Saturday, May 10, 2008
May 10, 2008 5:15 PM
This communication between my friend Heidi and I was started a few moments after we had hung up from a phone conversation about why Jake is waiting until May 20th to say whether or now he considers them "boyfriend and girlfriend". (Heidi was writing from a BlackBerry Pearl. I write from an iPhone.)
GEORGE: I think maybe "bfriend gfriend" might be = to saying you love person, for some people...
HEIDI: But I do love him- not that I'd admit to it
GEORGE: Yeah. So, again, arbitrary ideas about time and how much power you want to maintain...
HEIDI: I'm glad I have a friend who knows everything- it makes life so much easier!
Yup. She really did say that. ; )
GEORGE: I think maybe "bfriend gfriend" might be = to saying you love person, for some people...
HEIDI: But I do love him- not that I'd admit to it
GEORGE: Yeah. So, again, arbitrary ideas about time and how much power you want to maintain...
HEIDI: I'm glad I have a friend who knows everything- it makes life so much easier!
Yup. She really did say that. ; )
Context, context, context!
It is quite often that I will get a phone call from one of my single but almost in love friends. It goes kind of like this:
Friend: Jake just sent me this message!
And then they read the message.
The nice thing about text messages, is unlike the times when we actually had to take someone else's word on how a conversation went along with the niggling out of details of did she say "need" or "want"? And then, did he reply "Yes" or "Yeah"? The text message can be consulted as a factual document. It is even date stamped.
But that's not even the best part.
The best part is that it also records what the other person said before they received the text message. Why is this so great? Because as anyone who has taken an English Literature class knows: Context is everything.
Look at the message that you sent--that came before the message--for a better understanding of what the received text message means. You will be amazed.
Friend: Jake just sent me this message!
And then they read the message.
The nice thing about text messages, is unlike the times when we actually had to take someone else's word on how a conversation went along with the niggling out of details of did she say "need" or "want"? And then, did he reply "Yes" or "Yeah"? The text message can be consulted as a factual document. It is even date stamped.
But that's not even the best part.
The best part is that it also records what the other person said before they received the text message. Why is this so great? Because as anyone who has taken an English Literature class knows: Context is everything.
Look at the message that you sent--that came before the message--for a better understanding of what the received text message means. You will be amazed.
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