So I was told that if something is bothering me, I should journal it. The act of writing it out will take it off my mind. It doesn’t have to be public, but here we are.
I was at a party over the weekend, and photographs were taken. They’ve been posted onto Facebook. I’m in some of them, and there is one that is fantastic. Except my watch, my great big triathlon watch, is clearly visible and detracts from the awesomeness of the picture. Comments have been made that it destroys the shot.
I can’t argue with any of that. I should have taken it off before being in the pictures.
But the comments that bother me the most is people deriding the very concept of a watch. At a party I shouldn’t care what the time is. A cellphone is a replacement watch.
I feel I should address that… in this place where none of the commenters will read it. Just humour me.
I need to know the time and date. If I do not, I get antsy. Call it a time fetish if you will, but that is part of who I am. A cellphone is not a good replacement for several reasons. Firstly, it is not attached to my body, so it is far to easy to not have it next to you. Second, a cellphone needs to be turned on to display the time; a watch is specialized in always displaying the time.
Thank you for letting me get that out of my system.
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Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I have to wear a watch most of the time, and I feel naked without it, and my cell phone lives in my purse, and isn’t always on – for me, it’s not a replacement watch. I would suggest that people who are bugging you about wearing a watch need to get a life, or at least a better hobby. Wear your watch, be comfortable, be yourself. That’s what matters.
And use your blog to vent about whatever comes to mind – blogging/journaling is a great outlet!
Bah, if they’re that worried about it, they can photoshop it out. They are silly people.