It is interesting.
In the past, when my time here was very regular, I had a pretty good finger on the pulse of JU. I knew who really got along with who, those who hated each other, those who loved to argue but were congenial at the end of the day, etc.
In short, I was pretty well informed when it came to the net soap operas that sprung up from time to time.
Lately, though, that is not really the case. My diminished time spent here keeps me from reading all that much. I hit those who I follow (a list which has become smaller and smaller with increasing responsibility) and catch titles that really interest me. In short, I miss a lot.
And while I have missed the reasons as to why, I haven't missed the generally pissy attitude here lately. And it seems to be focused on some of the more prominent members.
We have the pretty open and transparent bashes of others. Good old flames for flame's sake. Then we have the hints suggestions and innuendo articles. Pretty lame attempts at taking jabs at others, without the balls to actually come out and just be a prick. Those are the ones that make me laugh.
Then we have others who seem to be taking comments here far too personally in my opinion, almost as if they are looking for a reason to take offense. And then you have the real pompous windbags, such as myself, who blog about it all. Ain't I a jackass?
Some bashing, some feinting, some whining, some complaining. All part of the melodrama of the online world.
Wheels within wheels, in a spiral array, a pattern so grand and complex . . .