Amen to That

[jackofallgeeks]

So, this guy over on Felicia's Journal (I'm assuming from context that it's her brother) said a few things that I think bear noting; so, I thought I'd put them up here on my journal for easy reference.

Instead of relying on people to know what you think, it needs to be said - that's one of the most challenging things I've learned about communication because mom and dad aren't exactly the best teachers. No two people share the exact same perspective on events in life, so you can't expect people to just know how you feel or automatically interpret what has happened the same way you have.

Sometimes I feel that some people get so wrapped up in the communities online that they miss out on really "living." It's hard for me to believe that someone would rather chat online for hours than to go to the beach and converse with friends - notice the subtleties of tone, the facial expressions (raised eyebrows, cocked smile, squinting eyes - the eyes oh how they are important!), hear the laughter and munch on each other's ice cream cones :P

Comments

Givin' love to da Andrew and his post

[bluegrave.livejournal.com]

First off, nice page layout. You rock. (And I get to seeee you soooons)

All I have to say to the above is Fuck yeah! I would so rather see people in person. Yeah there are people that I can't see right not (ie you, Louis, Alyce most of the time, Linwood, Ok, yeah, most of my friends etc) but at the same time that's what a phone is for dude. You can at least hear the intonation in their voices. (I think that's why I love sparring so much.

The person who wrote that I'd love to shake their hand one day. And you rock for putting it up again. Too many people forget that and become obsessed with things that are online, loosing their lives to the computer instead of the world around them. ^^

Da Juri-chan-chu

[jackofallgeeks.livejournal.com]

*big hug* Glad to 'see' you around, Becky.  ^_^  Seems there's been a lapse in our correspondence of late...

But yes, you see, I fall very easily into that exact trap -- forgetting the world. It's so easy, sometimes, to get lost in the meaningless, and to lose sight of the things that matter. And especially in an environment like this, it's so very easy to forget that the other users on here are people, too, not just users. It's so easy to imagine that they are the sum of their posts, when there's so much more to the person on the other side of the screen. Yeah, The Dude really had some good things to say -- and that's why I chose to add his thoughts here.

And stuff. *passes out*

[bluegrave.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I never get to "see" you much anymore. It sucks.

I know what you mean. I almost set my cell message to say that If they can't get me at home to try the net. That's really icky. I wanted to be like I'll be out a lot with lots of people I adore but yeah, the net kills me.

The same thing with LJ. I read stuff and it's like "Yeah, you posted that last week" and then I forget that there's more to someone then that and the people that I was once close to I'm just not anymore. (Been noticing that a lot really recently) It's really not cool and I wish I could do something about it but it's become a staple for so long I don't know how to fix it, ya know.

Anypoo, can't wait to see you this weekend dude. You're so insightful and fun to be around. (We so need to do couch-con at con, even though Louis won't be there. And Escacon too)

The Juri-chan-chu