tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post3464071908825775241..comments2024-02-12T06:10:14.590-08:00Comments on Culture Shock: # 20culturejockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14263465772349376129noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-13330796956667942732009-03-01T17:33:00.000-08:002009-03-01T17:33:00.000-08:00Mead, we're honored to have counted you as a follo...Mead, we're honored to have counted you as a follower from early on. Your implicit endorsement of our endeavors is as valuable as it is invaluable. <BR/><BR/>My plea to be followed was directed to other readers and lurkers. Normally, I feign indifference as to the matter of whether anybody reads this drivel, telling myself, "I write this for myself." Now I confess (as long as we're being Raskolkovian) to feeling a frisson of excitement every time a new follower appears on our list. It's Sally Field's "You like me ... You really like me" all over again. Plus, with only a handful of followers, it is way too easy to notice when someone drops out--like being "defriended" on Facebook or shunned in the school cafeteria.MightyToyCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523823158706838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-84447292201806559372009-03-01T17:02:00.000-08:002009-03-01T17:02:00.000-08:00Ah, so you see: "a moment's hesitation," my anthe...Ah, so you see: "a moment's hesitation," my anthem for the new old age. I could have been #1 with the Prof, and now its too late.<BR/><BR/>As for CultureShock, I believe I was its very first follower, wasn't I? But the vagaries of the system can be puzzling. Recently I was asked by a pal why I had dropped him as a follower. I hadn't -- it was just some momentary blip in the system -- but the poor guy gave himself away by admitting, "It wasn't because of what I wrote about you, was it? I was only kidding." Which led to a journey of discovery he did not intend to happen. <BR/><BR/>All this tracking makes ersatz Raskolnikovs of us all!Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-50344361586150844142009-03-01T14:06:00.000-08:002009-03-01T14:06:00.000-08:00Only recently did the Professor add the "Following...Only recently did the Professor add the "Following" option on the blog, so now's your opportunity to get in on the ground floor of fandom. I think I was the site's #3 Follower. While you're at it, how about becoming a Follower of Culture Shock?MightyToyCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523823158706838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-71752525410470889642009-03-01T11:36:00.000-08:002009-03-01T11:36:00.000-08:00MTC, I'm delighted you've been off to the see the ...MTC, I'm delighted you've been off to the see the Professor, especially at my behest. This feckless madman is destined to be the Next Big Thing in what we theater folk refer to off-handedly as "other media," so we're just beginning to benefit from his demented humors.Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157076523366054503noreply@blogger.com