This dramatic moment, actually, was spent mostly watching cooking shows and wishing that I have that job where all I do is go out, plan for dinners, get-togethers and socials, shop for food, cook in a shiny The Hamptons-type of kitchen, and put stuff in my oven as I strut around in a low-cut dress, looking a bit like Giada, as pretty as Nigella, and as sosyal-ly domesticated as Ina. Oh, and with the high talent fees and royalties, of course!
However, being wishy-washy can get boring so I resorted to actually thinking of something practical, and then I suddenly remembered these heaps of self-help stuff, from The Secret to The Purpose-Driven Life. As I had no plans to read (was in a TV watching phase), I decided to go the more creative route and reconsidered this thing called vision boards.
I've actually heard a few vision board stories which normally goes something like,
I decided to put together a picture of my life, so I saw picture of this house and I pinned it on the board, and after x-years, without realizing it at first, I have been living in this same house!
That's basically the gist. The main point is, I guess, if you put it on the board, you are kinda willing it. Something like conspiring with the universe --- if only the universe can understand what that board means and is cooperative, HRMPF!
Anyways--- maybe the universe was conspiring because the next thing I knew, I was signed up for Pinterest and I started hoarding... I mean, Pinning!
What I actually love about Pinterest is that it gives you the opportunity to look at the pins of other Pinners: your access to information by way of images have become more astounding. I have seen tons of ideas for fashion, design, food, and some products. I actually love visiting the Humor boards because I normally get a kick out of the stuff people come up with which normally comes in memes and hilarious Someecards.
I started my board "For the Home" (how typical) as I initially saw many pins on home ideas. I think, through this exercise, I managed to find out what I really like. There's a touch of eco-friendly and modern, but I don't want to miss out on classics like inner courtyards, rustic brickwork, ironworks, vintage chandeliers, and French windows. I must say everything is on Pinterest. So far.
There was an issue though. Apparently, the "earlier" Pinterest functioned more like a marketplace which means if you pin anything, Pinterest has the right to sell it. I think Pinterest got the entire idea twisted, but then they revised their terms and conditions. Another matter was copyright infringement: this excerpt from an article from the Northern Arizona News explains,
The newly updated terms and privacy conditions, which go into effect on April 6, explicitly explain how content will be managed and copyright will be handled. In regards to “re-pinning,” the terms state that, depending on the individual account settings, users can “display, reproduce, re-pin, modify (e.g., re-format), re-arrange and distribute your User Content on Pinterest for the purposes of operating and providing the Service(s) to you and to our other Users.”
Of course, the issue here is that, if I pin it or repin it, do I claim ownership of the work? The problem is that when pinning many users do not credit their sources, especially the artists who made them. Another problem is that, for example, I found a pretty picture that I wanted to pin and it turns out that the picture I saw was uploaded by someone who does not own the picture, hence, the link of the picture I pinned goes to that, say, "illegal" source. It's pretty confusing.
I understand the consequences of such practices, but hey, this is the Internet. This is the whole point: accessibility. I guess, in order to make this social media effective, we need to instill among the users the importance of citing sources, aka saying something like, "Designed by..." or "Photography by..."
Anyhow, at the moment I am loving the website because it is like Reddit for those who like visual things. And of course ---
And with Pinterest, you start having serious thoughts about grammar. More than twice.
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