*** Just because I am a nerd like that. ***
I played with the poll I posted a few days ago. First I have to thank you for partaking it. 44 participants helped me to get a slightly better insight about how people see their own blogs and what they like/don't like when it comes to dealing with the content on their f-list. I made a little Excel table, put in the results and then did some calculating. Some facts - the ones coming from original answers - are pretty obvious, I just wanted to see the correlation of some "insight" to "turn offs".


So, here are obvious conclusuions:

• Getting to know people and sharing ideas - two major blogging reasons; 81,8 and 86,4 percent respectively.
• Lack of content/relevance is the main reason to stay indifferent to replying/commenting: 48,7 percent.

Diggin a bit deeper:

• Understandably, 47,37 of those who want to get to know people better are put off by lack of content in other people's blog.
• A clear 25 percent of those who feel that blogs bring sharing ideas don't like posts with too many words and pictures.

Silly, but exact correlation:

• Only 2,27 percent of those who need ego boosting and who are feeling better in BlogWorld loathe other people's Egotrips.
• Only 4,55 percent of people like to vent and don't like other bloggers doing it (and whining).

Two more facts:

• Nudity is hardly ever a reason for not replying.
• Politics is not a big turn off (17,9 percent), but it's a rather stand alone reason. It's OFF politics, ON anything else.

So, here's a tip that can be scratched out of all that:

Try to write happy, cheerful posts, but keep it light when it comes to verbal diarrhoea; don't post all your pictures and you can easily throw in some nudity for good measure. Oh and changing username/handle does seem to chime in with a need for ego boosting.



And here's a shot of my pretty table. :)





And now sue me.

...because my days are on a slightly wilder side, hence a crappy mobile picture.

Oh, and this, yesterday when Iggy and I tried to sort out some banking business and all the counsellors alreaday left. A sweet, kind blonde lady in neckbreaking golden stilettos tried to helped us a but. She gave us two business cards.
"Oh, I'll give you two contacts. First one is lady and the other one is (...a short pause with a radiant little smile...) gentleman. And then you can decide."
I was about to burst in laughter and utter one of those closeted gay Derek (from The Catherine Tate Show) sentences like "I beg pardon? What on Earth are you insinuating?"  :))))))))))))))

Totally made my day.

 

I consider myself a rather enthusiastic member of BlogWorld. I try to post, I try to give it some meaning, sometimes it's just teasing... But, let's leave that aside. I also read a lot of blogs, predominantly here on LJ, which seems to be rich and abundant enough. And I think that with time some rather distinctly diverse "bloggers classes". So, here's a poll. Help me find out if this is approximately true picture of BlogWorld around us.

And discuss, please.



Poll #1480263 It's all about blogging.
This poll is closed.
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 44

I keep my blog alive just because... - click all that apply.

I am staying "in touch" with my f-list...

What's the main turn OFF when it comes to commenting/replying?

How many times have you changed your username/handle?

Ok, I need some quidance here. Should I continue...

My colleagues at work were slightly terrified when they saw my Halloween face. And many didn't believe I was on it. Bastards, they said things like "Oh, you did shave off quite a few pounds of that face, right?" So, I had to morph both images to show them that actuall differences are not that big. Bastards, I say.

Bastards. :)


Original images are here, the animated gif morph is HERE. I am not that fat, right?

Alright, weekend was sunny, it's raining now and we're supposed to get first snow tomorrow. Well, we'll see how that all works out. Anyway, for the past few days I've been lurnking through the window to see if we get just the right combination of fog and frost. Ok, some days have probably been more appropriate, but today I was able to nicely fill in the post-toilet-pre-work time slot and I ran out a bit. So... a mixed selection of my morning outside.






( Foggies. )

Well, we might get some real frost and snowfall next week, meaning the Autumn explosion might soon be gone. So, before you get tired of me getting a hardon on how pretty this season is, here is my - probably - last Autumn f-blog of 2009. But I am not promising anything. Oh, by the way, Dragon is a symbol ob Ljubljana. If you are keen on knowing why, click HERE.





The Dragon Bridge. Well, not the complete bridge. :)


( Cut. )

For the ones who do it and for the ones who don't. I was just a bit bored. :)

I don't usually do this, but I can't help it. I was browsing Vimeo videos today and saw something that just nailed me to the chair. I don't know exactly what is it in this video that I find so appealing, I still can't pin it down. I just know it's turned into a little obsession. I've been playing it over and over again. There's so much beauty in these images and sounds it just make me (almost) cry. I hope you like it as well. It's magic.

