Comments on: Media Habits http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/ the shape of daily life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:09:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lizardek http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-9605 lizardek Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:28:47 +0000 http://mytopography.com/?p=958#comment-9605 Am pondering now, after reading back several posts of yours. Media interaction: it's insidious! Am pondering now, after reading back several posts of yours. Media interaction: it’s insidious!

]]> By: Marina Capano http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-9606 Marina Capano Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:34:51 +0000 http://mytopography.com/?p=958#comment-9606 What a Fantastic mixed media!! I love it! congrats! xoxo What a Fantastic mixed media!!
I love it!

congrats!

xoxo

]]> By: Paul http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-9608 Paul Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:34:34 +0000 http://mytopography.com/?p=958#comment-9608 For me, it's always an issue of what's real, and what's not: the red metal bucket, Bean's yellow helmet bobbing in the evening light as he says "It might get us" (that's real); feeling remiss for not having emailed several friends (that's not real). I'm a writer, so what's real for me is the gentle touch and creamy smell of 10-year-old Judy's fingers on my face when -- more than half a century ago -- we kissed after school in the bushes where I'd lured her to audition for a fantasized production of Romeo and Juliet. When my mining of the present uncovers such seams to the past (or the future), then I know I'm doing the work I want to do. That's real; that's authentically me. For me, it’s always an issue of what’s real, and what’s not: the red metal bucket, Bean’s yellow helmet bobbing in the evening light as he says “It might get us” (that’s real); feeling remiss for not having emailed several friends (that’s not real). I’m a writer, so what’s real for me is the gentle touch and creamy smell of 10-year-old Judy’s fingers on my face when — more than half a century ago — we kissed after school in the bushes where I’d lured her to audition for a fantasized production of Romeo and Juliet. When my mining of the present uncovers such seams to the past (or the future), then I know I’m doing the work I want to do. That’s real; that’s authentically me.

]]> By: Emily http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-9607 Emily Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:04:31 +0000 http://mytopography.com/?p=958#comment-9607 Found your blog from SheWrites... I love your writing style, and the conscious thought you seem to give your life. It's refreshing and lovely. You pose some very good questions here about media consumption: how much is too much? is there a line between learning and mindless consumption? how do we stay connected without becoming overloaded? Okay, so maybe you didn't directly ask all those things, but that's what I got from it. Oh, and did you manage to save all the chicks? Found your blog from SheWrites…

I love your writing style, and the conscious thought you seem to give your life. It’s refreshing and lovely. You pose some very good questions here about media consumption: how much is too much? is there a line between learning and mindless consumption? how do we stay connected without becoming overloaded?

Okay, so maybe you didn’t directly ask all those things, but that’s what I got from it.

Oh, and did you manage to save all the chicks?

]]> By: Megsie http://www.mytopography.com/2009/07/08/media-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-9610 Megsie Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:26:00 +0000 http://mytopography.com/?p=958#comment-9610 Okay. I will try to be in. This is like Weight Watchers for the Internet, right? :) Today I checked email and Facebook before taking my kids to summer spectrum. I updated my status and read other peoples postings and did comments. I came home from meeting with my advisor (Only have to revise and make title page etc and I am DONE! with my thesis!) Checked email and noticed that your post was up, so here I am. Facebook is next. Then I need to pick up my kids. I loved what Willow said about when work (life) feels "completely untouchable." I, too, am "generally avoiding my own thoughts" by using the internet to bury them. I tried to say that yesterday, but didn't have the words. Okay. I will try to be in. This is like Weight Watchers for the Internet, right? :)

Today I checked email and Facebook before taking my kids to summer spectrum. I updated my status and read other peoples postings and did comments. I came home from meeting with my advisor (Only have to revise and make title page etc and I am DONE! with my thesis!) Checked email and noticed that your post was up, so here I am. Facebook is next. Then I need to pick up my kids.

I loved what Willow said about when work (life) feels “completely untouchable.” I, too, am “generally avoiding my own thoughts” by using the internet to bury them.

I tried to say that yesterday, but didn’t have the words.

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