The End of a Trip, a Couple Social Media Reflections.
So, I'm home. Over the past several days, my writing and social media activity has been sparse, but hopefully has provided a little insight into what I've been up to. Now, I'm home. I am exhausted. I spent a lot of time driving. I spent a lot of time talking to family members. Now, to catch up on my sleep, catch up on my job, catch up on my online social interactions, and work on a few other ideas.
Random thoughts: At the events around the wedding, people often asked one another how they were connected with the bridal party. There were relatives, co-workers, former classmates, yet there was one fairly common thread that wasn't really mentioned that much. Just about everyone was connected to the bridal party in one way or another, via social media. In fact, I added quite a few new connections in social media as a result of the people I met during the festivities.
How are you connected? What role does social media have in the way we are connected to one another? What do we gain, or lose by establishing more connections?
Choosing what to wear: Pretty much, I wore what my wife, Kim, had selected and packed for me. She probably has a better sense about what to wear than I do. Yet when we, post online, whether it be a blog post, a tweet or a Facebook Status Update, we are essentially choosing what our online persona will be wearing. It is a choice that persists, perhaps longer than pictures in some wedding album.
Just like with my clothing, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about this, and I suspect most of us don't, but there are things that we should know better than saying online, just like there are outfits we should know better than wear to certain events, and so, while I talk about being exhausted, I spare you some of the details.
So, I'm home.