rmlawrence

Sometimes I wonder what has happened to the people I knew from this site. People I really only knew from this site (and maybe another). One day they just stopped posting photos here... like I have.

I made a similar entry in 2007. It's something I think about once in a while when I have too much free time.

As for me, I had a second child in 2010. It really affected how I started spending my free time. I tend to waste more of it now instead of pursuing any hobbies. I've always been a person who liked to start projects but I have a hard time finishing them. Having less free time means I don't even want to start projects. But I'm OK with that for now.

I'm still alive, world... in case any of you were wondering.

"Humanity takes millions of photos every day. Why are most so forgettable?"

James is 10 months old today. Hooray!

I have been married for 3 years today. Hooray!

The weather looks beautiful outside. Hooray!

Only 1.5 days of work for me this week. Hooray!

Unfortunately, I don't feel as excited as all those hoorays would suggest. It's still early in the day though. I need to get active.

Welcome to the world, James Robert Lawrence.

He came to us on Wednesday and I'm happy to report that both mommy and baby are doing well.  And I'm doing OK too.

I have a picture on Flickr, but you have to be a friend or family to see.  So if you potentially fit into one of those categories and you're curious, make a contact request and we'll go from there:  www.flickr.com/photos/rmlawren…

You know what I find weird?  When people I know online just disappear.

I guess I'm talking about online acquaintances. People with whom I spoke (email, IM, chats, etc.) from time to time but with whom I never really established friendship. Because of the nature of the relationship, one day they disappeared and I never heard from them again, and I'm pretty sure I never will.

That doesn't often happen with real friendship though. Even if I haven't spoken to somebody in an awfully long time, I almost know that I'll speak to them again in the future (barring some tragic event).

Of course, there are some people I haven't heard from in a while, but because we share common acquaintances, I'll hear about what they've been up to. It's those people who are just totally gone one day that gets me wondering. And even though I was never close to them, I can't help but wonder what the heck happened.

It's not really all that big a deal. I mean, people go and new people come to fill that space. And now that I'm married and working full-time, I'm not online nearly as much as I used to be. (So maybe I'M the person that disappeared.) But the whole phenomenon just got me thinking.

Similar things happen in "real life" of course. Often it occurs with former co-workers. However, I tend to know why they disappeared; either they or I found a new job and moved away.

Some of my DA "friends" have cleared out and abandoned their accounts here, which is unfortunate in some cases.  I'm curious about why... where they went... what they're doing.  How have their circumstances in life changed?  It's just interesting to me.

I became a teacher.  I got married.  I bought a house.  What's their story?  And for those of you here now... I'll wonder what yours will be when you disappear.