I have a Twitter now. Whatsthatcat was the tipping point. Yikes, I had sworn I would never do this! But maybe it’s okay because by now Twitter’s novelty has worn off to the point where people don’t exclusively use it to namedrop about parties they’re at and to make meta-jokes about Twitter. Also it seems like people have stopped taking the Twitter FAQ at its word that “whether you’re ‘eating an apple’ or ‘looking foward to the weekend’ or ‘heading out of town’ it’s twitter-worthy.” Another upside: now at least I won’t have to email everyone I know individually when I come up with a “joke” such as: “When Britney dies at least one obituary will start, ‘Her loneliness has finally killed her.’”
I told it in person a bunch too and no one laughed once. But I’m still amused!
I laughed, but I’m easy.
I swore to heaven and earth that no matter what…NO MATTER WHAT…I would never, ever, NEVER (can I make these letters ANY larger? Please??) use Twitter. Didn’t I say “NEVER”!?
But I just HAVE to see how this works out.
And Em is so cutting edge…isn’t it just a matter of time before she makes a resto druid, too?
Best of all, it gives me an excuse to link to one of my all-time favorite YouTubes
Ha, that is actually pretty funny. Hitler! Man.
Yeah I can already tell that this is the kind of thing I’ll get *REALLY* into for a couple of days and then forget about
Heh, I think it’s funny. I would love to see that in an obit, too.
I’ve been debating on and off to get Twitter. But I really don’t need another thing to check and obsess over. It’s so easy for me to go overboard online that I want to reign myself in as much as possible.
All of these tiny handheld devices are starting to make my laptop seem like a prehistoric hunk of cumbersome metal. Kind of what those old vinyl record players are to iPods.
iPods…wow…remember those? I had one before they re-wired my brain for telepathmuse.
Oops, I’ve said too much!
I told people in my office and 3 out of 3 laughed. but they are british, and twisted.
I must admit I did not really know what “twitter” meant prior to your post.
I have visited Twitter now, and I have to say I think it is the most ridiculous waste of time I have ever witnessed. It seems like a kind of insecurity, to offer your individual random thoughts to 100 or so of your closest friends and admirers for their consumption and justification several times a day.
Now I know some might say “I don’t need these random thoughts justified by anyone.” I’m just saying it seems that way. It seems very different from this blog, or other blogs.
The generation gap is widening, I think…..
twitter = tamagotchi
When my iPod froze up recently I had to walk around with my old disc man for a couple of days. That thing really did feel like a record player in my pocket, and it kept skipping like one too. I actually turned red when I went into a Starbucks and had to pull it out and turn it off so I could place my order. Everybody stared at me as if they were going to beat me and throw me out on the street for my un-coolness. I hadn’t been so embarrassed since junior high school when my mom would only buy me generic Air Jordans instead of the real ones.
If this Twitter thing sounds stupid, it probably is. But if you want to stay competitive you have to follow the trends. I actually enjoy sharing my intimate thoughts, insights and feelings with complete strangers. I just don’t care much for recieving the same thing from most people who I either do or do not know.
That joke is legitimately hilarious!
I think it is hilarious.