I finally did it - I finally joined Facebook... I've been getting those annoying "I've added you as a friend!" e-mails, so I finally signed up. I can understand the merits of a networking tool, really I can. I'm just shocked at how often people are on there, and how much personal information they're broadcasting to everyone (and anyone - as someone who's had unwelcome stalkers, I'm cautious as to what gets posted!) - aside from the initial set-up period (joining groups, making contacts, etc.) I'll probably check in to it from time to time (as an internet and email junkie, that means close to daily) but it's not going to be my primary mode of communication... I'll still keep my email up, and I still have that strange device called a telephone... One of the readons I've resisted facebook so long is it seems to be an extension of distancing ourselves from one anbother. Call me crazy, and I know I'm biased as I work in the people industry, but there's something great about a phone call or a meeting of someone - maybe it's the emotion you can get without emoticons - an inflection in a voice or eye contact.
Who knows. Maybe I can be the rebel who uses it as a networking tool but still communicates from soemwhere other than behind the screen - although on sick days (like today) sitting on the couch in my PJs without straining my throat can be a good thing!!
16 May 2007
06 May 2007
I haven't blogged since before EASTER?!?!?!
Wow, has it really been over a month since I last blogged?! I must be pretty busy...
Easter was an adventure - a rather BUSY and tiring one - but what a fabulous spirit-filled experience. Maundy Thursday was fun, it's the annual footwashing in the Anglican tradition - and Kristine's favourite service - where the clergy take the role of servant - and K was doing the washing, one of the choir members took the initiative to wash her feet. The kids wer all there too, which was amazing - and a little bit of a bribe - we had a sleepover that night only ifg they attended services WITH their parents. So, Good Friday the church was attended by kids (and adults!). The Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday was a good time, I got to do a baptism of a future soccer player - gorgeous little girl managed to kick the chrism off the font - we all laughed. And Easter morning, of course, full fan fare of resurrection celebration!
One of my favourite moments of the Easter weekend was the presentation at the parish - we've started a new thing, with the entire service being projected on the wall so that people can follow along without books - it was amazing to watch so many people who are unfamiliar with the service able to keep up without flipping pages or other such confusion. Yes, it's heaps of work for me to put it together, but if we can use this to keep our newcomers feeling welcomed and part of the family - brilliant.
The rest of life is going well too... the weather is gorgeous, which means lots of walks in the park with the dog. I feel sometimes as though I'm stuck on a treadmill with things being repetitive (get up, walk dog, go to work or school, come home, walk dog, eat, go to bed). However, there's lots of new potential for the upcoming months, and I may actually get to do some work on the house soon... like fix the back steps and install a decent kitchen (one with storage space for things like food)... ideally get back to blogging on a regular basis!!!
Easter was an adventure - a rather BUSY and tiring one - but what a fabulous spirit-filled experience. Maundy Thursday was fun, it's the annual footwashing in the Anglican tradition - and Kristine's favourite service - where the clergy take the role of servant - and K was doing the washing, one of the choir members took the initiative to wash her feet. The kids wer all there too, which was amazing - and a little bit of a bribe - we had a sleepover that night only ifg they attended services WITH their parents. So, Good Friday the church was attended by kids (and adults!). The Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday was a good time, I got to do a baptism of a future soccer player - gorgeous little girl managed to kick the chrism off the font - we all laughed. And Easter morning, of course, full fan fare of resurrection celebration!
One of my favourite moments of the Easter weekend was the presentation at the parish - we've started a new thing, with the entire service being projected on the wall so that people can follow along without books - it was amazing to watch so many people who are unfamiliar with the service able to keep up without flipping pages or other such confusion. Yes, it's heaps of work for me to put it together, but if we can use this to keep our newcomers feeling welcomed and part of the family - brilliant.
The rest of life is going well too... the weather is gorgeous, which means lots of walks in the park with the dog. I feel sometimes as though I'm stuck on a treadmill with things being repetitive (get up, walk dog, go to work or school, come home, walk dog, eat, go to bed). However, there's lots of new potential for the upcoming months, and I may actually get to do some work on the house soon... like fix the back steps and install a decent kitchen (one with storage space for things like food)... ideally get back to blogging on a regular basis!!!
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