Comments on: How To Pretend To Listen (Cricket Status) http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:04:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frank http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/#comment-25430 Frank Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:07:48 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=6626#comment-25430 (Im still in MIA mode but...) So you saying that if this ocean where not a problem and I let Bill handle the turbulance before I turn on the autopilot... Hmmmmm... dare I ask if I can trust Bill??? lol (go read his "Class" post, he would probably not trust himself.:) ) (Im still in MIA mode but…)

So you saying that if this ocean where not a problem and I let Bill handle the turbulance before I turn on the autopilot…

Hmmmmm… dare I ask if I can trust Bill??? lol (go read his “Class” post, he would probably not trust himself.:) )

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/#comment-25379 Bill Cammack Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:22:54 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=6626#comment-25379 haha It's not that at all, FR. It's not a rap setup line! :D I've been doing my blog for 2-3 years now, and I'm fully aware of the differences between what people who read my material and have never hung out with me perceive compared to my actual IRL friends. Most of them wouldn't leave their girlfriend or little sister alone with The Kid, but other than that, I'm a very nice guy and I'm courteous to everyone until they show me why I shouldn't be courteous to them. It just so happens that what I'm passionate about blogging about is the issues that come up while trying to date someone. There are a ton of issues that nobody ever talks about and most of them happen to be negative, so there are people who perceive me as negative. There are also people who perceive me as hating women, even though I have <a href="http://facebook.com/BillCammack/" rel="me" rel="nofollow">over 700 female Facebook friends</a> and I'm actually backlogged with women that have wanted to hang out with me but I haven't gotten around to them yet. So, I know that because of the typing/spelling thing, Frank comes off as way different than he does in person. I wanted to point out that his personality is lost in translation, due to technological issues. Similarly, people think they know MY personality because they read my blog, but they don't. That's something I have to carry with me to IRL events. For instance, some people think I'm bragging when I speak about facts, such as that I have 1600 FB friends or 2600 Twitter followers or my blog gets hits from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Hawaii and Germany. It's the truth! I don't know what they want me to say! :D haha It’s not that at all, FR. It’s not a rap setup line! :D

I’ve been doing my blog for 2-3 years now, and I’m fully aware of the differences between what people who read my material and have never hung out with me perceive compared to my actual IRL friends.

Most of them wouldn’t leave their girlfriend or little sister alone with The Kid, but other than that, I’m a very nice guy and I’m courteous to everyone until they show me why I shouldn’t be courteous to them.

It just so happens that what I’m passionate about blogging about is the issues that come up while trying to date someone. There are a ton of issues that nobody ever talks about and most of them happen to be negative, so there are people who perceive me as negative.

There are also people who perceive me as hating women, even though I have over 700 female Facebook friends and I’m actually backlogged with women that have wanted to hang out with me but I haven’t gotten around to them yet.

So, I know that because of the typing/spelling thing, Frank comes off as way different than he does in person. I wanted to point out that his personality is lost in translation, due to technological issues.

Similarly, people think they know MY personality because they read my blog, but they don’t. That’s something I have to carry with me to IRL events. For instance, some people think I’m bragging when I speak about facts, such as that I have 1600 FB friends or 2600 Twitter followers or my blog gets hits from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Hawaii and Germany. It’s the truth! I don’t know what they want me to say! :D

]]> By: fishingrod http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/#comment-25377 fishingrod Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:33:53 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=6626#comment-25377 "I was absolutely, completely, ENTIRELY amazed and astounded by how on-point, relevant and intelligent his in-person presentation is..." Definitely crushing on Frank now. If there wasn't an ocean between us, I'd suspect you to be his wingman, Bill. ;-) “I was absolutely, completely, ENTIRELY amazed and astounded by how on-point, relevant and intelligent his in-person presentation is…”

Definitely crushing on Frank now.
If there wasn’t an ocean between us, I’d suspect you to be his wingman, Bill. ;-)

]]> By: steve http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/#comment-25359 steve Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:30:28 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=6626#comment-25359 Actually I think Frank has posted so much he should be able to cut and paste his future responses from his own archives... throw in a couple of relevant keywords, finish off with an apology for his typos... ;-) Actually I think Frank has posted so much he should be able to cut and paste his future responses from his own archives… throw in a couple of relevant keywords, finish off with an apology for his typos… ;-)

]]> By: Bill Cammack http://billcammack.com/2009/10/03/how-to-pretend-to-listen-cricket-status/#comment-25355 Bill Cammack Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:57:56 +0000 http://billcammack.com/?p=6626#comment-25355 I wasn't going to respond to this, since it's a convo between you and Frank, but since Frank's going to be off the grid for a minute, I'll chime in. :) I know this is going to be a sideways compliment, but bear with me! :D I've hung out with Frank, IRL, and we've chatted about topics similar to what we discuss in audio in <a href="http://billcammack.com/category/datinggenius/streetgame/" rel="nofollow">"Street Game"</a>. I was absolutely, completely, ENTIRELY amazed and astounded by how on-point, relevant and intelligent his in-person presentation is compared to how he ends up expressing himself "on paper". Honestly. :) I asked him about the posting thing and he's *REALLY* not a typist. There's a disconnect between how he mentally considers something and what he ends up typing/misspelling. One of the reasons I'm so prolific when it comes to blogging is that I type REALLY FAST, which I got from being in AOL chat rooms and needing to be this fast to get my words in on the screen before the topic scrolled off the top and my thoughts became irrelevant to the current conversation. I basically get to type exactly what I'm thinking.. Watered-down, of course, for the public to be able to comprehend.. But I guarantee you this.. If I typed a slowly as Frank does, I wouldn't be typing much of ANYTHING, EV*A*R, so I personally definitely appreciate a) the fact that he's willing to spend his personal time slowly typing a comment on my blog and b) the fact that he doesn't let his misspellings stop him from expressing himself. I know I continually learn from his comments and I'm sure others do also. I'm sure there are lots of other people who WOULD leave comments if they weren't concerned that someone was going to critique them, so the fact that those people don't comment is my personal loss. :) I wasn’t going to respond to this, since it’s a convo between you and Frank, but since Frank’s going to be off the grid for a minute, I’ll chime in. :)

I know this is going to be a sideways compliment, but bear with me! :D

I’ve hung out with Frank, IRL, and we’ve chatted about topics similar to what we discuss in audio in “Street Game”. I was absolutely, completely, ENTIRELY amazed and astounded by how on-point, relevant and intelligent his in-person presentation is compared to how he ends up expressing himself “on paper”. Honestly. :)

I asked him about the posting thing and he’s *REALLY* not a typist. There’s a disconnect between how he mentally considers something and what he ends up typing/misspelling.

One of the reasons I’m so prolific when it comes to blogging is that I type REALLY FAST, which I got from being in AOL chat rooms and needing to be this fast to get my words in on the screen before the topic scrolled off the top and my thoughts became irrelevant to the current conversation. I basically get to type exactly what I’m thinking.. Watered-down, of course, for the public to be able to comprehend..

But I guarantee you this.. If I typed a slowly as Frank does, I wouldn’t be typing much of ANYTHING, EV*A*R, so I personally definitely appreciate a) the fact that he’s willing to spend his personal time slowly typing a comment on my blog and b) the fact that he doesn’t let his misspellings stop him from expressing himself. I know I continually learn from his comments and I’m sure others do also. I’m sure there are lots of other people who WOULD leave comments if they weren’t concerned that someone was going to critique them, so the fact that those people don’t comment is my personal loss. :)

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