9 Jun 2008

Other people's blogs.

I just came across 'message in a bottle' (bobsalong.blogspot.com) also from Scotland but from the West Coast. Puts me creatively to shame. Made me feel pedestrian and dull. I don't need that - I get that feeling anyway. Obviously this is someone who is very good at the technical stuff. All the clever additions like film slides rather confused my browser otherwise - good marks there. I liked the comment: 'These messages aren't for anyone in particular, just the person who picks them up.' Or words to that effect. That's what a blog is really. A message cast upon the waters. How poetic.

My editing of type etc. has just made it more difficult to read I think. Oh well. It passed a boring morning. I was asked for 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists' which sadly I don't have but the person who asked seemed to feel I had let the side dwn not being able to provide it. "I thought you'd be bound to have it" said in a wonderingly reproachful voice. I'm a bit thin skinned about comments like that just now as trade is so bad and the paranoia demon sits nagging on my shoulder. Must find a picture of it..

2 comments:

stitching and opinions said...

The Ragged TP is being serialised on Radio4 on Sunday afternoons I think, so that possibly sparked the interest. You probably did the bloke? a favour as IMO it is a very depressing book, badly in need of an editor.
However having read the 1st half I totally "got" Socialism, and knew what crap New labour was when it sauntered along, so excused myself from suffering thru the 2nd half..

carol said...

Thanks for that - I SWEAR I will check what's on Radio 4........ or maybe you could signal me in advance?