Jul. 25, 2008 - Addiction and Affirmation
First, let me just say that I blog in my head all. the. time. It's really too bad that there isn't a way to immediately download the witty banter I entertain myself with to the internet to share with you, my pretend bffs. Alas, it just speaks of my deep addiction great love for all things internet.
I was just sharing with my husband the other day that this sweet pink laptop that he and the boys got for me for mothers day last year (?) is possibly the greatest gift ever. I mean, I have a whole hard drive that's all mine! To store music, photos, articles, school resources...anything I want! ANd i have NO IDEA HOW TO USE IT. I am by nature a piler, not a filer. My home reflects this when I let it get out of control (those darn 'hotspots' as flylady calls them) but my computer...oh my friends...a veritable maze of information here. You see, this lovely laptop is really just a portal by which I check my e-mail, and feed my addiction, blog when I am inspired and in front of the computer ( a rare occurence), and generally play online...twitter, facebook, myspace, blog hopping, shopping, trivia, youtube, recipes,etc. If I see something I like, I either e-mail it to myself (only to have it be lost in the hundreds thousands of emails piled up in my inbox) or just save it. Do you know how HARD it is to find something you just know you've saved if you are not using a system of some sort? Yeah, something I need to work on...
But I digress...all this time online has had me pondering the interconnected-ness of my little corner of the world/internet/blogosphere and how small it seems. I love that by reading other people blogs, I feel like I know them in some small way. Their struggles, their kids, the recipes they share...layer in twitter and what they share there and they really are my pretend bff's. In some small way, I feel as if I know them! My people-person personality would love to be known like I feel like I know these gals. I was born for the stage (my children are a diversion...I will get my spotlight someday) and I have thought that blogging could be my ticket to that elusive Jr. High popularity that I have oft dreamed of.
So think of my delight and surprise when yesterday lounging by the pool at the local Y, someone walked up to me and said, "Are you Phyllis? I read your blog.
" Granted, she didn't recognize me on blogging alone...we had been to the same homeschool meeting last year and she remembered me from how chatty I was (evidently I am very memorable in group settings...loud clothes, loud laugh, big mouth...see I told you, public speaking is sooo in my future). At some point, I had mentioned (or more likely~ posted) that I had a blog and she has been surreptitiously reading ever since. She totally made my day! And layer that with the sweetest compliment from the author of the new curriculum I have selected for this year (that I am a gifted writer?!) yesterday was a truly good day for the internet. And it totally fed my addiction...
Comments
Jul. 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
I never imagined when I started blogging how many friends I would make. It seemed so weird to see people meeting who only knew each other from blogging. But now I totally understand. :D
Peace to you,
Renae
http://lifenurturingeducation.com/
Jul. 25, 2008 - coolness
Posted by Dianne - Bunny Trails
Love the post, Phyllis! Just another way of getting to know you and further our interwebby bff-ness. :-)
Jul. 26, 2008 - You have your first groupie!
Posted by gabalot
How exciting! I can only dream of a groupie....ahhh... maybe one day. I am so with you on the blogging in my brain, nice to know that I am not the only one. Just attach wire A to Brain wave B and vwalla...my thoughts from me straight to you. Wouldn't that be great, and it would all be spelled correctly, too.
Tootles, Jennifer
Jul. 26, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Mrs
Well! Didn't YOU just send me on an hour trip to that curriculum page! I can't say that I'm surprised. KONOS is great only if you actually USE it. It doesn't do a world of good sitting on your shelf.
I honestly believe all their units need to be made into the easy format of the box units. Not being user friendly has hurt their business tremendously. We're doing Russia this year, but we're taking a YEAR to do it. (We're basically breaking each week into three weeks.) I had no idea what I wanted to do for Glenna's 8th grade year next year, but you have given me an idea!
I think I could use all the LA for high school social studies. The language and science wouldn't be enough, but I'm already set on those with Apologia and IEW. Of course, math is MUS!
Did you know I was in Tennessee for Planet Wisdom camp?
Jul. 27, 2008 - KO -NO S :-)
Posted by Mrs
Hey, don't sweat it on the KONOS! I'm not the KONOS police. Seriously, there have been many, many times when the labor has seemed too much. I'm about to offer mine to someone (as a blessing, not for sale) because as I've said, I've done all the units.
I'm really interested in the other, though, and want to write to see how to adapt it for a high schooler. I had thought of Glenna doing HOW I, but I don't want her to have to do it on her own and a HOW I co-op for the THIRD TIME doesn't excite me either, poor kid. LOL
Jul. 30, 2008 - So Can Relate...
Posted by Anonymous
I must have thousands (well not quite) of blog posts that would be fun to write floating around in my head.....
Jul. 30, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by JenIG
you *so* belong on a stage.
so when yeh comin' over, eh? it's almost starting to wind down out thissa way. I say we make a date for the first week in Sept. yes?
JenIG ~ http://Jeneralities.com
Jul. 30, 2008 - Your 'groupie'
Posted by Anonymous
Well...you did blog about me! Thanks for another fun read! You can check out my blog--not nearly as entertaining as yours by any stretch--but I love it!!!
http://mommyofgirls-michelle.blogspot.com/
Michelle
