I gather the weather remains pretty foul everywhere, but here in Cardiff we may live in a micro-climate.
OK, it's cold and wet, but hardly a threat to life and limb - or any kind of excuse to close schools and stay off work (much though I'd like to right now).
I guess there may be more snow on the way - and no doubt it remains pretty heavy up in the cottage (where Julie and Dandy are right now), but I just got a wet, grey Monday to contend with. Oh, actually the webcam at Pontrhydygroes shows the snow clearing, right now.
These blog entries are drifting from serious Thought for the Day, to a weird bland blend of Facebook and Twitter (and pictures of the dog).
"What RU doing right this moment?"
(typing, of course!)
Broken-down metaphors
Hey ho. I amuse my friends by using car metaphors, when I can't even drive, but I suppose I see
- websites as for stick-shift drivers
- blogs and forums for people who like automatic (less to know or think about)
- Facebook and Twitter, etc simply seem like Dodgems /Bumper cars...great fun, for some, but so limited as to be almost useless for 'transport purposes'. IMHO Although communal picture albums seem fun (you could also try Flickr).
- At least on MySpace musicians can easily upload music samples, which I like - and YouTube lets you share vids, etc
But each to their own, of course. I'd hate to sound like a snob, when I hardly devise websites (HGV license?) or write code (racing drivers?) or innovate (world land speed record?)
Metaphors always end up over-stretched, eventually - sigh.
Oh dear, did I upset someone?
ReplyDeleteNo sooner do I find a weather station where I can watch the weather near the cottage, than it disappears from public view (sigh).
Hey ho.
Oh, maybe it was just one of those blocks from a council machine.
ReplyDeleteThis evening, from home, I can see the snow clearing further, in an updated picture.
Now I wonder which field that is in?
Ha Ha Ha Ha - I liked your car/website metaphor. I suppose I'm mostly a blogger/Facebooker--just along for the ride.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried 'Twitter' yet - I'm a bit wary. For me, it'll just be more time on-line. I'm already on-line too much at the moment, the interwebs suck up most of my 'free' time.
Hi PG - well, I knew I had over-extended the metaphor, as ever.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that one part of me enjoyed getting under the hood (and finding out how how things work) when developing my original website, but I spend far more time on content, these days. The thought of having to reconstruct that clunky old website, fully compliant, CSS rendered and all that - fills me with dread.
Metaphorically, I want to get from A to B, so 'just along for the ride' sounds about right. :-)
Let's face it, in real life I walk, use public transport, or hitch with drivers (and try not to treat them like chauffeurs!)
Maybe when I have a bit more free time I will return to hand building my own....
Now I really don't know if I am talking about KAR 120C or websites...