Of Lascivious Dopplegangers
A Thought: Blogging is weird, eh? Today L and I were reading our friend Dave's Blog. We were laughing at the latest issue of The Bird (the newsletter Dave publishes about the goings on in his house, which is really funny) when Lindell suddenly cries out, "My God! He hates the Dutch too!" (Disclaimer: We have many good friends of Dutch descent, they are good people...on occasion.) Then we clicked on one of Dave's friend's blogs, which had a link to another blog. Now this girl is a complete stranger, but Lindell identified with her M.A. Thesis procrastinating prowess and I identified with her love of Northern Exposure (doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo, doo, doo --for those of you who don't know, that's how the Northern Exposure theme song goes). What I'm trying to say is that we had found our internet soul mate.
I guess the odds are pretty good that if you surf the blogs long enough, you'll find your doppelganger/internet soul mate, but it still feels odd to think that there could be someone out there....just like me.
Let that sink in for a minute.
This jeopardizes everything. My very identity may be at stake.
But, let's leave this complicated question for now, because I have to tell you the one funny thing that did happen yesterday. We went out to take pictures (it was a "good light day") and were heading toward Batosh. We neared a bridge and decided to drive down a nearby dirt road. We parked the car in a sort of secluded spot and were in the process of unbuckling when another car drove by...very slowly...and looked at us--a young couple in the middle of nowhere, in a secluded spot, shifting around in a car--and all of that car's inhabitants smiled a wry, knowing smile. I instantly understood the meaning of those smiles, so I held up a camera to let them know that nothing uncouth was about to happen. But instead of dispelling any tawdry thoughts, this seemed to encourage lascivious suggestion as I clearly saw the driver mouth the word "k-i-n-k-y". Then he winked and rolled out of sight.
I guess the odds are pretty good that if you surf the blogs long enough, you'll find your doppelganger/internet soul mate, but it still feels odd to think that there could be someone out there....just like me.
Let that sink in for a minute.
This jeopardizes everything. My very identity may be at stake.
But, let's leave this complicated question for now, because I have to tell you the one funny thing that did happen yesterday. We went out to take pictures (it was a "good light day") and were heading toward Batosh. We neared a bridge and decided to drive down a nearby dirt road. We parked the car in a sort of secluded spot and were in the process of unbuckling when another car drove by...very slowly...and looked at us--a young couple in the middle of nowhere, in a secluded spot, shifting around in a car--and all of that car's inhabitants smiled a wry, knowing smile. I instantly understood the meaning of those smiles, so I held up a camera to let them know that nothing uncouth was about to happen. But instead of dispelling any tawdry thoughts, this seemed to encourage lascivious suggestion as I clearly saw the driver mouth the word "k-i-n-k-y". Then he winked and rolled out of sight.
posted by Daniela at
Monday, July 25, 2005
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and that's when things got kinky ... (pictures to follow).
On blog dopplegangers/soulmates: I think we may be giving some random people extra special status as "soulmates" or even "dopplemonkeys" just because they share some generic interests. I can’t really believe that other people out there procrastinate about their thesis ... or can I?? Is this random blogger the one?
Doubts.
I am also not really sure I like being a soulmate with some one who has an uninteresting blog that just rehashes the events of the day ... buttered toast, cleaned the cat box, and will take dump after this entry. Not that interesting ... oh but wait, that may be my soulmate. Hint, hint, D.
I guess that Times article was right … “mundane is the new punk.” (I am not sure what is meant by this “punk” but this quote really speaks to me).
On that note, this is officially more than I have written on my entire thesis.
Good day. (Paul Harvey sign-off intended here … http://www.paulharvey.com/)
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
A little off topic.. but I just wanted to mention that Paul Harvey has actually out done his classic "sign off" with his overly enthusiastic Intro…. “Stand By For News!!!!”
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
Daniela, my link is broken --NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I've added you to the new links section of my page as well.
With regard to blogging I think it's quite simply the letter to the editor without the editor. I remember going on internet 'newsgroups' in early high school and blogs, I think, are an extension of these, made more personal and often autobiographical. Parkinson, our beloved online professor, made the point that blogging (and hypertext) is a step towards the further democratization of text (most anyone can start and operate a blog thus disseminating whatever they want to the world) What was once only for rich elite, now everyone can do. Which is why we all think we're in love with each other. Okay, that was illogical.
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
Steve: It's his innate, old-timey sense of drama.
Dave: Your link is fixed and you are under my procrastination toolbar!
I know what you mean about the equality of hypertext, but what freaks me out is the potential for losing one's uniqueness. Maybe this is the stuff of sci-fi, but it seems possible now to find, through blogs, that I am not at all as individual as I was once led to believe. Or perhaps what's stranger to think of is that by constantly being exposed to the mass psyche we (society) will eventually be completely swallowed by 'it'. There's more to say here, but a post won't cut it. Anyway, this is my twilight zone moment.
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
So the girl at the procrastination page blogged about you today! That's the other thing with blogging -- word spreads fast!
http://westprocrastination.blogspot.com/
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
Wow blogging has to be the weirdest public sport ever … a boundless audience that provides both scary implications and amazing opportunities … odd sets of interconnections and lives exposed for public consumption … and a mix of diaries, travel logs, broadcasts, classifieds, and unpublished works etc. together in one medium.
Maybe it is the beginning of mass competitive literature, everyone is able to produce – democratizing the medium – and those that are most intriguing or engender the most interconnections make the best competitors for readership. President Bloggy III of Bloglandia will rule with an iron wit. Or not. Maybe it is just a way for us to send our thoughts outward regardless of who reads it.
I wonder if there is a Daniela out there blogging away in Mandarin or are we all just products of Western social concepts and pop culture that make the appearance of the soulmate blogger more probable.
I bet Paul Harvey would produce one hilarious blog. Actually, I would really like to hear him say the word 'blog'. Ahh, one can dream....
GooOOod Blllog!
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
"President Bloggy III of Bloglandia will rule with an iron wit."
Best blog comment ever! And I'm not just saying that.
But that's what I meant: that it seems plausible that there is a "Daniela" in China or Poland or Somewhere who is just like me. And that there could be someone out there just like all of you... Think about it, think of how many billions of blogs there could be one day, and with an increased number of blogs it's "mathematically" likely to find someone who is *you*.
I may be rambling now...and if so, I apologize. Maybe I'll trip on my way home and then I'll have something else to talk about.
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Anonymous, at September 01, 2005
I just like saying the word 'blog'. It makes me feel hip.
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