tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4158213697365879544..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: I'm Livin' In Your MonitorRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-80599951316967404112007-12-26T14:39:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:39:00.000-05:00I think that some of us are far more adept at expr...I think that some of us are far more adept at expressing ourselves through writing than through speech. Real world interaction is more personal, adding nervousness and apprehension into the equation.<BR/><BR/>Like you said, I think we censor ourselves. I think that's mostly a defense mechanism to avoid being embarrassed or hurt. Then once we "break the ice" we reach a certain comfort level and open up. I also think that when you meet someone with whom you've interacted online both parties have an idea of what to expect, so the initial interaction is a bit less awkward than what you'd have with a complete stranger.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60272710882560152512007-12-22T17:44:00.000-05:002007-12-22T17:44:00.000-05:00You're right -- I was feelin' all warm and fuzzy a...You're right -- I was feelin' all warm and fuzzy and Babs opened the door for a sec. Still a howling moral blizzard out there, isn't it? --And that's the Big World we all live in and have been living in all along; I already knew it but I needed to be reminded. I've cowgirled up.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57379815303727280652007-12-20T18:29:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:29:00.000-05:00Roberta - if someone is so stupid to stalk a well-...Roberta - if someone is so stupid to stalk a well-armed woman perhaps they should be taken out of the gene pool. Just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>So, um...allow me to quote a wise, intelligent, funny woman:<BR/><I>"Um, don't go 'way, please? Okay?"</I>bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54247889783326751792007-12-20T14:34:00.000-05:002007-12-20T14:34:00.000-05:00...And then I read what Babs had to say in the Com......And then I read what Babs had to say in the Comment thread over at Tam's and it makes want to burn this blog to the ground, change my name, sell my house and sneak away in the night.<BR/><BR/> ...'Cos I don't do "freaky" at all well. I've mentioned elsewhere that under severe stress, my adrenaline reactions are intense? Total hyperfocus and very short-term judgemental baseline. It's not just stalkers and what they might try to do that frets me, it's how I might react.<BR/><BR/> Eeeee. Lots to think about.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-29046495589843568372007-12-20T12:18:00.000-05:002007-12-20T12:18:00.000-05:00PS: Breda, we'll have one another for support. Er...PS: Breda, we'll have one another for support. Er'll be <I>loud.</I> Um, loudish. OH, we'll be heard.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21901827841419648342007-12-20T12:17:00.000-05:002007-12-20T12:17:00.000-05:00'Cos they never feel free to speak openly, perhaps...'Cos they never feel free to speak openly, perhaps. In RL, we tend to censor ourselves. There's also a lot of interrputing. FtF is an art few ever really master -- and it takes more than one to make a go of it.<BR/><BR/> Who's got a fix for that?<BR/><BR/> Why's the blogiverse so much less contentious than BBSes?<BR/><BR/> Is it because we've each got our own little plot of bandwidth? Maybe.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14484939851027022492007-12-20T11:54:00.000-05:002007-12-20T11:54:00.000-05:00I was kinda surprised at the results of my blog-wh...I was kinda surprised at the results of my blog-whine. Turns out a lot of folks are in the same boat. Funny how that works...<BR/><BR/>I have 'met' so many good people on-line, compared to the number I run into in meat world. It just feels.... empty kinda... when the connection goes away. Like a big blank spot just appeared in the room.<BR/><BR/>So.... how is we can get to know someone very well just by reading some posts in a blog, yet know breathing bodies for years without ever 'knowing' them?Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54533358197235673062007-12-20T11:08:00.000-05:002007-12-20T11:08:00.000-05:00Hm...the 2A BlogBash should be interesting. All th...Hm...the 2A BlogBash should be interesting. All these somewhat shy geeky girls, all waiting for someone else to say the first word?bredahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216098318849287384noreply@blogger.com