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Google+
So I’m on Google+ now. So far I like it, though I wish I could get some invites so I could get a couple more of my friends on it. I think when they open it up to more people it will be really cool.
One major reason I like it, and I know it makes me sound like a total bitch, is because the people who will be on it are the people I can be myself around. On FB I take a second to think to myself “should I post this and risk alienating my family/coworkers?” On Twitter I’m like “WOO HOO MY CRAZY RUNS WIDE AND IT RUNS DEEP.” Most FB friends would probably be terribly alarmed to know I scour the internets for hard yaoi. Twitter friends take it as part of my adorable fujoshi insanity.
How is it that a community of people who communicate mainly in 140-character messages are closer to me than my own family? Case in point: people I don’t even know sent me money and formula to take care of my sick kittens. The people I know on FB didn’t even answer the original post with “I hope they feel better.”
Anyway, I like Google+ right now. I’m hoping it hangs around and doesn’t go the way of Google Wave.
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The Gender Role Police
yellowcardigan:I will stop talking about sexist commercials now; I understand it is My Fault for watching televised sporting events.chickiepants:If you didn't have ladybits, this wouldn't be a problem.yellowcardigan:To be fair, Tom hates that kind of ad too. I think most right-thinking feminists find them icky.chickiepants:OH NO YOUR HUSBAND AGREES WITH YOU WHAT HAVE YOU DONE #genderrolepoliceyellowcardigan:D: Lock the doors, hide in the cellar! They're coming for us! #genderrolepolicechickiepants:I'll stall them! Where's my pink princess dress and my glitter mules? #genderrolepolicechickiepants:Once inside, I'll trick them into watching Grey's Anatomy and mix them a Cosmo. You can get to the border! #genderrolepoliceyellowcardigan:ABORT MISSION NEVER MIX YOUR OWN DRINK A LADY WAITS FOR IT TO BE OFFERED ABORT MISSIONchickiepants:NOOOOOOO I'VE BEEN INDOCTRINATED! SPARE ME! Look, I'm crying, that's girly, right? ::sob sob sniffle:: #genderrolepoliceyellowcardigan:Your only hope now is to menstruate on command. #genderrolepolicechickiepants:At least when I'm in the arts and crafts shop with Glitter Lung I'll be comforted by the fact that one of us survived.
Welcome to the shallow end of my stream of consciousness. I like to think of it as Chex Mix with an extra-large helping of geek. You know you love me.
