I
recently lost a follower on Twitter. That number goes up and down all the time,
and there are apps that let you track it, but I haven’t installed any, and I
don’t want to be neurotic about it.
However,
she wrote a note that made me think. Also, I recently gained two followers whom
I admire, and before I alienate them, I want to clear the air. The reason she
unfollowed me, and it was completely understandable and I am grateful that she
took the time to tell me, is the suicide retweets.
Actually,
there are two things that I retweet. One says that each retweet that they get
will be one day without cutting. The other is some variant of showing that you
would care if the original tweeter committed suicide. I do retweet those. I’m
kind of scared not to. I have retweeted some to show that I think someone is
beautiful too, though some I have just replied to with compliments.
The
thing is, it’s very hard to know how to help depressed young people. I will
write more about that over the next two days, but for now, that’s something I
do, and it may be a reason not to follow me on Twitter.
It
was kind of surprising that it came up at all, because I had felt like no one
was seeing my tweets. I would post things that I thought were funny or
interesting, and nothing. When I replied to people, though, or tweeted
specifically to them, then they noticed. It felt like my Twitter role was more
of a supportive one, and that’s okay. I’m good at that.
In
some ways, I feel like maybe the reason I am taking up bass is that I am
functioning in more of a supportive position, and not due to my unusually good
sense of rhythm for a middle-aged suburbanite.
Of
course, Kris did see that, and there are a few other people who seem to be
noticing things now. So, now I have to worry about what it is like to follow my
tweets. The truth is, there are probably better ways to keep track of me than
Twitter.
Facebook:
I go through phases of posting status updates or not, but I do check it at
least once a day, it connects with lots of things that I like, and I frequently
post things that I find interesting. If we have not interacted in real life, it
would be helpful to send a message when you submit your friend request, just
letting me know it’s not weird.
The
Blogs: Eventually you get pretty much every thought I ever have through here.
If you think I have not gotten to something that you are interested in, ask,
and there’s probably something there, or I will make a point of getting to it.
Links
to the blogs are something that I reliably tweet, actually, but it would be
more reliable to follow the blogs through Blogger, or through Networked Blogs
via Facebook.
Saturday:
Travel (Currently going through Disneyland) sporktogo.blogspot.com
Sunday:
Provident Living (Just finished up working vegetables into your diet, not sure
what’s coming next) preparedspork.blogspot.com
Monday
through Friday: Everything else, but Thursdays and Fridays are music reviews.
The rest covers music, art, writing, politics, and me. Sporkful.blogspot.com
E-mail:
This one is actually not a great one, because I get so much that I go through
periods of letting it get kind of behind.
LinkedIn:
I seriously hate this one; it annoys me so much. I think I am not
career-oriented enough. If you ask to join my network, I will probably accept,
but I will never do anything interesting with it.
Amazon
Studios: So basically about every 45 days, as the option period on one screenplay
expires, I will submit a different one. It’s my way of saying that no matter
how many times you decide something doesn’t meet your current needs, there’s
plenty more where that came from. You can read screenplays here, and it would
be great if you would vote for whichever one is active at the moment. I should
be adding a new one tomorrow.
Goodreads:
It’s not terribly interactive, but I do like seeing what people read and like.
There’s a link on the main blog.
Ficwad:
This wouldn’t be that interactive either, but if you are bored, there is a
pretty long saga over here.
Twitter:
If you want to relate via Twitter, but not follow me, just make sure to always
check your mentions. This is a good policy anyway, because it’s easy to miss
what’s coming up, and mentions and interactiona (via @connect) show you what
relates specifically to you. For Direct Messages, if you do not follow me, I
cannot DM you, but you could still DM me if I followed you.
Or
you could just follow me, and that’s cool, and sometimes it might seem creepy.
Believe me, I question myself all the time on this one, but it feels necessary,
and that this is where I’m supposed to be.
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