Mutiny In The Air

Over the last few days I’ve been dipping my toe into twitter...I’ve heard so much about it that I thought I’d give it a bash... It occurred to me that this medium can be used in a more creative way; I just have to work it out!

Funny I first heard of it a few years ago when a student was explaining to me just how important it was for her to be able to let friends know that she was doing...Surprisingly she even posted tweets saying she was watching a band, sitting on a train and even out on a walk with the parents in law! Now to be honest I didn’t get it then and I’m still wondering now whey I should consider this as a creative direction.

Anyway moving on quickly, the problem I have with it, is that it just seems like things are becoming shallower...I mean, micro blogging? Come on, can you imagine me condensing my thoughts into a few sentences!!! (I’m sure some would prefer that). My reservations firmly reside in the feeling that our society is multitasking its way downhill, (tweeting, blogging, texting, msn, email, TV, blar blar blar). It feels like that the depth of thought that is only achieved by concentrating for a very long time on any activity is working its way into history. Now I may just be an old fart, and the new and exciting developments that seem to be popping up from everywhere, are in fact exciting developments to be embraced, but I can’t help wondering what is happening to our society as a result.

Interestingly, I heard a psychologist on Radio 4 sometime early in the year, (sorry, don’t remember her name) talking about the way our teenagers brains are slightly different as a result of the more varied stimulus. Their neural pathways are physically wired up differently to us normal people, resulting from their altered environment. MAN! What will happen when these kids become adults? When they are expected to run the country?

Sorry but I’m digressing. Anyway, I’ve dipped my toe into the water and it doesn’t feel too cold, yet. So I decided to get on the ship, to be honest I haven’t a clue where it’s going, but that doesn’t seem to bother everybody else on board. I am still wondering why, but trying to work out how to make my way to the control room... (I can smell mutiny in the air; I just have to work out how to gather troops).
Oh, the shot was from this summer’s Cornish holiday. What attracted me to the spot was the receding waves and how the water makes such lovely shapes when it moves over things...anyway maybe I will sum up the shot in too sentences on Twitter...