I just know there is a lurker out there who wishes s/he had the intestinal fortitude to delurk, but fears s/he is not _____ (you fill in the blank - smart, witty, punctuation-obsessed, geeky, what-have-you) enough to fit in. Just so you know, I'm not really good enough, either. But they love us anyway. There is something here about the people that you admire - well, water seeks its own level. That means if you are drawn to us, you do belong here. We would love to get to know you. So please delurk so we can love on ya.
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail.
WindSparrow - Oct 07, 2009 1:41:03 am PDT #738 of 3094
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
hippocampus - Oct 07, 2009 1:42:50 am PDT #739 of 3094
not your mom's socks.
And the wonders of the buffista kid clothing boxes. Oh the awesome. Cashmere I swear I will go to the PO this weekend.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 07, 2009 1:45:22 am PDT #740 of 3094
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
That means if you are drawn to us, you do belong here.
Is SO true.
Shir - Oct 07, 2009 2:31:34 am PDT #741 of 3094
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
No, no kidding involved. Wikipedia lists one use of the ellipsis at the end of a sentence as an indicator of "...a trailing off into silence." That's pretty much how I speak, so....
I was (mostly) kidding, following this. Some ellipses are justified, if the text is too long.
Use too much of them, and I'll either think you're dying or can't make up your mind about the topic in question just yet.
Nothing personal. Still, it's better than the original fake French accent I read them with.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Oct 07, 2009 2:36:12 am PDT #742 of 3094
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Use too much of them, and I'll either think you're dying or can't make up your mind about the topic in question just yet.
What about those of us who can't... ever... make up... our minds... about... anything...?
Shir - Oct 07, 2009 2:50:38 am PDT #743 of 3094
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
What about those of us who can't... ever... make up... our minds... about... anything...?
Then why are we discussing it instead of saying "I don't know/I have no opinion about this"?
Most ellipses contradict conversation's flowing and efficiency in decision making, IMHO. That's all. If I'm doing something, I wanna do it right and thoroughly, you know?
Sparky1 - Oct 07, 2009 3:48:02 am PDT #744 of 3094
Librarian Warlord
I can always claim I met Sox at Sparky's wedding! Which is also where I met Sparky.
I loved my wedding.
Glam! I thought of something else to send you but now I cannot remember what it is. Unfortunately, in my case, my pre-pregnancy brain has not returned. I'll remember when I trip over whatever it is.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 07, 2009 3:48:12 am PDT #745 of 3094
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am just posting to see my user number!
Welcome Lurkers!
Come on out, more lurkers!
Barb - Oct 07, 2009 4:07:58 am PDT #746 of 3094
“Not dead yet!”
I still can't figure out how to see my user number on my Mac.
I have Macs because I'm a dork when it comes to computers.
Aims - Oct 07, 2009 4:08:58 am PDT #747 of 3094
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Barb, you are 2166.
I'm 68. I must not have had much to do that day.