Tuesday, February 15, 2005
keeping in the valentine -or is it cupid (sic)- spirit...
Cyber socializing: even better than the real thing
by Luciano Pimentel
In this day and age, one does not have to put up with the routines and hassles of going out, dressing up or even putting a brave face on anymore. One can stay in and, from the cozyness of one's own home, one can mingle with one and all! Chat rooms, instant messaging, webcams, message boards... even the old stand-by, the e-mail (with sufficient pictorial attachments - whether it is doctored or not is up to you!) - all of these means are safer and may be even far more pleasant ways to socialize! Safer too for few hassles are involved - although it is debatable if indeed such dalliances are truly more casual than the old-fashioned ones...
It all depends on the individual, really!
Fact is, interaction on the web can be taken as seriously as live and in the flesh interaction. And this can be seen all across the palette of cyber-offerings... as that of human emotions. Message boards routinely see veritable hatred develop and rise sharply between opposing posters championing diametrically conflicted viewpoints on any given topic... Likewise, chat rooms are often the unceremonious virtual grounds of those first few sparks between posters who recognize in each other a kindred spirit. But it does not make the emotions involved any less real necessarily speaking... and any sudden break-up any more "casual" per say either! Disappointment is disappointment! It all boils down to the degree to which the participants have immersed themselves into these unusual proceedings... These are less and less "unusual" though, for the bar scene is now splitting -pretty evenly it would appear too- the dating scene with cyber-encounters; one leads to the other, really!
A fine collaboration of sorts…
On the other hand, for the true conversationalist, these proceedings can be even better to dig out the truth faster... Think about it - in an instant messaging situation, even with a webcam on, the fluff factor is minimalized - in favor of substance. One is forced to actually listen (or read) if the person has anything worthwhile to say. Once that is confirmed -for it isn't always- the expert conversationalist can take control of the chat situation and, by asking the right questions at the right time, get to know the other person better in fifteen minutes than he would have in several dates maybe! One cannot peer into another's soul when preoccupied with the all-important (not) task of winning a lengthy tongue duel... Not much is learned then, aside from the value of the kisser maybe…! Conversation is the key in the courtship stage – and it is no coincidence that IM providers call these things “conversations” …
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by Luciano Pimentel
In this day and age, one does not have to put up with the routines and hassles of going out, dressing up or even putting a brave face on anymore. One can stay in and, from the cozyness of one's own home, one can mingle with one and all! Chat rooms, instant messaging, webcams, message boards... even the old stand-by, the e-mail (with sufficient pictorial attachments - whether it is doctored or not is up to you!) - all of these means are safer and may be even far more pleasant ways to socialize! Safer too for few hassles are involved - although it is debatable if indeed such dalliances are truly more casual than the old-fashioned ones...
It all depends on the individual, really!
Fact is, interaction on the web can be taken as seriously as live and in the flesh interaction. And this can be seen all across the palette of cyber-offerings... as that of human emotions. Message boards routinely see veritable hatred develop and rise sharply between opposing posters championing diametrically conflicted viewpoints on any given topic... Likewise, chat rooms are often the unceremonious virtual grounds of those first few sparks between posters who recognize in each other a kindred spirit. But it does not make the emotions involved any less real necessarily speaking... and any sudden break-up any more "casual" per say either! Disappointment is disappointment! It all boils down to the degree to which the participants have immersed themselves into these unusual proceedings... These are less and less "unusual" though, for the bar scene is now splitting -pretty evenly it would appear too- the dating scene with cyber-encounters; one leads to the other, really!
A fine collaboration of sorts…
On the other hand, for the true conversationalist, these proceedings can be even better to dig out the truth faster... Think about it - in an instant messaging situation, even with a webcam on, the fluff factor is minimalized - in favor of substance. One is forced to actually listen (or read) if the person has anything worthwhile to say. Once that is confirmed -for it isn't always- the expert conversationalist can take control of the chat situation and, by asking the right questions at the right time, get to know the other person better in fifteen minutes than he would have in several dates maybe! One cannot peer into another's soul when preoccupied with the all-important (not) task of winning a lengthy tongue duel... Not much is learned then, aside from the value of the kisser maybe…! Conversation is the key in the courtship stage – and it is no coincidence that IM providers call these things “conversations” …
Labels: Love, Valentines
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Monday, February 14, 2005
happy happy - joy joy... where have I heard that before...hmm...
Then again... what does a woman who called herself George (were Dubya and his daddio named after... her?) and had such a disastrous "greatest love of her life" type of relation going throughout her entire eccentric existence... what does such a woman, thus, really know about anything...?
But I digress...
On the subject of love though, some would-be money-makers recognize St-Valentine's Day as the the ideal trap for suckers out there that it really is! Romantic fools abound and there are plenty of them loose out there - and they know it. (Not to take it too badly, folks - I am afflicted too - yes, I am an incurable romantic... but a smart consumer! So I believe it balances out - I can escape such traps!)
And so, what do I find upon logging to one of my usual news sources (affiliated to msn.com)...
This fine topic and this link...
How to celebrate being single:
The top 10 activities
Feel free to check it out - and leave a comment too.
Mine was brief and to the point:
"Dream on, lava lamp heads!"
Blessings!
Labels: Love, Valentines
Sunday, February 13, 2005
more mortes...?!?
Hey - valentines; don't fuss over this now...
After all, love & death are the two sides of life that spice it up any... correct?
As far as the masses go anyway...
And, thus, I am pleasing the majority - that which allegedly elected twice over Dubya...
That which prefers Classic Coke to improved Pepsi...
That which goes bananas over one-hit wonders...
And has the collective attention span of a five year-old hyperactive all-around insane and inane kid... hmm?
(May it be hoped also that the reference to love & death not deceive any film aficionados out there - I am not exactly a Woody Allen fan - although Love And Death was one of his least annoying films -sort of- and having Diane Keaton around in those elegant dresses helped a lot... But I digress...).
"Love & Death" is the deadly duo of Eros & Thanatos - intrically linked forevermore, until Kingdom Come really...
One feeds off the other, really...
Now there's philosophical food for thought for you all... More, in the comments section!
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After all, love & death are the two sides of life that spice it up any... correct?
As far as the masses go anyway...
And, thus, I am pleasing the majority - that which allegedly elected twice over Dubya...
That which prefers Classic Coke to improved Pepsi...
That which goes bananas over one-hit wonders...
And has the collective attention span of a five year-old hyperactive all-around insane and inane kid... hmm?
(May it be hoped also that the reference to love & death not deceive any film aficionados out there - I am not exactly a Woody Allen fan - although Love And Death was one of his least annoying films -sort of- and having Diane Keaton around in those elegant dresses helped a lot... But I digress...).
"Love & Death" is the deadly duo of Eros & Thanatos - intrically linked forevermore, until Kingdom Come really...
One feeds off the other, really...
Now there's philosophical food for thought for you all... More, in the comments section!
Labels: Love, morte, mortes, mortis, muerte, Valentines
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