Writer's Block: Choose a Power

2008-06-28T09:57:49Z

If you could have the power to fly, be invisible, or teleport anywhere, which would you choose?

Whenever I see choices like this it always raises more questions for me. What are the limitations ? How fast could I fly ? How high ? Are my clothes and other belongings also invisible ? How often could I teleport ? Do I need to know the place I'm going to ? Do I teleport to the same height above sea level ? Is there a chance I could end up inside a mountain or falling from the sky or something ? How often can I use the powers ? Does the invisibleness wear off after a while ? Do I need time to recharge ?

I also think that some powers can be used to effectively give you other powers, If I can hover, or fly really fast then I could in some situations have the advantages of being invisible. Same deal with teleportation really, if at no notice I can disappear then that is very similar for some purposes to being invisible. Alternately if you wanted to fly for free transport, if you were invisible you could jump on any plane you want (and be comfortable, warm and dry and possibly take luggage).

Maybe I'm thinking about this too hard ? Having just moved house though, I think I'd take teleportation :) I know I always dream of the flying one though.

Hi :)

2008-06-28T09:27:42Z

Okay, so several people will be wondering who this is.

I have been online for forever and have had a LJ for many years but I decided that I needed a new internet "persona" and so have a new nickname and accounts etc

Hopefully people I know will be able to figure out who I am by context. For a variety of reasons I do not want to post my real name. Send me a message if you are still confused.

I realised that I had been very passive for quite long time, reading but not posting or participating. I think part of that has to do with me feeling like the nicknames and account etc that I used were a reflection of who I used to be rather than who I am now. That coupled with uncertainty about where I felt comfortable drawing the line with what personal information I would share. I know too much about privacy and security (or lack thereof) to be confident that I wouldn't regret writing something. But I also am starting to feel really isolated and perhaps that I have been overly paranoid.

There was also the issue that I feel if I am reading/following/friending someone that I have an obligation to actually read all of what they write and respond appropriately. When there are pages and pages and months and months of entries or emails or whatever that I have missed I feel guilty for only reading/replying to the most recent or like I can't reply because I don't have the whole history. It also feels rude to post something myself and expect people to read it when I haven't read all of what they have written.

However I've decided that there is a finite amount of time and energy I can spend and that participating at all is important to me. I apologise if I have missed important things in people's lives, I'm going to try to keep up but I can't promise I won't miss things but if I do I'll just pick up at the newest thing okay ? I realise that friendships require energy and time and input, especially as everyone gets older and busier and we don't connect as often as we maybe used to. It's easier when you constantly casually see people but maybe it can be better when you plan and choose to invest some time.

I feel like I've been spending a lot of time in my head, thinking and reading but not enough time interacting. I also feel like I've kind of lost track of who I am, or at least who I want to be next. I'm a little nostalgic for who I used to be and pretty disenchanted with who I am right now and pretty lost about what to do next. I actually have heaps of plans for where I want to be, I'm just having a lot of difficulty getting there and getting pretty frustrated at the process.

moxiwize

Writer's Block: Choose a Power

Hi :)