Ok, it's official. I'm a complete nerd. I just created a Twitter account. I know lots of normal non-nerdy people have Twitter accounts just so they can live vicariously through celebrities by "following" them, but I created mine for an entirely different reason. I was feeling such guilt about not blogging regularly, I thought that having a Twitter feed updated regularly on my blog would give those few loyal people who check it frequently something new to look at when they visit.
I think the other reason I had the urge to start tweeting is because I have so many friends and family members who always ask me about how I'm enjoying my "retirement." It can be a little annoying, only because I don't feel retired. I'm always busy, either doing things to manage our household (errands, cooking, housework) or helping my mom manage hers. Somehow I feel like I have to prove my busyness to people who think I'm sitting around watching soap operas and eating bonbons all day, which I know makes absolutely no sense at all. Why do I care what other people think? That's nerdiness and insecurity mixed together!
In my defense, I'm not such a nerd that I actually understand how to read and respond to other people's tweets. It's like a completely different language, with all it's @s and #s and other weird symbols. I have no idea what it all means, so hopefully I'll figure that out in time.
When I opened my account and Twitter invited me to start by following 10 other people's tweets, I was seriously so clueless I didn't even know who to pick. I found and starting following my brother (who I knew tweeted because of Facebook), the lead singer of Old 97's (since I'd heard in some interview he did that he had really funny tweets), a few DJs from KLOVE, our new church, and President Obama (because that was one of the random choices they offered me). I had no idea who else to pick, so I had Twitter check my gmail contacts for some tweeting friends. I found a few more people to follow, like my friends Tish and Matt, and since Tish has followed me back, I now have my first follower!
Honestly though, I have no aspirations for people to actually follow me. I'm just using it to update Luce Chatter with some chatter when there isn't time for my normal blog chatter!
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2 comments:
yeah! i was the first!? rock on!
C'mon, you just wanted to follow the greatest actor/philanthropist/family man of our time - Charlie Sheen :)
You'll have to show me how to follow you (and Charlie).
"Retirement?" Maybe from pay, but not from work. I never envy your daily to-do list. Thank you for keeping our affairs (and Mom's) in order! ILY!!!!!!
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