Category — Microblog Mondays

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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Remember #MicroblogMondays 64 where I wrote about that hoodie that was also a back massager?  Of course you remember it because you’ve been thinking about it non-stop since I wrote about it.

Um… so scratch that whole idea of it being the best invention ever because Refinery29 did a review of it, and it sounds like maybe it was too good to be true.  Which is all kinds of disappointing.

This is why I’m reluctant to get too excited (or, to be honest, invest) in projects I see on Kickstarter.  Sure, it sounds great, but will it be great in actuality?  It’s hard to embrace things before they’re actually here.  Even upcoming television shows and movies rarely turn out as good as I hope.

But we live in an age where “coming soon” begins when the product is still months or years away from release.  How do we temper our excitement when everything sounds so damn good in theory?

When was the last time a highly anticipated product or book or movie lived up to your expectations?

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts that are connected to businesses or are sponsored post.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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Today is my last day at job, and I am the last person on the editorial team.  It’s been a little like the Martian for the last few weeks.  I’m just planting potatoes by myself, and it’s a little lonely.

I love the site so much, and I feel lucky that I got closure and featured great content right up to the end.  Before you ask, I have no clue what will happen to the site after this point, but I believe it will continue as informational support for the conference.  Anyway, if we worked there together, thank you.  I love working with writers, talking about writing, and learning something new every single day on the job.

I don’t want to talk about my next step right now; I want to say goodbye to a place that meant a lot to me.  I think we’re conditioned to always look ahead, but I really need to look behind for a moment as I gently close the door.  I am really proud of the work I did over there — that we all did over there.  I will always be grateful to Denise for bringing me onto the team.  I still have the original email from 2007 inviting me to work there.  Denise, it was everything you promised in that original exchange.

I’m not good with goodbyes, especially to inanimate entities like websites.  But I feel like I need to say goodbye to this one.

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts that are connected to businesses or are sponsored posts.

Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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I started reading The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close, mostly because it’s set in DC.  There are very few books that are not genre fiction (and usually legal or political thrillers at that) that are set in contemporary DC, and this one is particularly Washingtonish.

I like it because the characters go to restaurants I like and visit local places I enjoy.  If it’s possible to feel homesick while you are still at home, this book is making me feel wistful for the place where I am right now.

I wish more books were set in my city, and I tend to gobble up books set in places I like, especially if they include familiar landmarks that are not the usual tourist sites.  I’m even willing to stick with characters I don’t particularly enjoy making observations which would make me roll my eyes if spoken by an actual human just to keep seeing the city.

Are there books set in your hometown?  And do you enjoy reading location-based contemporary fiction?

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Not sure what #MicroblogMondays is? Read the inaugural post which explains the idea and how you can participate too.

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I didn’t write about the 15th anniversary of September 11th yesterday because I didn’t have anything to say.  But I spent the day thinking about it.  Thinking about the actual day 15 years ago, and how it impacted everything that has come after.  I know that I come from a place of privilege; not everyone gets to decide how they approach the day.

It feels strange to not say something, or, more accurately, to say anything else.  Doesn’t it sometimes feel that way on social media?  That your choice is to speak about the event on hand — good or bad — or say nothing at all.  But anything in between feels like you’re stepping over an unspoken line.

Which is true and not true at the same time.  Maybe you thought it odd that I wrote about my guinea pig instead of the 15th anniversary, or maybe you didn’t think anything of it at all.

Do you ever feel odd not speaking about a moment or event that is clearly on everyone else’s mind?  Do you think we have an obligation to publicly speak, or is it enough to privately remember?

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I recently learned about a phenomenon in South Korea called muk-bang, where people livestream themselves eating enormous amounts of food.  I misunderstood the idea at first because I couldn’t imagine anyone would want to see someone else chew.  But, no, it’s pretty much just watching someone else consume food.

What I thought it was, at first, was that people were turning on their camera and livestreaming their meal at the same time every night, so you could pull them on your screen while you ate your meal, and you felt as if you were eating with someone.  You know, except for the fact that they couldn’t hear you.  Which would personally make me feel even lonelier than being completely alone, but that’s just me.  And maybe for some people that is the draw, but for others, it’s just about watching someone else slurp noodles.

It made me wonder why I don’t get together for FaceTime meals with friends since we could sit in front of our computers with our respective meals and sort of feel like we’re in a restaurant with each other.  How else am I going to get dinner with Lori?

Have you ever had a FaceTime (Skype) meal with another person?  Would it appeal to you?

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Are you also doing #MicroblogMondays? Add your link below. The list will be open until Tuesday morning. Link to the post itself, not your blog URL. (Don’t know what that means? Please read the three rules on this post to understand the difference between a permalink to a post and a blog’s main URL.) Only personal blogs can be added to the list. I will remove any posts that are connected to businesses or are sponsored posts.