After the boys of summer have gone...
For those of you wondering what some of those photos from yesterday represent, aside from the obvious Chicago connection, we went on an architectural boat tour of the city and it was a blast. Yes, more photos and a more in-depth description is forthcoming.
For now, though, some random thoughts...
The end of the summer
I was opening the gym this morning and processing some new memberships when I looked at today's date and realized we are now in September. Would somebody care to explain to me when the hell this happened? Where did August go? What about May, June, and July before that? This summer was just way too friggin' quick. And I don't like it. How'd I miss it all?
MySpace is actually kinda cool
I know I was hesitant at first about joining MySpace. But, all in all, it's been a pretty cool experience. Not only does it give me a different way to connect with people I know, but I've rediscovered some people that I had long since given up hope of ever hearing from again. In recent months, I had an old roommate from college contact me. We have on-again/off-again communication, but we're both not the best about keeping in touch. And now we have another way to publicly harass each other. It's great.
But the biggest surprise came this weekend when I received a Friend request from yet another old college roommate that I hadn't heard from, literally, in 10 years. He graduated and dropped off the face of the Earth. None of us who were friends with him knew how to get in contact with him. Then, after a decade, I receive a MySpace message with his name asking to be my friend. Woah! Very friggin' cool! I was pretty stoked to see that he was still around and wanted to get back in touch.
Fortune cookies
This was my fortune from Ben Pao Chinese restaurant in Chicago yesterday...
Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek
Is there something you all aren't telling me?
Re-connecting with old friends is always cool but whenever I think of MySpace, I think of giggling 13-year-old girls. I guess that's an occupational hazard.
Posted by: Dagny | Sunday, 03 September 2006 at 10:09 PM
Dagny, and I think the mental perception of giggling 13 year old girls and ogling 13 year old boys is what made me tentative about the whole thing. But, clearly there is an upside.
Posted by: kapgar | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 09:14 AM
You're not selling me on MySpace. It is neat that you get back in touch with people, but it is annoying when people you don't want to get back in touch with seek you out. Maybe that just happened to me though :(
Posted by: kilax | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 10:48 AM
It hasn't happened to me yet. But it is one of the things that I fear.
Posted by: kapgar | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 11:12 AM
I used to think myspace was some kiddie playground.. it really is not. I have found/been found by quite a few people from long ago and have even met some new people. I think it's pretty cool!
Posted by: Debbie | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 01:01 PM
I've enjoyed MySpace, I too have found a ton of people that I haven't seen in years and years. But the sheer amount of friend requests that I have had from fakes has made it kind of a pain in the butt at times.
Posted by: Brandon | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 02:53 PM
Debbie, it is still a kiddie playground overall. But it does have a better purpose that always seems to be overshadowed by the few bad things that do happen once in a blue moon.
Brandon, I have found that some of those bogus friend requests are actually kinda fun to read just for kicks, though. The fake characters they create crack me up to no end.
Posted by: kapgar | Monday, 04 September 2006 at 05:13 PM
Hmmmm...I think My Space is creepy...
But, I agree with you on where has summer gone...the irony, the closer we get to death, the quicker time goes by..
Eek, sorry haven't had Tuesday morning coffee.
Posted by: Anomie-Atlanta | Tuesday, 05 September 2006 at 08:18 AM
Well that's certainly reassuring. Geez. ;-)
Posted by: kapgar | Tuesday, 05 September 2006 at 08:20 AM