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• about 8 months ago, djsalinger said: Theoretical bands do most of the stuff bands do without actually practicing or performing. Songs are conceptualized, our 'sound' is considered. We talk about not having a band look and just looking like ourselves but better. And so on.
  As for status as semi-retired poet, there are few benefits. I mainly potter these days. It used to be a passion and a focus but I was signed of on incapacity and am now operating under a reduced workload more appropriate to my tolerance for the stresses of life as a poet.
  Hope that clarifies things, Rolig.
  {:0)
  (that's an emoticon in a beret)
• about 8 months ago, rolig said: DJ, what's a theoretical band? Do you perform recitations of Foucault and Žižek? That could be interesting. And I'm also curious about your semi-retired poet status. Do you get semi-retirement benefits? Health care? Is there a semi-retirement poets' community? Twenty-five seems a young age to retire from anything, even semi-retire.
• about 8 months ago, reesetee said: DJ, welcome--and don't worry about looking like a bozo. I think we're all bozos on this bus. ;->
• about 8 months ago, bilby said: Astral Child - It is pleasing that you have quickly found a home. What is the overall objective of Wordie? This is a profound question. What is the rate of sorrow of a glacier? How do clouds keep themselves occupied in the desert? These are not questions to which the SG knows the answers; some seekers have been known to consult The John or to spend mendicant hours chanting the Great Thesaurus. There are all kinds of motivations and indeed subject matter for lists: likes, dislikes, nostalgia, grammatical oddities, semantic categories, inventories, pop culture, poetry, metalists, just about anything ... your own list styles are as valid as anyone elses. Those who wish to interact with others generally keep a sharp eye on the comments feed on the home page and then respond (on List pages, Word pages, or Profiles) to other people's comments. Some users merely list words and hardly ever comment. I think most long-term users find the comments to be a rewarding part of their Wordie involvement. Some Wordie hints:
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• about 8 months ago, bilby said: Wordie can be an odd place. There is something of a learning curve but you'll probably work it out quickly. Please ask if you need to know something.
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• about 8 months ago, djsalinger said: I was messing about on the guitar I share with my sister today and these words fell out; not literally. That would have been good though.
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  What do I do on a sunny afternoon
  Holding the string of a helium balloon
  Staring at the door and waiting for you
  On a sunny afternoon?
  
  The balloon's running out of helium,
  but I'm still breathing oxygen.
  The sun's burning it's hydrogen
  While I wait for you.
  
  The balloon lies limp on the floor
  A remnant from the night before
  Nobody's knocking on the door;
  Especially not you.