number 5

we've got a frog in our lounge

i tried to do this earlier, i couldn't do it, its wierd to get writer's block over something with so little significance, at present i'm aware of two people who read this (john, dan how are you?) i got all blocked up and couldn't even remember who i was, anyway, time for another try

about 90% of online conversations are rubbish (i'm in one of those rubbish ones right now... oooo.. could it be you? were you talking to me at about 8.30pm on the 8th sept) its like that small talk with people you don't know at the beginning of parties (you know the ones... with plenty of perfectly good chairs around and yet everyone feels the need to stand while they talk) back to online conversations, they are rubbish, a waste of time and yet i spend so much of my time in them, they're faceless, emotionless, pointless.... maybe msn should do an automated thing (like the templates you get on phones for text messages), you could click on a button (perhaps labelled small talk) which ask the same questions and gives the same answers, for example saying "yeah everythings ok" when in reality its not, not because you don't trust the person you're talking to but because you've become digitised, you're either fine and you don't want to talk about it or you're not fine and you don't want to talk about it, we're all stuck. to be honest about half of the time i forget who i'm talking to and just keep typing generic responses to whoever it may be...

the frog has been safely removed

10% of conversations are well worth it, they flow, you discuss many things at once (to the point where it is infinitely confusing) and when you remember them later, you don't so much remember sitting typing, you remember it as if you were actually with that particular friend, you remember the emotions the intensity of your conversation and you can almost see the expressions on their faces as they type away... all this being said i'd still pick one to one, face to face social intercourse any day

despite this little whinge i'm generally happy at the moment, i was happy earlier as i thought about how cool it is to have your washing done for you when you're at home, this made me happy, i wore a t-shirt last night and got it dirty, now its clean, washed, dried, ironed (by me) and folded and waiting in my cupboard for its chance to revisit my body for another fun filled moment. this makes me smile, its the simple things, at uni i wouldn't expect to see it for another four weeks

i also like how its sunny and slightly breezy at the moment (well not right now, during the day) and how my bed is comfy and warm and how despite being temporarily isolated in the middle of nowhere im relatively popular and my friends are all lovely - the simple things

i also like the fact i have so many excellent photos to put on here to the point where each day i find it hard to choose which one, if you don't like them you are wrong they are great

must go i might add a little bit more later - leave me a comment