tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post6133398476854796443..comments2023-04-04T09:18:42.393-05:00Comments on From the Mixed Up Files of The Amazing Idiot Girl: Disconnectedcathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-56603370150480813352010-06-04T10:19:38.768-05:002010-06-04T10:19:38.768-05:00MG - person 1 writes a letter and sends it to pers...MG - person 1 writes a letter and sends it to person 2, person 2 writes a letter and sends that + letter 1 to person 3 and so on. When the group letter gets back to person 1, she replaces the first letter she wrote with a new one. Any news is guaranteed to be old news by the time you get it, but it's still a treat to get real mail, as you understand!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743934761931818560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-88085764651462678152010-05-28T14:40:07.815-05:002010-05-28T14:40:07.815-05:00Group letter? That sounds interesting... How did t...Group letter? That sounds interesting... How did that work?Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-27474937548646840852010-05-28T09:22:15.528-05:002010-05-28T09:22:15.528-05:00Alison - I loved the group letter! Maybe I'll...Alison - I loved the group letter! Maybe I'll rekindle it next weekend. Keep an eye on your mailbox :)cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-21098922564319907152010-05-28T09:21:10.027-05:002010-05-28T09:21:10.027-05:00boty - I will work on getting a grip. Ho-hos will...boty - I will work on getting a grip. Ho-hos will probably help in this endeavor.cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-23064110883607913912010-05-28T09:20:09.687-05:002010-05-28T09:20:09.687-05:00Donna - You're a nosy private person too ;)Donna - You're a nosy private person too ;)cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-91130639964244925002010-05-28T09:19:15.415-05:002010-05-28T09:19:15.415-05:00MG - Yeah, maybe it would helpful to re-evaluate t...MG - Yeah, maybe it would helpful to re-evaluate the purpose of my blog. Instead of an attempt to stay connected to people, I could view it more as simply a vehicle for self-expression.cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-80788131945326377582010-05-28T08:44:03.572-05:002010-05-28T08:44:03.572-05:00It makes me sad to think you might not blog anymor...It makes me sad to think you might not blog anymore, but it's not like I have room to blame you. Maybe we should start up the group letter again.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743934761931818560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-21025842831217768802010-05-27T13:41:29.852-05:002010-05-27T13:41:29.852-05:00I love your blogs and writing style and wish I cou...I love your blogs and writing style and wish I could begin to express myself as well as you do. I'm glad you started the blog and keep up with it when YOU want to. I enjoy Facebook to a degree. But I would never pour my heart out on it, tell something that could only be expressed in an inadequate number of characters and I enjoy seeing what's up with others and commenting on their posts more than posting myself. I too tend to have hermit tendencies after being too social in person. Love you lady! Blog to your heart's content-- whenever that may be! We'll be here: )Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-44881783993528591242010-05-27T12:56:47.872-05:002010-05-27T12:56:47.872-05:00Also... I still write hand-written letters to a fr...Also... I still write hand-written letters to a friend who became my pen pal when we were 13. She lives in Seattle (I introduced her to Alison). We email each other for urgent stuff, but we still handwrite letters to each other once a month or so. I dont think we'll ever stop doing that and it's still fun to get her letters in the mail...Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-84134161308285755152010-05-27T12:34:14.710-05:002010-05-27T12:34:14.710-05:00I dont use blogging for people to keep up with me....I dont use blogging for people to keep up with me. I started blogging to make sure I write more often. It's a means to an end for me because I like to write. It's an exercise in discipline (and my discipline has been off lately, too). And, because I'm a writer who desperately wants to get published, I cant just write a journal for myself and keep it quiet--I want the instant gratification of others' reading my brilliance.<br /><br />Okay, I dont *really* think I'm brilliant (I'll leave that to the smarter people like Frank). But I am creative and I like to write and I see blogging as a small way for me to be able to be published, even if I cant really be published (because I havent even written anything publishable yet). You know? I love blogging for this reason... Yeah, I write about my life but i have a lot of relevent things to discuss about my life--cycling, reflections on widowhood, to name a few.<br /><br />FB... well... I got fed up with it for awhile there, but I'm still on because I'm still a narcissist (lol). And I actually DO feel less alone and more connected using it... It's very odd. I know I should hate it; on the otherhand, for example, when I encounter a friend somewhere in real life, because I'm FB friends iwth them, I automatically have conversation starters with people... I am not left with that awkward feeling of having nothing other to say than hi! I can say, "Hey, so, I saw that you were at Cedar Point the other day, eh?" Or you know...<br /><br />*shrug*<br /><br />I am addicted to the internet and everything about it. I would miss reading your blog if you stopped.Mars Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403414048823693159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-16145233934073139242010-05-27T08:25:48.185-05:002010-05-27T08:25:48.185-05:00Mom, we are alarmingly similar! I am not, and neve...Mom, we are alarmingly similar! I am not, and never have been, a skillful phone conversationalist. I'm also a "nosy private person". lol See? It IS genetic!cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507895793724303891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859748852940300750.post-1207912082165652472010-05-27T06:23:16.120-05:002010-05-27T06:23:16.120-05:00I hear ya. I dislike facebook, and twitter. Phon...I hear ya. I dislike facebook, and twitter. Phone conversations are great if both people are at a time of day when they can relax and concentrate on the conversation, if there is news, or something funny or interesting is going on. I've also noticed that some people are just better phone conversationists than others...I'm not one of those people. Boty is great on the phone because she just chats away about anything that enters her head, and she is very entertaining. It seems once I get on the phone, nothing enters my head, and whatever was there, suddenly disappears. I've always preferred hand written letters, but I am in the minority. e-mails are ok for getting information from palce to place, but somehow lack a personal touch. As a curious (maybe even a little bit nosy) person I like knowing what is going on in the lives of others, but I don't always like to reciprocate about my own life. Maybe that means I'm a nosy, private person? I totally get the hermit cycle too. Some of us seem to need quite a bit of alone time to "just be". But when that cycle is over, there better be someone at the ready to talk to, or depression could easily set in, and we may wonder why people are so "not fun". <br /><br />As for your posts. I really enjoy them, because you are such a good and entertaining writer. I vote you keep up with your blogs...when you're not in the hermit phase. Or maybe you could post THAT information, "I'm in one of my hermit phases, do not look for any new blog posts til later." Of course if there is NO word from you for too long a time, I might have to call.momnoreply@blogger.com