What’s In A Name?
IdeaSmith is not just my name. It is an identity. It has been a journey. It became a saviour. And then a ray of hope in my hardest time.
Anonymity
An Edited Lifestory
IdeaSmith is a persona, a story I tell. It’s not fake. But it’s presented with bits taken from my life that suit that narrative. An edit.
What’s In A Name? – Naming Policies On Social Media
Should an online platform get to decide whether my name is valid or not?
On IdeaSmith and the Idea-smithy
I wrote this on April 12, 2007. It was a private post and nobody read it but me. Why then, am I sharing it here now? Because lately I’ve been accused of not being passionate about writing, by someone whose opinion matters very much. Because I find I’m constantly arguing…
Lurker
As a blogger, I know the frustration and the maddening silence of the vast majority of my readers. The ones that never comment, never answer a poll or a question, never show me their existence except in the mysterious numbers on my stats charts. But oddly, I also know the…
Maturity Is An Age Thing
On one hand, it seems like adulthood is getting younger. Six-year-olds are taking computer lessons, twelve-year-olds own mobilephones and seventeen-year-olds are entrepreneurs. On the other hand, it feels like maturity is an endangered species. Oh sure, there’s the whole ‘maturity has nothing to do with age’ argument. I’ve used it…
The Intrusive Internet
The internet is so intrusive. I promise you, I’m not going to preach. All I’m going to do, is tell you three stories, all of them based on fact.
Anonymous
This was written (like most of my poetry) a long time back…a lifetime ago when I was anonymous. I’m posting this today to celebrate my own decision to give up the last vestige of my anonymity. So for those of you, my dear readers, who don’t know me yet, my…
Anonymity versus Openness
Is it about whose opinion matters? This weekend I socialised with my colleagues. We went for a movie, we did dinner, we went book-shopping, we went dancing. We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. We also had some ‘moments of truth’ that could have lead to frank discussions but somehow didn’t. At the…
Who’s The Loser?
Embark on a hilarious journey exploring the ‘loser’ stereotypes in an office conversation – from nosy neighbors to YahooMail woes, embrace your inner loser.