The Nature Of The Beast

In the last few days I’ve done alot of thinking about the nature of the beast…man, that is.  I’ve gotten a kick out of how people have reacted to my "good" news.  Most did as anyone would do and wish me well, but some have surprised me by their reaction.   

 

I started thinking back to when I posted my concern about certain neurological changes that I had been experiencing which was making it difficult for me to type…no one questioned that!  I’ve  written about diabetes and various other health problems…no one questioned that.  I’ve written about death and relationship problems…no one questioned that.  I’ve written about drug addiction…no one questioned that!  In fact, I’ve written about many things that may or may not be true, yet no one seemed to feel the need to question the validity of the content of any of my entries until just recently.  When it comes to life, have we all become so hardened  by the negative things that we no longer believe anything good can happen?  Good things do happen everyday and every now and then great things happen. 

 

Let’s just suppose what I had written was fiction.  So what?  So what if none of what I’ve written from day one is true? What if I’m really a 35 year old homosexual male with a vivid imagination?  What if I’m really just a bored, yet happily married middle aged woman needing an outlet to ward off being stir crazy during the day?  Is there a double standard of some sort here amongst us?  Can some of us write fiction and have it deemed acceptable while others are expected to bare our souls with only the truth?  If someone changes what they post or how they post, does this necessarily have to effect readers in a negative way?  These were just some of my thoughts…

 

 

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Sold Into Slavery

 

I received an unusual "gift" today with a message saying "now you own his ass".  Some  generous soul out here in cyberspace gave me 1,000 shares of BlogShares stock for none other than Psychedelic Pariah.  Can you believe it? Now, all I need to do is figured out what to do with him… any suggestions?

 

It’s a shame these things aren’t real or else I’d be able to buy a small island. Damn it! There I go being a hermit again!

Bloggers Beware!!!

The excerpt from BURNT IN SPACE will hopefully do two things:

1. Show people that predators do really exist on the Internet.

2. Make everyone aware of just how close to home these predators live.

 

After reading the entry written by Stephen, I decided that the only thing my conscience would allow me to do is to spread the word to as many people as I can.  I can only hope that the person who this dastardly deed happened to will step forward and expose the culprit before other people get burnt also.  I encourage everyone to spread the word so everyone associated with Spaces knows that among us lives a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

"My Dear friend told me a story today that I must share. She is one of the most kind, generous, creative, humorous and understanding people that I have met in here. Though many of you fit the profile above, this story is just too much……………………………..

Some time ago she lent another blogger $550.00 out of the goodness of her heart. Yes I know can see it coming……..But get this!!!! Before I could comment she told me that she had helped other bloggers previously, and that they had paid her back!! How sweet is that??

In this case she got stiffed and learned her lesson well. It is most difficult for me to maintain composure in my words without spewing expletives about the page. You all know the words I am thinking.

My friend helped out another woman in need with the understanding that she would be repaid. What really gets my gorilla growling is that the destitute, in dire straights, unable to repay……continues to blog about all the fun she is having in her travels………

My dear has to go without, because of her compassion and desire to help another.

She thought about exposing the perp, but is better than that.

I just have to shake my head in wonder.

As ever, Be well.

Stephen Craig Rowe"

The PissAnt Parade

Rant on

When I log online, I usually launch Yahoo messenger and MSN messenger. There are a few people I do chat with on a regular basis, so while I’m out here reading other people’s blogs and/or composing entries of my own, I also chat with people. What really irritates me are the faceless, nameless pissants (I think this may be strictly a Southern term) who send instant messages and decide to be rude when I don’t remember them, if I’m busy chatting with someone else or working and don’t have time for their little games.

Why would I remember someone I chatted with maybe once 6 months ago for 5 minutes? Hey, I’m a woman…I get lots of IM’s sent to me from males wanting a variety of things. Some just want idle chitchat while others want to know the color of my panties and if the drapes match the carpet. Some like intellectual banter and there are others who are lewd, crude and rude. It always makes me wonder if that’s how these Romeo’s are in real life. What a true joy they must be! Just for the record, the only ones I chat with more than once are the ones who know the meaning of witty repartee.  If you tickle my synapses, you’ve got me!

Rant off

The Cyber Gods Strike Again

Technology is grand, but when it doesn’t work as it’s supposed to, it’s a royal pain! For some reason my list of contacts on both MSN messenger and Yahoo messenger have disappeared.  Some invisible cyber god ate them, no doubt, as a sacrifice in a bizarre internet ritual.  I would appreciate it if anyone who was on my list of contacts before would send me a message the next time they see me online so I can add them again.  Thanks!

