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Some of you have mentioned using these things. There is one site that I have used off and on for a few years now. I've had modest luck with it, but nothing that I've hoped for. Oh well. That's not really what I'm posting about today, anyway.
On this site, user profiles are broken into several categories, and every time I read through these categories on other people's profiles, I start feeling a little inferior. Well, that's a little extreme. I don't actually feel inferior, but it makes me sit and wonder "Gee, am I the only ordinary person left?"
For example, one category on the profile asks the user to talk about the most recent book he or she read. Almost every time I see this on someone's profile, she'll list a book like "Grandma's Prodigal Angel" (I just made that title up for an example), and when she desribes the book, it'll be something like, "It was a harrowing book based on a true story about a girl, orphaned at the age of three, who overcame all odds against her and battled a tumultous childhood to become a heart surgeon, and every time she thought about giving up, she remember some special advice her grandmother gave her on her dying bed. It reminded me of my own childhood and my relationship with my own grandmother, and it gave me hope that someday I might be able to accomplish something big."
You want to know the last book I read? It was a mystery novel. It was When Day Breaks by Mary Jane Clark. It was about a news caster who was murdered after she left a popular news program. Right now, I'm reading another book by the same author called "Dying for Mercy," which is also a murder mystery.
Likewise, another category asks the user to talk briefly about the most influencial person in his or her life. Almost every time I see this on someone's profile, it's something like "I would have to say my high school English teacher. He challenged me to accomplish more than I ever dreamed, and he inspired me to write my memoirs and apply to *insert prestigious university* even though I insisted I couldn't do it. Even today, he gives me advice and shows me ways to make my life more special."
Me? Well, honestly, I can't think of one single person who has been "the most influential person in my life." I've had people who have helped me along the way, but as far as being above-and-beyond inspirational, no one really comes to mind.
Maybe this sounds like one of those "Woe as me" rants, but I read these and it seems like everyone has inspirational people all around them, and everyone else is reading inspiring, intellectual literature while I can't think of any influential people for me and as I sit here and read mystery novels that many people probably read while sitting on the beach or waiting for the dentist to clean their teeth.
On this site, user profiles are broken into several categories, and every time I read through these categories on other people's profiles, I start feeling a little inferior. Well, that's a little extreme. I don't actually feel inferior, but it makes me sit and wonder "Gee, am I the only ordinary person left?"
For example, one category on the profile asks the user to talk about the most recent book he or she read. Almost every time I see this on someone's profile, she'll list a book like "Grandma's Prodigal Angel" (I just made that title up for an example), and when she desribes the book, it'll be something like, "It was a harrowing book based on a true story about a girl, orphaned at the age of three, who overcame all odds against her and battled a tumultous childhood to become a heart surgeon, and every time she thought about giving up, she remember some special advice her grandmother gave her on her dying bed. It reminded me of my own childhood and my relationship with my own grandmother, and it gave me hope that someday I might be able to accomplish something big."
You want to know the last book I read? It was a mystery novel. It was When Day Breaks by Mary Jane Clark. It was about a news caster who was murdered after she left a popular news program. Right now, I'm reading another book by the same author called "Dying for Mercy," which is also a murder mystery.
Likewise, another category asks the user to talk briefly about the most influencial person in his or her life. Almost every time I see this on someone's profile, it's something like "I would have to say my high school English teacher. He challenged me to accomplish more than I ever dreamed, and he inspired me to write my memoirs and apply to *insert prestigious university* even though I insisted I couldn't do it. Even today, he gives me advice and shows me ways to make my life more special."
Me? Well, honestly, I can't think of one single person who has been "the most influential person in my life." I've had people who have helped me along the way, but as far as being above-and-beyond inspirational, no one really comes to mind.
Maybe this sounds like one of those "Woe as me" rants, but I read these and it seems like everyone has inspirational people all around them, and everyone else is reading inspiring, intellectual literature while I can't think of any influential people for me and as I sit here and read mystery novels that many people probably read while sitting on the beach or waiting for the dentist to clean their teeth.
) after I got tired of meeting the same typical "Vegas Girl" over and over again. One of them asks you to list what book you read last. I don't know how many times I saw "Eat, Pray, Love." I almost feel pressured into reading it now.
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