San Francisco's People. Canon 5DmkII 24p from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Well, you can't see much green on my shirt, but if you really look closely, you can see some green stripes. I think that's as close to Green Shirt Thursday as I can get. And a few more pics of today...

That is all.





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Autumnal symmetry.


Colours.


Even cold metal looks nicer in warm afternoon sun.


And Jaka, trying to escape from my cam. Again. :)

...I am a little sentimental today. I guess it's a combination of a rather exhausting week at work, still lingering on the nice memories of last weekend and just... Autumn. And just because I watched these two "videos" again this morning and they instantly made me feel a little better. :)

Got It Good - My Story in Stills from Tomaz Celestina on Vimeo.

Summer09 from Tomaz Celestina on Vimeo.

Just because I have seen some kool kids doing it again. :)

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Sometimes happiness is just waiting to happen and it's really funny to observe the ways life deals with us. We meet Antonino and Rinaldo in Ljubljana a few Bear Parties ago and we talked a little. We met once again, briefly, in Palmanova in Italy. And then emails starting travelling back and forth and there it was, a weekend in Ljubljana and out of it. And sometimes you can really be suprised how easy, pleasant, relaxed, caring... friendly and happy life can be. Anto and Rin brought all that to us this last weekend. And we are grateful for that.

Grazie per tutto, belli, e a presto!

(Yes, they even made me molest my shitty Italian.... but it was about time someone did it. LOL)


Antonino and Rinaldo.


( Good people in my life... )

Oh, look what Viki vksiand Mitja mitjablazicgot me from their California adventure. A teddy bear! Who is covering his mouth.
"Do you know why?" asked Mitja.
"..."
"Because you always talk too much."


LOL Thanks, guys!!!

Darned, I do live in a beautiful country. Some images of Autumn in the city and out of it. Leading pic might be black&white, but the rest is far from that. Splendid weekend. And yet I still have to tell you why. :)








( Click for colours. )

We got an hour of our time back and it feels just fine after one of the nicest Bear Parties till now. And this is an A+ latte. Well done, Iggy! :)

So, I am back on track after my usual delay. A tiny excuse: my week at work was really intense. Really. Anyway... Boy, oh, boy, Weaver osodecanelaprovided some sentences that surely make your blood boil. :) And our story made it to part thirteen, and - as usual - you can download it HERE. Writing it is surely fun, and so is reading, I hope. I compiled the transition from 12th to 13th part and my non-LJ friend Ted (Hey, hey Teddy-O; an appointed editor) helped me with proof-reading. So... let's move it on.


I didn't manage to reply anything to that because we were suddenly too busy kissing. I was absolutely lost, busy dissolving into a puddle of sweat and desire. The feel of his hand on the back of my head, clutching me, fingers entwined in my hair, pulling my head backwards, leaving my neck exposed to him, open prey to his lips, his teeth if he so chose.

So, my last post was about nice surprise John celtbear3prepared for me yesterday. And my collection of fridge magnets is a bit larger now. Michael sparkytwmonkeywanted to basically see the collection and he wanted to know which is my favourite. So here are pics... Most of the magnets are from trip Igor and I made. But if I really had to choose the one I really like, I'd probably pick two kittens holding hands (from Paris) or maybe a little teddy that climbing on the fridge (from Berlin) - so it deserves an extra pic. Nice memories are connected to each of those little things.

Any more questions? :)

Sometimes a little attention from a dear, good person is all you need to make even long, tiring, gloomy, rainy day all bright and shiny and happy. This was in my mailbox today and it surely made me all smiling and cheerful and happy and stuff. Thanks John celtbear3, you surely gave me what I needed today! Hugs and all!!!!!!!! :)

I passed by one of downtown restaurants today as the doors opened and an explosion of Japanese tourists took the pavement. Some of the ladies were wearing masks, which is not a very common sight in Idontgiveafuck Slovenia. I was following the group for a while, observing faces of people going by. Suprised looks, eyes wide open, eyes rolling, little smiles, laughs, younameit. The comment of the day came from a mid 40's lady: "Good Lord, they live in a bloody antheap and she's wearing the thing here?" I smiled too. A lot.

Magic!!! Mystery!!! Ugly people!!! A car chase!!! And now... introducing gay romance!!!
We have it all. LOL No, I am joking. Well, I am not. I finally managed to put back together the 12th part of our story and I have to say that I do have some tough time sometimes. My imagination and language skills just lack the push and drive of the stuff you contribute, so I need to work really hard to keep up. And I have to say you really added some good material for The Day As It Was - part 12. And the whole story is --- HERE. Enjoy! :)