Does everyone have one of these damn things?

[dr_tectonic]

One of the interesting things about having a blog on LiveJournal is watching the diffusion of connectivity as people start up accounts and find one another via surfing friends lists. I knew just a couple people who had livejournal accounts when I started lurking around a few months ago, and now I'm discovering more and more of my friends who have lj accounts and have had them for a while!

But I suppose that's kind of natural. As I said to my friend Chris when he asked why I didn't tell him I had a blog, it seems pretty egotistical to say "hey, I've got a blog and you should be reading all my trivial ramblings about petty day-to-day nonsense!"

My friend dan appeared in a comment on a previous post. I was a bit confused for a moment, because he's rediscovered capitalization, which makes his text seem very un-dan-like. But I suppose having to write grant proposals and publications will do that to you...

Hi dan!

Comments

[ocschwar.livejournal.com]

Let's put it this way: most of Pitcairn Island's residents have LJ accounts. Pickles.

[arcticturtle.livejournal.com]

Has anyone verified that they are real Pitcairn Island residents, and not just a bunch of bored Americans emulating Pitcairn Island residents?

[ocschwar.livejournal.com]

No. That might spoil things.

You're actually among the reasons

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

that I decided to bother doing this.

And, yes, it is almost entirely due to grant proposals, paper writing, and other such things that I have rediscovered the capital letter. I tried to avoid capitalizing "I" for a while, but eventually mostly gave up.

But I still don't capitalize my own name, except when absolutely necessary. That turns out to be easier than I thought it would be; even my students quickly learn.

Now if only the undergrads would stop calling me "Sir."

Re: You're actually among the reasons

[dr-tectonic.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, sir!

Uh, I mean dan. =)


Yeah, knowing what the friends I'm not near are up to is good, and I wanted to reciprocate. Thus, I post.