Comments on: Happy Nikolaus 2008!

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:56:46 +0000

Yeah.. Thanks, I guess?

By: teachthemasses

teachthemasses — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:23:53 +0000

My patron saint…………sending you a falling turkey for Xmas…..

By: Cat

Cat — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:45:24 +0000

One of the people that I recently got to join Twitter [I'm promoting it all over the place!] said he just joined becaus he didn’t ‘get it’ when I was explaining it, but since he joined he’s liked it. Others that joined haven’t, so I guess it depends a lot on the person, their expectations and such.

And yes, real cards for the first time in years. I sent them today and I remembered at the post office why I don’t send mail any more as the prices were insane!

By: ellaella

ellaella — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:36:04 +0000

I don’t “get” Twitter, although it was fascinating to read tweets from Mumbai while everything was happening.

Real cards, cat? Wow. That’s rare these days. Good for you!

By: Cat

Cat — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:57:10 +0000

Well, I did get an email from him since with:

I want that card.I want that card.I want that card.I want that card.I
want that card.I want that card.I want that card.I want that card.I
want that card.I want that card.

And his address. ;)

And thanks, I do like this theme a lot even though it’s dark!

By: Ruhi

Ruhi — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:48:42 +0000

There! I get to see my card even before it is posted :) How wonderful is that? I think I’m actually commenting on your blog after ages. I find you more often on Twitter/Tumblr. This is a lovely theme though.

Still don’t understand why Ash doesn’t want to get a card from you. :| Weird chap. Thanks for doing this for me. I really appreciate it.

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:38:24 +0000

Well, I’d say I’d send it concealed, but it’ll still have a German stamp and postmark!

By: ish

ish — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:57:30 +0000

I kinda wanted a card too but the think is that my parents and grandparents would check every letter or document before it reaches me and if your card comes, they’ll ask me 10,000 questions and I’m in no mood to answer then. Not really in the position to let them know that I’m living two lives. Maybe one day they’ll know.

By: Cat

Cat — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 11:09:14 +0000

I suppose it depends on one’s expectations of the internet or the services. Twitter is great for conversation and updates without making a long post out of it, just like tumblr is.

I think I’m losing interest in blogging and all that is part of that, like the blogging communities. I still read many blog’s RSS feed, like yours for example or sulz’s or Jennifer’s or CJ’s just to mention some from the forum, but I barely feel the need to comment these days.

Tumblr makes posting videos/photos/links/quotes so simple by design that I do feel wp is taking a huge step backwards with every design change.

But that wasn’t really the point of your comment! I guess we all just look for different things and perhaps blogging is turning out to be a thing of the past.

EDIT: Regarding the Twitter experience there was a conversation on Twitter between several people about it yesterday. The gist of it is you’re not going to understand or appreciate it until you try and and by that really try it for a few days with the right mix of followers that have the same ideas, are creative, you know in real life, you know via the net and so on. Ultimately though it takes getting used to and everyone’s reason to be on Twitter and experience is different.

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:11:49 +0000

I guess the miniaturisation of technology has spilled over into blogging, with bloggers all migrating to micro- over on Twitter.

I’ve got an account, but never tweet… I just can’t get into it. Tried twice, never seem to be able to keep going. It’s not as if blog posts are like book publications, but tweets by comparison are just so ephemeral.