Yahoo messenger –  red_kitten1

MSN messenger –  freudianslip@mindless.com

Blogs To Avoid

Many of you probably have noticed that the list I previously had on my site titled "The Clique" is now named "Blogs To Avoid".  I just discovered a comment written about that list, yet it was tucked away  under the entry titled Monday’s Child.  The comment is written by someone named alias_1976 and that person didn’t leave a URL to their blog. Why doesn’t that surprise me?

"I would like to know if the list you have of spaces to avoid is some kind of joke or if you are serious. I ask this because I’ve noticed that several of the spaces you have listed, also have you listed as a cool site to visit. Are you simply trying to promote your own space or what? Isnt it up to MSN to monitor what is published in these sites and if they are appropriate for general public viewing? If MSN has appointed you to monitor these sites and generate lists that are acceptable or not, please accept my apology for the misconception. Oh, and if you are wondering if I myself have an MSN space for you to "check out", dont waist your time. I wouldnt post anything on such a biggited site. As I said, if I am mistaken, and you posted this list as a joke, or if you were indeed appointed by MSN , then I apologise profusely.
Thank you and have a nice day."

 

My comment back to alias_1976:

alias_1976, before you go getting all hyper and feel the need to contact everyone on the list, let me tell you that initially most of the people on the list are all people  who have been previously accused of being part of a clique on MSN Spaces by people like you.  They also are people who visit my blog regularly and comment  on what I write  and are people whose blogs I visit and comment on also.  All these people are people whose words I value and feel as though they know it’s my twisted humor that  led me to rename this list as "Blogs To Avoid". 

If you had a comment to make why did you write one tucked away several entries from the top?  And just for the record, I feel no need to "promote" my blog as you have suggested.  I’ve had close to 100, 000 visitors to my blog and think that should speak for itself.  Trust me, I have NO affiliation with MSN other than using Spaces as a place to share my thoughts with others and occasionally to spread hate and discontent! MSN monitors all of us enough without any help from me and we all like to take our cheap shots back at them whenever and wherever we can.  I would like to believe that I have been at least a small thorn in their side at times. 

Here is some advice for you from someone who is here to stay: You really need to lighten up, learn to play along with others around here and go with the flow without being too quick to judge what you don’t understand completely. When you leave a comment on someone’s blog, you should leave your URL and/or email address instead of doing  a hit and run.  That’s right! You claim you wouldn’t waste your time on such a bigoted site to have a blog. It makes me wonder why you are wasting your time commenting on here if it doesn’t meet your high standards.  Most people around here  don’t tolerate anonymous commenters very well and many delete their comments.  Fortunately for you, I’m not one of those people!  I try to find value in everyone’s words, even those ones who type before they think! 

 

P.S.  If you aren’t on the list, it’s just an oversight on my part…holler at me and tell me to include you!

From Nurse Ratched

All newcomers to Spaces who have found their way to my blog, please read Welcome To Spaces.  This is an entry written a few weeks ago when a group of us were accused of having a "clique".  When I first started blogging, I decided I wouldn’t delete comments. I have to admit there have been times when sticking by that decision has been very difficult. As people have attacked my character for various reasons, I’ve maintained my position to defend their right to voice their opinion even when their opinion comes in the form of a personal insult to me.

In the past few days I’ve had to deal with people attacking someone else on my blog. The first attack was on my sister-law who is very ill. The comment made about her still makes me shake my head in disbelief. People can be very cruel at times! The next attack was towards JockFullONuts (Jnuts). I feel as if my blog was used as a place to continue a battle that started elsewhere. I think the person came to my blog to use it as a possible battleground  because they knew I wouldn’t delete their comment. My choosing not to delete comments in no way reflects my personal opinion of Jnuts. I believe he and I share a mutual respect and a delightfully twisted outlook on various things.

Somehow many of us have managed to form a great community of adult bloggers here on MSN Spaces. Each person participating in the camaraderie should be proud to share a very distinct role in it. We may disagree at times, but what I find amazing is how quickly everyone comes to the defense of each other when we see someone being attacked. I think to an "outsider" that kind of bond is both appealing and threatening. It’s the object of jealousy, criticism and speculation making it a prime target for attack through deception, games and ridicule.

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Welcome To Spaces

As far as I know a “clique” on MSN Spaces does not exist and if it does, I’m not part of it. I have NEVER excluded anyone from commenting on my blog nor have I deleted anyone’s comments regardless of what they’ve had to say about me or the topic.  I’ve been called everything on here from a saint to a slut. I’ve gone out of my way to interact and make people feel welcome. In fact, I can’t tell you how many new blogs I have visited of people of all ages and have welcomed each of them to Spaces. Yes, there are a group of bloggers on Spaces who frequent each other’s blogs and leave comments. I can’t speak for them, but I go to their blogs because I like reading what they write. I don’t always leave comments, but I do try to visit their blogs several times a week.  I also go to several new blogs each day and leave comments there as well.

