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Jul. 11th, 2004 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asthranI had an idea for a post, really I did....
One of the things that surprises me greatly about this online stuff is how differently I come across. At least, I think I come across vastly differently online, anyway...
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I was at work a few weeks ago, and my cute coworker had figured out how to write messages to other users on our Unix network - so we amused ourselves by writing to each other for a while.
In conversation, a standard reply for me is to say, "Neat!"
In text, a standard reply for me is to say "*chuckles* Heh, I wouldn't have expected anyone to come up with *that* idea... *ponders a bit* Yeah, that is really cool!"
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In real life, I am so awful at improvisation. Then on Everquest a few days ago, a situation came up, where I needed to ... enforce, basically, a new thing that my guild has been doing. I mentioned to our guildleader that I needed to check the messageboard quickly to prep, because I'm awful at improv, and her reaction was, "... actually, you're quite good at it."
!?!?! WTF?
People think online that I'm a good roleplayer. !?!?!
Seriously, the dictonomy between online perceptions and real-world realities is *so* vast... I guess I'm not expressing myself very well, but I think it's just crazy.
Sorry for randomness of post. Be well, peeps.
One of the things that surprises me greatly about this online stuff is how differently I come across. At least, I think I come across vastly differently online, anyway...
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I was at work a few weeks ago, and my cute coworker had figured out how to write messages to other users on our Unix network - so we amused ourselves by writing to each other for a while.
In conversation, a standard reply for me is to say, "Neat!"
In text, a standard reply for me is to say "*chuckles* Heh, I wouldn't have expected anyone to come up with *that* idea... *ponders a bit* Yeah, that is really cool!"
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In real life, I am so awful at improvisation. Then on Everquest a few days ago, a situation came up, where I needed to ... enforce, basically, a new thing that my guild has been doing. I mentioned to our guildleader that I needed to check the messageboard quickly to prep, because I'm awful at improv, and her reaction was, "... actually, you're quite good at it."
!?!?! WTF?
People think online that I'm a good roleplayer. !?!?!
Seriously, the dictonomy between online perceptions and real-world realities is *so* vast... I guess I'm not expressing myself very well, but I think it's just crazy.
Sorry for randomness of post. Be well, peeps.
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Date: 2004-07-12 05:30 pm (UTC)Just re-read that, does that make sense? While not being as good in such areas as you want or percieve yourself to be, objectively, you're well ahead of the curve.
There, that's it.
~D
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Date: 2004-07-12 10:47 pm (UTC)Yeah, it makes sence... and I can certainly think of many gods and goddesses here in Minnesota... but I still don't think I'm any good... *sticks out her tongue*
*sighs* Well, EQ has helped a bit certainly... the real test will be to see how well I manage to avoid sucking at nightjasmine's D&D game.. *crosses fingers*
*laughs* But I'd love to see if there's some sort of RP & Improv Standards test... *grins* That would rock. Heh, definately one test that I wouldn't get 95th percentile in. *giggles*
*hugs* thank you again!