but for me it takes away from their writing because while i am reading I keep thinking "so is this person a dude or a chick?" and it ditracts me from the content.
posted by
A_Norseman
on April 28, 2005 at 11:33 PM
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I agree
I like to have a
general idea of who is reading me and vice versa.
posted by
Jemmie211
on April 28, 2005 at 10:22 PM
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Well
with the unknown writer who dumped wham to the grease, we should ALL HIDE I guess..
posted by
Entrepreneur_Maker
on April 28, 2005 at 10:19 PM
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Some of us are "hiding".
Personally, I hate filling in those types of forms, so I described my Blogit Persona at the start of my first blog. The rest, you can look up if you are so inclined, but you won't find an "about me" for me in Blogit.
posted by
L.E.Gant
on April 28, 2005 at 10:17 PM
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