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RE: The Good News and Bad News and Good News
Hello Mr Double Dolphin @ronthroop What a mighty creature you have just become in a very short amount of time. Congrats! This is like the double espresso I would say, the same great taste just twice stronger. Thank you for not keeping us waiting long for your next post and treating us to many of your paintings and even musical performances here in WOX. So have fun contributing and I can’t wait to find out one day that you have become a triple dolphin. Maybe change your avatar in the meantime? Just a thought. I think it is cool to update it every now and then and it certainly is a great way to determine your loyal followers as you will figure out who will actually notice the change and when.
I am blushing.
Do dolphins blush?
I am glad you like my posts. I took myself off all social media and posting (except for here, glorious here) since January 20. Though I fear I overloaded Steemit with too much Throop information.
Avatar change, eh? Why not? Perhaps a two-headed dolphin:)
Better yet, a whale, to aim high!
Thank you kind @petface
Pale blue goes quite well with pale pink which is something most blond girls know. So dolphins blush if you ask me. I stopped posting on social media too for the sake of sharing my content here. Social media became the opposite of social as it actually is mostly about your own current circle. People use it to just be nosy and then gossip about who started a job where, who got a baby, what time somebody commented on something and what they were actually meant to be doing then. The customer service departments of many companies here in England started checking your social media accounts investigating your formal complaint. Christmas, birthday, etc. is when your wall floods with happy messages from people you no longer keep in touch with at all. Why do they bother? How much spare time they actually have? Some wonder but to be honest I couldn't care less. I have not deleted my social media accounts but I certainly do not waste time posting there. Last but not least I do like your new avatar @ronthroop I love the bright bold colours and it is perfectly framed as a Steemit avatar so very well chosen. To me this is a portrait of yourself. You look like somebody who embodies quite a few personalities but is aware of all these and wants the world to notice each one of them. This is a really strong message which I totally respect as not many nowadays know who they actually are.
Obviously you’re a writer. You take thought to pen (keyboard) very, very well. I wish I had this skill, talent, ease of expression. I feel the need to embellish ideas, feelings, dreams. That’s why I paint. I struggle with words. When I write I am tight. When I paint, I am light. I am an over-elaborater. Facebook does not approve, Instagram sparks envy, and Twitter is most often a verbal prison of catty, opinionated grumps. On Instagram, I catch myself scrolling zip-zip-zip through people’s posts, and realize I am liking inspired and wonderful artwork in 1.5 seconds or less on average.
Oh that won’t do.
I just don’t like myself on social media.
I also keep my accounts open. Facebook is the “go to” in my neighborhood for messaging local friends to upcoming events and parties. Likewise, I have “advertised” exhibitions and sold a few paintings through the Zuckerburg marketplace. (Though probably not worth the perpetual hassle.) Lastly, and this is most important of all, I have met some wonderful artist friends using these platforms of avarice. Everything in balance, right?
Your words are very kind. Uplifting. I haven’t finished my first dose of coffee, yet feel awake and ready to take on the day’s gravity drag:)
Thank you @petface !