Make sure I am connected to the internet

Not just in the head of the Cassiepants. It totally changes the conversation.

I'm not sure if I'm blowing every ounce of social capital, or if I even have a voice that's heard anymore, or maybe I'm overtired and PMSy or what, but I have a huge screaming ball of DO NOT WANT at the thought of images here. Not because of not wanting to share kids and weddings, but because I need a place that isn't full of the same fucking image macros that are everywhere. I like that this is a word place, and I'm basically fighting tears at the thought of it changing because so many other places I've loved have died or turned to passive looking-at-not-talking headache-inducing oh god stopping now.

I like that we give context to our image links by the way we introduce them into the flow of conversation. I even like it that there's a non-trivial risk (and a certain thrill/danger) when someone doesn't, because that's part or the conversation too. I like that we have real voices. Even those of you I haven't met offline. And I deeply fear losing the voices in my head.

What is the first thing you do after you check into a hotel room?

Plug in my phone.

::Hangs blinky lights on cass' and amych's posts::

I turn on the tv, for some reason, then unpack.

Get comfy. Probably take ff my shoes, bra, and possibly pants. ;)

Like Lee, I connect to the internet.

t deletia

Not every thought needs to be shared. You'd think I'd learned that by now.

t /deletia

I do like the wordiness of here. I wouldn't mind the ability to have an avatar again, but I don't need a bufftumblr.

No social capital blown at all, amych. I'm confident that your feelings are shared by many. We are talky meat! I can see the usefulness of pictures in some threads as has been suggested. But I get plenty of graphics on Facebook, ok I understate, too many, and there are many sources for awesome tumblr content, most of which I found linked here.

I think it is a useful discussion to explore the possibilities and the only way we know where we stand is to speak up. I loved the avatars we used to use. I don't know which threads might be enhanced with images, if any. I don't know what technical changes would be required.

That said, when I get to the hotel room I plug in my phone and computer. Then unpack.

Black coffee

After posting I looked at my Message Center to see if any of my subscribed threads might be enhanced with pictures. (I don't subscribe to many) The 2 that popped out were Spoilers and Good Riddance. I can see where pictures are a good part of the narrative in those threads.

I'll let you know tomorrow what I do first in a hotel room! Because right now I forget. Not unpack, that's for sure.