As a newcomer you might see certain blogs frequently on the update list.  I’ll be honest by admitting, I update mine frequently so people will read it. I thought the whole point of blogging was for the end result of feedback and comments. Since MSN has not devised anyway to categorize our blogs as of yet so we can just go to the ones we want to read in a particular category, we are stuck with having to frequently update to let people know we are out here and want to be read.  By all means, come read us and join in! The more the merrier!

Keeping track of the number of visitors was a kind of fascination to me initially because I really was amazed anyone would really read what I write.  It still amazes me at times.  I never thought writing entries about  how many visitors come to my blog would make anyone feel excluded and if that was how anyone felt as a result, I apologize. I simply felt good about people reading my blog and got overwhelmed at times. I wanted to share my good feelings and so in the past made a silly contest out of it giving the winner of the contest "prizes". That tradition, as I have stated in an earlier entry I wrote today, has been short lived. Call it suspended due to lack of participation.

People’s behavior on blogs is a popular topic to debate.  Personally, I have reacted negatively to people only when I’ve been attacked.  I expect people to disagree with things I write and I welcome their comments, but I don’t welcome name calling and rudeness. Don’t come to my blog, attack me, call me names and expect to leave without having it thrown back at you.  I can and will be just as rude as someone is to me.  As I have said many times, if you disagree then do so, but do it in a way that promotes peace and not hate and discontent. 

I will conclude this entry by saying, I think blogging can be a very positive experience, but it also can be as snippy and backbiting as real life is at times. People will form certain blogging "friendships" here just like people form friendships in real live. If you want friends, you have to get out here and mingle. Don’t sit on the outside pointing your finger and then claim you aren’t accepted by people without even giving them a chance to accept you. Don’t remain anonymous and expect me or anyone else to find you.  It doesn’t work like that! So with that said…

WELCOME TO SPACES and blog on, brothers and sisters!

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The Death Of A Tradition

Being new to this world of blogging and naive about the dynamics of how things would run on here, I thought it would be fun to mark certain milestones to get people more involed in reading a writing on other people’s blogs by starting a tradition on my own blog.  Much to my dismay, that tradition was short lived and people didn’t seem interested in "playing" along. Maybe a better game is being played elsewhere and I’m not part of the team. Who knows? Oh well…I just thought I’d throw in an official announcement that I no longer would be posting how many hits this blog has because frankly, I don’t give a damn and I don’t think anyone else does either.

Writing is such a wholesome experience, but blogging seems to have the same effect as an emotional vampire has.  Do we all become drained dry eventually? Does the alpha blogger rise to the top and become Lord or Mighty Master for more than a day? Ha! Now that’s a funny visual…  I just hope it isn’t one of those blogs I visit and they use funky colored fonts and it’s hard to read.  Geez, who knows what’s actually written on them?  Does this mean I’m getting old and cranky?

I was surprised at first when Hayden announced his withdrawal from the blogosphere, but after a thinking about it, it made sense to me. Do the smart ones leave and the gluttons for punishment stay?  Are the 12 steps of my Bloggers Anonymous real? Perhaps in the end the only ones left standing will be the blogs written by fools like the person who claimed the "construct" of love is only 300 years old and some of the cowards who do hit and run comments and don’t leave their URL’s.  Actually, it seems like a rather fitting end and then I’ll sliver away to my own little domain I actually paid for and  fade away into obscurity of the blogdom where I probably belonged to begin with. After all isn’t that where all abnormally normal people belong? Not on the forefront, but tucked away behind the scenes in a corner marked "The Sisterhood of Saucy Tarts and friends"… "and friends" will make it so men can be allowed on certain ocassions like maybe every other Thursday or when we need a booty call or something that requires a penis being present.  See guys, you really are good for something!

Now what to do with all this mess…hmmmmm any suggestions?

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My Secret Admirer

Surprise! Surprise! I was expecting nothing for Valentine’s Day and I just got pleasantly surprised when I just received a phonecall from home telling me I had roses delivered to me .  I asked who they were from because I really didn’t expect anything and my son said the card reads like this:

I’m nobody! Who are you?

Are you nobody, too?

Then there’s a pair of us – a secret formed!

A secret wish of love’s first kiss and you!

 

How dreary to be considered normal!

How public, like a frog.

To tell your name in written word

From an admiring and thoughtful blog!

 

Hmmmmmm!!! Sounds like I have a secret admirer, but now am I supposed to wait and see if the person makes their presense known or do I start investigating? 

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