damn you words
Words are amazing. Once they're set free, they not only retain the thought you intended, they steal it and give it to other people.
At the weekend I put up a note on I Feel London telling people that a new version of the site was coming soon and to click the note to request an email when it goes live.
I decided to pre-populate the email subject with what I imagined people would be thinking. It reads:
"ok, I'm interested - it's about time you improved this thing" (I'm a real card)
What I didn't expect though, is how I felt when the first few emails started coming through. 'How rude', I thought.
Despite rationalising that it was me who wrote the words and these nice people merely clicked the button, my pride took a subconcious hit.
What was I hoping for? That they might change the subject to read:
"Are you kidding? This thing's awesome. You're awesome! I'm going to go and tell my kids that they have to move out so I can turn their bedrooms into I Feel shrines."
After a few more emails this embarrassing angst left me and I returned to being normal human.
I might leave a note by my bed tonight saying: "Don't bother getting up, loser" - see if I take it personally in the morning.
At the weekend I put up a note on I Feel London telling people that a new version of the site was coming soon and to click the note to request an email when it goes live.
I decided to pre-populate the email subject with what I imagined people would be thinking. It reads:
"ok, I'm interested - it's about time you improved this thing" (I'm a real card)
What I didn't expect though, is how I felt when the first few emails started coming through. 'How rude', I thought.
Despite rationalising that it was me who wrote the words and these nice people merely clicked the button, my pride took a subconcious hit.
What was I hoping for? That they might change the subject to read:
"Are you kidding? This thing's awesome. You're awesome! I'm going to go and tell my kids that they have to move out so I can turn their bedrooms into I Feel shrines."
After a few more emails this embarrassing angst left me and I returned to being normal human.
I might leave a note by my bed tonight saying: "Don't bother getting up, loser" - see if I take it personally in the morning.
Posted by Andy at
9:40 am
2 Comments:
On top of that your link to the I Feel London is wrong ;o) but don't let it get you down. I think it is a damn fine idea and I have passed the link to my fiends. While it is only a small getsure I felt it was worth sharing.
oops - thanks Caspian - fixed :)
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