Friday

It is Friday today which is a welcome relief. It has been a relatively busy week in that I have worked five full-days since Monday, which is not something that has been that common for me for a while.

It is lunch-time now so I only have a short afternoon to go. It ought not to be a bad afternoon either. Then, it will be back home, get the heating on, sort out the “Friday Follows” and settle into a good Friday night

I am happy to admit that I have really taken to Twitter. It is somewhat bizarre, as I have never been into that sort of thing before but I really do have a great deal of fun with it.

Some of the aspects that I particularly enjoy include the fact that people within my circles are so encouraging and supportive. I genuinely gain a lot of inspiration from different characters, either through what they have been doing or something that they tweet.

Cheers Tweeps!

It is amazing but it does support all those theories and sayings that the little things really do count. The tiniest of compliments or mentions is very warmly received and appreciated.

I mention that it is bizarre and in essence, it is exactly that. Why on earth would I post messages, images, comments to people that I have only met via the internet, especially when considering it is viewable by anybody in the world? There are items that are posted that could be frowned upon, or worse, by a potential employer, but I do it anyway.

I think that fundamentally, it comes down to both human nature and the current global situation. I believe a lot of people have reached the point whereby they could quite frankly not care less about what the supposed hierarchy may think, they are going to do it anyway.

From a personal perspective, as mentioned, I gain such a lot from using Twitter. I am reasonably careful with what I tweet or post online and my interests have led me to some truly inspirational, friendly and fascinating people. Others may not have had such luck because there are undoubtedly some imbeciles who tweet, in the same way as there are buffoons everywhere in society.

Contrastingly, the whole online social networking arena could be construed as fairly 'sad'. Would it not be better to go out in the local area and meet like-minded people with whom I could interact in a similar fashion to that done via Twitter?

The concept is an obvious one and undoubtedly attractive. However, the reality is again different. Once more, the global economy determines that a night in with a few home-prepared drinks and my Twitter community is significantly cheaper than a night out at the pub or in town.

Furthermore, were I to venture into town, would I find like-minded people? I very much doubt it. My interests are obvious if you view my Twitter companions and yet if I were to venture into town tonight, what would I encounter? It does not bare thinking about really, but suffice is to say that the majority of night-spots would be packed out with school kids, at best.

All in all, I am content with my plans for the evening. I will set myself up with my guitar, a few drinks. I will pop the TV on in the background and I will keep my Twitter Timeline in my eye-line. Hopefully, I will keep up with the “Friday Follows” and I will refrain from tweeting anything too daft as the night draws on.

Enjoy your Friday!

☺ Keep Smiling ☺