On "This Week with George Stephanopolous," George Will dismissed bloggers as narcisists because besides fulfilling one's ego what was the value of posting one's diary/opinions on the internet.
For a moment there, I felt a little guilty. That was ME. I was a blogger, who constantly spills her guts about that boy who did not e-mail me back (like the astrophysicist of last week), who gives my opinion on Dunkin' Donuts coffee, who tells about her travels to Japan. So am I a narcisist?
Yes. My vanity was further proven by the fact that I planned to make a mock "Time" cover with a picture of ET#2 and myself, but could not find one in which we were either both sober or cute. Initially, the blog was started out sloth. It was an easy way of letting our friends know what we were doing. But it is possible that over the year and half we've blogged, it might have moved from one deadly sin to another.
I once told my mother (in a smart ass triumph) that if the universe was infinite doesn't that mean I am the center of the universe, that you could pick any point and that could be the center of the universe? Of course, if the astrophysicist had ever e-mailed me back he could explain the falicy of that argument, but he never did so.....
Please, George Will comes on television every week and writes his column in a paper and sometimes makes references to his own life and always is free with his opinions on the state of our nation. Is he just jealous that others can do it too? (Well, don't worry George, I don't get paid for it)
Despite what George Will thinks, I am going to believe that the five people who actually check this website, care that I went to the Garden saw Matsusaka drop the puck at the Bruins game. I am going to believe that they will laugh when they read a very shy assistant professor said in a loud voice in front of my boss, "ET#1, I am always surprised in your ability to ask questions in seminar because you are always sleeping." And that they will clap their hands, when they read I got a pair of snow boots marked down from $210 to $40. Well, maybe not so much the last one.
Basically, all I wanted to say this Monday was "George Will, kiss my grits."
5 comments:
Bastard. I never liked the astro guy anyway. Remember et#1- you're not ugly.
never said i wuz ugly.....what are you implying *ss*? :)
the ugly truth (HAH!)comes out. now we know what *ss* REALLY thinks.
Tell me more about those $40 boots. Do they make you look less ugly? hahahahhaha!
So funny! I think we discussed this already- how a certain boss asks if you're dating, and tells you you're not ugly (as opposed to saying that you look good). I would never imply that you're ugly et#1! Espeically when you fancied up so nicely for my party!
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