Lots of Monkeys

Tabs will often remain open on my laptop.  I’ll close the lid and then not think about it, picking up my browsing where I left off.  I have the usual suspects.  Flickr.  WordPress.  Amazon.  Google Reader.  I’ll close tabs every now and again, open new ones.  Since new tabs open on the right, it is often the case that the tabs on the left are the “oldest” tabs.  They’re the ones that survive the culling process which begins the moment I have opened enough tabs that it forces me to scroll.

Whether a tab stays open or gets the command-W is the result of an extensive question and answer process.

Do I have multiples of this site open currently?  Do I have it bookmarked?  Am I going to bookmark it?  Do I have something to do on the site?  Why is it still open?

Currently the oldest tab in my browser window:  This picture of Audrey Hepburn.  So.  Hot.  This tab is open because it’s a very atypical picture of her.  I did want to share it, so now that I have, I think I’ll probably be able to close it.

Second oldest tab:  Yaya Han cosplaying Christie from Dead or Alive 4.  Her fight stances need work.  Her other stances do not need work.  But yeesh, her fight stances are just bad.  On the other hand, that outfit probably requires a certain level of strategy.  If you know what I’m saying.

Third:  How to make domo-kun marshmallows.

Have you watched that G.I. Joe: Resolute?  It’s so much better than the show I remember.  Probably because Warren Ellis was involved.

Looking forward to the other seven parts.  Sure, it’s a little “GO OUR TEAM!  COBRA BAD!” but it’s G.I. Joe.

I’d like to see who’s doing the animation.  Looks a little. . .  Too good.

I’m kind of excited about Arkham Asylum.

And I was ignoring it for a while, until I just watched a recent trailer for it.  I heard Batman speak, and it was Kevin Conroy.  Then Harley, and it was Arleen Sorkin.  I did some more research, and Mark Hamill is back as the Joker.

I think they just hired the entire animated series voice actors.  Which suits me just fine because they did a fantastic job as the characters.

Hell, Clancy Brown is in there as Killer Croc.  He normally plays a fantastic Lex Luthor in the animated series but I can see it.

There is something about giving away old clothing.  When it’s in the closet, it takes up more than just physical space.  When it hangs there, doing nothing, I have to think about it hanging there.  How long has it been since I wore it?  Is it even something I would wear anymore?  When did I wear it last?  Did I already replace it with something else?  What is it still doing here?

And so on.

Giving away clothing clears my head of those questions.  It’s getting space back in my closet, to be sure, but more importantly, it’s getting space back in my head.

I have enough to think about.

I never thought I’d get into the social aspect of the new internet.

I’d been there before, with the open chat with IRC and then the MUCK.  Newsgroups, I never posted, merely lurked.

And now, twitter.  I really enjoy using twitter, but I’m trying to figure out why.  I think of twitter as more of an open channel in IRC, where anyone can say anything.  But being able to follow a person makes discussion easier.  I’ve had two great experiences with twitter so far.

First, I reconnected with some good people from college.  Granted it was an extremely happenstance, roundabout, against the odds occurrence, but it was still great.

Second, a friend and I were able to resolve an issue a friend of mine was having with her corporate internet.  Best part:  She’s in NYC, I’m in DC, and he’s in Singapore.  It’s not a big deal, admittedly, but twitter provided the medium, the environment, where an event like that could happen.  It’s a good example of how twitter can communicate more than just a status message or the trivial.

But the trivial part is probably what I enjoy the most.  I like small details.  I like knowing that a friend of mine is watching his farm animals sunning themselves.  I like knowing that a friend of mine bit her lip very badly and she’s in pain.  (Er, well, I don’t like the fact that she’s in pain.)  I like knowing that another had tea and siopao for breakfast.

These tiny details make up entire lives and while a lot of us are separated by vast spaces, I’m glad that they chose to share those details.

Oh, and the voyeur in me enjoys being able to “hear” anyone else on twitter talking about a game I’m playing or a topic that interests me.  That part never hurts, either.