MySpace, SchmySpace
I don’t get MySpace. Not all that happens on the web is equally innovative and mindblowing - and MySpace is a glorious yet sad manifestation of that fact.
The ugly layout is one thing; it’s giving me a headache just to think about it. It’s in so bad taste - is that what people actually like? Dancing gnomes, twinkling stars in purple, orange and cyan over a red Corvette?
And really, what’s the point? People “just saying hi” and “what’s up”? Are there some hidden communication channels on the page that I’m not aware of? Or is what you see all there’s to it? “Thanks for the add, mate. See ya?” Is that it?
I’ve tried to get into MySpace a little bit, but it’s such a waste of time. It’s like meeting people at a disco, yelling at each other over the loud music. In the end you just give up, standing opposite each other trying to look cool, nodding to the rhythm, smiling, realizing you’ll never be able to start a meaningful dialogue.
You have to get out of there to start making sense. I don’t like discos much - I haven’t been to one in a decade, and I’m beginning to feel the same way about MySpace.
I don’t like dancing, I don’t like yelling, I don’t like reggae (I love it).
No, seriously, I love to meet people on the web, but there are so many arenas where you can discuss real content and meet interesting people with actual thoughts. Thank God. So I guess I’ll just leave MySpace to the masses and continue doing my own little thing, whatever that is…
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Hi..decadentsmooth. You don’t know me and I don’t know you, except for the two blogs I have read sitting here in the early morning drinking my first cup of coffee. I came upon your page googling for songs…for no other reason but to put on myspace! lol I read your first entry about your youth (Oh, I am female and older than you), and was touched and felt a connection between your words and my feelings about my own youth and present age. You have quite the gift for putting words together my friend. And then I read your entry about myspace..and I kinda got it, yet didn’t. Yes, I believe that myspace is probably more for the younger crowd..I got there thru my daughter..who was so excited to help me set up a page! And you’re right..the backgrounds..WOOO NELLY..some can blinde a person! And I didn’t really get the comments section either, but that’s neither here nor there. I just wanted to express to you my feelings on myspace. (Wow, I hope this is what the comment button was for!!! lol) Now, granted, these might change after a while since I am very new to it! haha But for now here goes. I became disabled due to an injury to my back a while back and have had many spinal surgeries, that didn’t work. After those non working surgeries settled in my system, many other health issues started to rear their ugly heads. Lets just leave it at this..my husband (my angel) took his vows seriously suckingly got the “for worse” part early on in our marriage…but still loves me! yaaa!
I spend a lot of time on the computer..(oh, did I mention we live 1000 miles away from our family and friends?)..and when I started trying to do all those code thingies that my daughter showed me on her visit, she was right, I got hooked. But I think I am obsessed with taking all those memories and feelings that YOU spoke of, only my own of course 
and found a way to take them out of my heart, thru my fingers and onto a page for others to see. Now, I’m not stupid enough to think that MY memories and pictures would actually mean anything to any John Henry that surfs the net and stumbles upon my page, or even you for that matter, but they mean something to me…they mean EVERYTHING to me, and I think they will mean a lot to those who are in the pictures and videos, when they see them. Even if just for one minute those people see my page and a smile crosses their face or a warm and fuzzy feeling comes over their hearts when they see a picture and think..oh gawd..I so remember that! or, I remember that day..we had a great time! ..well, then that makes me happy. And hopefully, they’ll use the comment section to say those things! lol Anywhoooo…that’s just me I guess..I guess I use it to get out some of these fond memories a soon to be 50 woman, who longs for the days before the cane and perscription medicines to be able to just go to Walmart! lol But most of all, I just wanted to say, I liked your words and you sound like you have a good heart, filled with lots of wonderful memories of people you love and love you dearly. I hope you are blessed with many MANY more throughout your lifetime. Stay safe..have a good time..and smile!
By Anonymous on 03.13.07 3:38 pm
I’m smiling :)) My friend, thank you very much for your kind words and blessings. I’m so flattered when you say that I have a gift for putting words together. Writing in a foreign language, it sometimes worries me that I sound like Borat trying to be serious.
I’m sorry to hear about your health issues, but I’m confident you’re in good hands when you refer to your husband as your angel!
I think we should write down our memories, and that we should share it with the world. I’ve recently scanned a lot of old pictures from my grandparents’ albums. Portraits of my ancestors, stern-looking farmers from 1900-1910, young, fancy couples in love in the 1920s - wonderful, wonderful images - but their words are forever lost. I’ll never know how they related to the world, how they fell in love, or what they liked.
I think our memories will mean something to other people, if not now, maybe in 40 years? Just remember to keep a backup copy in case of a major MySpace breakdown or something…:)
By decadentsmooth on 03.13.07 7:29 pm
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