Hmmm . . . I must do a better job of my avoision (yes, avoision) of the w-word. I think I might in addition try to avoid the word "so." which is also over used. Jeremy brings up a good point . . . what is the purpose of the blog. Although I hate to question the purpose of things because that can often lead to them disappearing when it is realized, like many things in our lives, that it has no purpose. But this blog is different . . . right. I mean, it does unify a bunch of people that live or have lived in different parts of the world/country, even though most of us spend a majority of our time in Atlanta. It does keep us up on important events in our lives . . . but only if we post them, and then likewise if we read them.
Maybe the real prupose of this blog is to provide some catharsis for our woes as we post them. I certainly have felt better after blogging things. There is also the point that while no one may read this, and few may post, its existance is an invitation for its use at the correct moments in life. Let's say that Brad doesn't post for a year, but as long as this place is here when he does want to post doesn't it serve at least the catharsis purpose? True it may not satisfy the other purposes (continued interaction, unitifing old friends??), but one out of three isn't bad (??).
I feel like my usage of the blog has been a contrived PA experience. Lets face it, games are a large part of what I do, so that is what alot of my new content consists of. While many of the readers of this blog play games (especially if it is just Jeremy and I), no one plays the volume of videogames that I do, so why I try to wax philosophic about the difference between God of War and GTA:Vice City (one is violent-violent, the other is violent-fun) I doubt it greatly enriches the lives of our reader(s).
Maybe (ah, that was almost the use of an S-word), we should talk about more intelligent things. Like Jeremy, the health of my father is of concern as of late. I dont think any of you have met my Dad (except for Mark??) but he isn't a small man. His weight has been a concern for a long time. He also is in and out of health insuracne. Also like Jeremy, my Dad has had big plans for how we could work together to get money (Jeremy's Dad sounds more like he wants to farm out work to Jeremy, but it's close). Regardless, the loss of my dad would put me in a great hole of close relatives, as I have already said. I already feel a little estranged from many by not having much of family, but losing my Dad would severely disconnect me from (try not to laugh) my Cuban roots. Dad has often talked about visiting family in Miami, or writing people we have in Spain, but he has always made it sound really contrived so I have shied away. At this point I think I may need to just deal with it and try to build those bridges fast in case this one burns down. I'm calling my Dad today to see how he is doing. Then I need to go visit him tomorrow. I don't know when I'll be doing what between summer league and game night. But at the same time, last time I didn't go see a parent one day and postponed it I didn't get to see her alive again.
This has taken a much to somber note. Anyone got any ideas for how to get into a PhD program across the country when you don't know any people there? I'm about to just go knocking on doors/emails, but I don't want to have poor etiquette and piss people off.
Maybe the real prupose of this blog is to provide some catharsis for our woes as we post them. I certainly have felt better after blogging things. There is also the point that while no one may read this, and few may post, its existance is an invitation for its use at the correct moments in life. Let's say that Brad doesn't post for a year, but as long as this place is here when he does want to post doesn't it serve at least the catharsis purpose? True it may not satisfy the other purposes (continued interaction, unitifing old friends??), but one out of three isn't bad (??).
I feel like my usage of the blog has been a contrived PA experience. Lets face it, games are a large part of what I do, so that is what alot of my new content consists of. While many of the readers of this blog play games (especially if it is just Jeremy and I), no one plays the volume of videogames that I do, so why I try to wax philosophic about the difference between God of War and GTA:Vice City (one is violent-violent, the other is violent-fun) I doubt it greatly enriches the lives of our reader(s).
Maybe (ah, that was almost the use of an S-word), we should talk about more intelligent things. Like Jeremy, the health of my father is of concern as of late. I dont think any of you have met my Dad (except for Mark??) but he isn't a small man. His weight has been a concern for a long time. He also is in and out of health insuracne. Also like Jeremy, my Dad has had big plans for how we could work together to get money (Jeremy's Dad sounds more like he wants to farm out work to Jeremy, but it's close). Regardless, the loss of my dad would put me in a great hole of close relatives, as I have already said. I already feel a little estranged from many by not having much of family, but losing my Dad would severely disconnect me from (try not to laugh) my Cuban roots. Dad has often talked about visiting family in Miami, or writing people we have in Spain, but he has always made it sound really contrived so I have shied away. At this point I think I may need to just deal with it and try to build those bridges fast in case this one burns down. I'm calling my Dad today to see how he is doing. Then I need to go visit him tomorrow. I don't know when I'll be doing what between summer league and game night. But at the same time, last time I didn't go see a parent one day and postponed it I didn't get to see her alive again.
This has taken a much to somber note. Anyone got any ideas for how to get into a PhD program across the country when you don't know any people there? I'm about to just go knocking on doors/emails, but I don't want to have poor etiquette and piss people off.
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