Comments on: The Diarist http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/ Andy Simpson's personal blog. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jenny_mohan http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-771 jenny_mohan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:35:29 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-771 I love keeping a diary; and I would seriously suggest reinstating the notebook...! Furthermore you definitely should blog more often, I really like what you write. Weirdly enough twitter really hasn't affected how much I blog, although I probably should plug my blog more often on Twitter - that said, I have far more people reading my blog than following my tweets! I love keeping a diary; and I would seriously suggest reinstating the notebook…! Furthermore you definitely should blog more often, I really like what you write. Weirdly enough twitter really hasn't affected how much I blog, although I probably should plug my blog more often on Twitter – that said, I have far more people reading my blog than following my tweets!

]]> By: jenny_mohan http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-770 jenny_mohan Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:33:51 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-770 @Dickie - thank you, it's funny, but that meant a lot to me :).<br>@Andy - heh, I'm a biomedical sciences student and for a whole host of reasons back in the first year again, retaking two modules; I probably do know more than I feel like I do, but I don't feel like I know anything at all about anything, let alone Stuff For My Degree...!! Oh, I have a completely over-the-top knowledge about rules of grammar and English, with some surprising gaps; I think that's about it - but then that really *is* my day job. @Dickie – thank you, it's funny, but that meant a lot to me :) .
@Andy – heh, I'm a biomedical sciences student and for a whole host of reasons back in the first year again, retaking two modules; I probably do know more than I feel like I do, but I don't feel like I know anything at all about anything, let alone Stuff For My Degree…!! Oh, I have a completely over-the-top knowledge about rules of grammar and English, with some surprising gaps; I think that's about it – but then that really *is* my day job.

]]> By: aiusepsi http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-768 aiusepsi Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:18:11 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-768 You probably shouldn't feel ignorant, studying physics is supposed to be my day job, I'm supposed to know these things.<br><br>I'm sure you know loads of things about whatever you study of which I'm entirely ignorant! You probably shouldn't feel ignorant, studying physics is supposed to be my day job, I'm supposed to know these things.

I'm sure you know loads of things about whatever you study of which I'm entirely ignorant!

]]> By: aiusepsi http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-769 aiusepsi Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:15:18 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-769 I actually haven't written anything in it for a while, so I guess not.<br><br>Twitter has sucked up part of it's raison d'être, sure, which makes writing in the notebook itself less of a compelling excercise, which means that stuff which is unsuitable for Twitter just ends up not being recorded at all.<br><br>I also find that Twitter tends to make me blog less, because it serves as somewhat of a release valve, so things tend to get published up one at a time, rather than amalgamating into an explosion of a blog post. I actually haven't written anything in it for a while, so I guess not.

Twitter has sucked up part of it's raison d'être, sure, which makes writing in the notebook itself less of a compelling excercise, which means that stuff which is unsuitable for Twitter just ends up not being recorded at all.

I also find that Twitter tends to make me blog less, because it serves as somewhat of a release valve, so things tend to get published up one at a time, rather than amalgamating into an explosion of a blog post.

]]> By: Dickie http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-766 Dickie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:05:38 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-766 Jenny your blog is much more hit than miss, tbh... :-) Jenny your blog is much more hit than miss, tbh… :-)

]]> By: Dickie http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Dickie Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:04:32 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-767 Do you still keep a little notebook of thoughts and stuff, or has that now just been sucked into Twitter? Do you still keep a little notebook of thoughts and stuff, or has that now just been sucked into Twitter?

]]> By: jenny_mohan http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-765 jenny_mohan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:15:33 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-765 Thanks :) I'm glad you liked it. It's a bit hit and miss, my blog, because I write more or less every day (or rather I write enough entries such that one appears almost every day), and I'm not sure why I do that, but I do. Thank you also for your interesting comment about polarisation and Avatar and such - that was really fascinating and I feel just a bit ignorant now...!! xx Thanks :) I'm glad you liked it. It's a bit hit and miss, my blog, because I write more or less every day (or rather I write enough entries such that one appears almost every day), and I'm not sure why I do that, but I do. Thank you also for your interesting comment about polarisation and Avatar and such – that was really fascinating and I feel just a bit ignorant now…!! xx

]]> By: aiusepsi http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-763 aiusepsi Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:05:14 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-763 Thanks, yes you may! I subscribed to your blog after you plugged it on Twitter, that was actually a pretty good idea, heh. I'll probably go reading through back entries once I have some time! Thanks, yes you may! I subscribed to your blog after you plugged it on Twitter, that was actually a pretty good idea, heh. I'll probably go reading through back entries once I have some time!

]]> By: jenny_mohan http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-762 jenny_mohan Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:44:01 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-762 I keep a diary and I do write in it if not every day then nearly. If I'm going away for more than one night I'll usually take it with me. It's cathartic, and also I find as I get older I, somehow, become more honest with my diary and how I feel. Very, very rarely these days I'll go for total honesty on my blog - obviously I used to be a lot more honest on the blogosphere about my feelings and so on but these days things are different. I have no idea what the purpose of my diary is - when I was younger I didn't want it to be read by anyone except me until I was long gone; now I'd be happier about it being read by family and friends as long as I knew exactly what they were reading and was happy for them to do so - so I don't know if my diary is for me, my eventual children, or what. Probably both. Anyway, a very interesting entry :). May I put a link to your blog on my Mutually Assured Perusal blogroll? I keep a diary and I do write in it if not every day then nearly. If I'm going away for more than one night I'll usually take it with me. It's cathartic, and also I find as I get older I, somehow, become more honest with my diary and how I feel. Very, very rarely these days I'll go for total honesty on my blog – obviously I used to be a lot more honest on the blogosphere about my feelings and so on but these days things are different. I have no idea what the purpose of my diary is – when I was younger I didn't want it to be read by anyone except me until I was long gone; now I'd be happier about it being read by family and friends as long as I knew exactly what they were reading and was happy for them to do so – so I don't know if my diary is for me, my eventual children, or what. Probably both. Anyway, a very interesting entry :) . May I put a link to your blog on my Mutually Assured Perusal blogroll?

]]> By: Josh http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/the-diarist/comment-page-1/#comment-761 Josh Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:34:44 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/?p=406#comment-761 I have always wanted to keep a diary or something similar, I just have no where near enough discipline. If I ever start I forget about it, or put it off, or ignore it after only a few days. Similar to the obligatory remarks about working hard next term, spending more time in the library. For some reason doing absolutely nothing useful always seems more appealing, no matter how boring or unappealing it should be. If I could change one thing about myself it would be my attraction towards nothing, and replace it with some sort of discipline or determination to do things that would be useful long term. I have always wanted to keep a diary or something similar, I just have no where near enough discipline. If I ever start I forget about it, or put it off, or ignore it after only a few days. Similar to the obligatory remarks about working hard next term, spending more time in the library. For some reason doing absolutely nothing useful always seems more appealing, no matter how boring or unappealing it should be. If I could change one thing about myself it would be my attraction towards nothing, and replace it with some sort of discipline or determination to do things that would be useful long term.

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