24 Aug 2008, 10:33pm
When a blog has more readers...
Posted by Script Writer | Category [ Writing ]Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)
I knew I was getting ahead of myself when I spoke of the readership of this blog in plural terms, unless the blog author herself (purely used to make the language non-sexist - not indicative of the gender of the person in question) counts as a reader. That does beg the question. In my zest to be gender-neutral, have I become sexist? Quite some insight that. I am amazed how I can be so full of myself, yet recognise the little sparks of brilliance I come up with every now and then.
However ('however' is a fancy 'but' that we tend to use when we wish to rise above the mediocrity of conjunctions), this one time even I could not get ahead of myself. I heard somewhere that if you went around a tree at the speed of light you could kiss your own ass. And if you did that at twice the speed of light you could see yourself kiss your own ass. Whoever thought that physics could actually be fun!
This professor of mine used to say, "To understand physics you need to feel the pleasure of it, not the pressure of it." I had no idea that this was the kind of pleasure he was talking about. I could have aced physics you know, that I did ace physics irrespective not withstanding. Yeah, sometimes I like to let the geek in me out. Other times, it just comes out of its own accord.
Anyway. This post was about the exaggerated readership of this blog. I believe I have started regressing into the abyss of banality, what with all my trademark digression now being a thing of the past. That is not depressing enough to not rejoice over my widening reader base. It could be heart-breaking for Aran, though. The exclusivity of all this being exclusively for her would be, well, not so exclusive anymore.
Then again, Aran has stuck by me through thick and thin. That takes resolve, and a pretty thick skin to do. I am not sure anyone else can match that. Really.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: Alice Cooper - Poison
However ('however' is a fancy 'but' that we tend to use when we wish to rise above the mediocrity of conjunctions), this one time even I could not get ahead of myself. I heard somewhere that if you went around a tree at the speed of light you could kiss your own ass. And if you did that at twice the speed of light you could see yourself kiss your own ass. Whoever thought that physics could actually be fun!
This professor of mine used to say, "To understand physics you need to feel the pleasure of it, not the pressure of it." I had no idea that this was the kind of pleasure he was talking about. I could have aced physics you know, that I did ace physics irrespective not withstanding. Yeah, sometimes I like to let the geek in me out. Other times, it just comes out of its own accord.
Anyway. This post was about the exaggerated readership of this blog. I believe I have started regressing into the abyss of banality, what with all my trademark digression now being a thing of the past. That is not depressing enough to not rejoice over my widening reader base. It could be heart-breaking for Aran, though. The exclusivity of all this being exclusively for her would be, well, not so exclusive anymore.
Then again, Aran has stuck by me through thick and thin. That takes resolve, and a pretty thick skin to do. I am not sure anyone else can match that. Really.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: Alice Cooper - Poison
24 Aug 2008, 10:48pm
Hmmm. Thick skin. It sounds like an insult.
Still, I will take this opportunity to cuddle the geek in you.
Banal. Banal. Love the word.
Banal.
24 Aug 2008, 10:57pm
Why? It is just a tribute to your hardened resolve. How many of us have the will to dedicatedly be at something?
Yay! A googly-woogly wooksh moment.
I hope you are not implying the post is that too!
24 Aug 2008, 10:59pm
I don't know. I said it sounds like it is, I didn't say it is. One of those things that sound like things they aren't.
Tis true.
Of course not! Would I do that? Imply?
24 Aug 2008, 11:08pm
This is what causes divorces, you know - unsaid things that lead to misunderstandings. I did not know that this place allowed some html tags. Cool!
Like I said, I am just clearing up the unsaid :).
24 Aug 2008, 11:14pm
It does support html tags. We discovered it years ago. We = drp and I.
24 Aug 2008, 11:18pm
I thought things changed after the facebookisation of this place. Glad to know the bells and whistles have not prevailed over good old fashioned common sense.
24 Aug 2008, 11:20pm
Facebookisation? Do you want to drive me away?
24 Aug 2008, 11:25pm
Why would I ever want to do that, my dear Aran? I did write this one specially for you.
It is like this. Facebook took the good old fashioned sensibilities of Orkut and made it look like Pamela Anderson's breasts on steroid. Personally, I like her breasts. But if they get any bigger then she would be carrying her ass cheeks on her chest.
25 Aug 2008, 2:46pm
1. Why write meaningless blogs when you are a Script Writer?
2. How come you can quote some lame professor of yours and advise me not to quote people who are interesting?
26 Aug 2008, 12:40am
1. I only make meaningless posts. It is a special skill I have that takes years to hone.
2. Well, that was the demand of the, as they say in the world of cinema, script :-p.
1 & 2. Like I said in my previous post, I am not a man with many scruples. I take quite some pride in being able to go back on my own words.