As sick as i may or may not be, there will be a new Trio tonight. If you have any requests, get them in now so i can rehearse.
by krisis
thoughts
I’m so tired of the internet. Sure, it’s the information super-highway and all that bullshit, but lately it’s just plain sucking. It seems like quality content is slipping through the cracks everywhere i turn, and established sites that i’ve always loved are just dull and boring now. I suppose the question is – did the internet out-grow me or did i out-grow it? Sitting here staring at my screen i think i’ve clicked every bookmark link i have and none of them has held my attention for more than a minute or two. Maybe it’s just because i’m not feeling well, or maybe i’ve finally developed an acute case of attention deficit disorder, but i am hating my computer. Someone, please, send me a link i can like!
You really know your brand name is totally proliferated when any similar product is referred to by the general populace by your trademark. For instance, on my last day at the coffee shop my co-worker Sara asked me for the Windex. Now, we’ve never had Windex for the entirety of my time there, and we didn’t have it that day either. What we did have was bluish-green glass and surface cleanser in a squirt bottle, which basically equates to Windex. I got it for her without missing a beat, and didn’t even think about it until later.
My personal favourite example of this phenomenon is in tampons. When i was growing up the only brand of tampons ever to be seen in my house were Tampax tampons, and to this day i honestly don’t know that i could name any other brands. In conversation, i refer to singular “tampon” as “tampon,” and small groups of “tampons” as “tampons,” but any significant grouping or package of tampons is referred to as Tampax – because that’s the only way i ever knew them growing up.
Wow… now there’s a story about condoms and about tampons on the main page at the same time. Search engines are gonna love me….
But, it’s all over now. And, i’m a better blogger for it, i think. For sure, SurvivorBlog managed to garner some of my best content within the last month, but i’d like to think that it’s refocused me a little, and allowed me to work the kinks out of my posting style without inflicting my pissiness on you all of the time. So, … i’m back. :p
Eek…. i’m so used to hating Valentine’s Day and not buying anything for anyone that i sorta forget that i can actually take part in the greeting card industry’s favourite holiday after Christmas. I mean… i recognize its pointlessness in the same way i blow off Mother’s Day every year; either i’m appreciating my mother year ’round or the one day isn’t going to make much of a difference. However, i’ve always had a mother, but having a Valentine is an entirely new phenomenon. I’ll have to hit a Hallmark today when i go shopping…