When you hear the title “Sea Rocket” what do you think?
Me too.
While I was away, I took a nice ride on the Sea Rocket Northward off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland to the Delaware line and back again. We saw about 40 dolphins, and the breeze from the speed was great. But, I won’t kid you, there were a few toddlers onboard. So—It was a fun family-style watercraft excursion, dressed up with a high energy monicker.
As great as it was, I couldn’t help but thinking, “If the ride was called the “Sea Boat” would it have the same number of riders?
As much as I’d like to think of, or write of this time in my life as fascinating, exhilarating, or exciting, to describe it as such would be to add “Sea Rocket” label to it. I’d be trying to up the coolness…and it just isn’t completely accurate.
Sometimes I read blogs of people who seem to be so much more exciting than me. They have the stories and pictures to prove it. They rub shoulders with famous and fascinating people, and share the details. They write “Sea Rocket” posts, and seem really impressive, if you dig that sort of thing. But, I wonder if it’s more of a Sea Rocket marketing angle to generate more blog traffic. Or, maybe it’s simply old fashioned insecurity. Do you know what I’m talking about?
I’ve done it too. I’ll think, if Sea Rocket posts don’t happen, will readers get bored and look for more exciting people to read? Voyeurism is such a weird and shifty animal (a.k.a construct). It’s dependent on cooperation, too, no? Take the Sales Register tabloid stands. Those “news” rags parade sensational stories to find the same niche. We like to gawk. We like to see the celebrities in “misery” or read something stimulating and newsy. Who doesn’t read the whacky headlines while waiting in line? We think, “Who buys this stuff?” But we’ll read the headlines, too. All “Sea Rocket” stories, I tell you.
People peacock like this on Facebook too. It’s a tabloid universe. They make status posts of how amazing their circumstances are, and post photos to chronicle their Sea Rocket kind of life. I’m guessing it’s just the latest way to “keep up with the Joneses”. Do you think so? It’s this age-old need to feel significant and important. Technology helps us show off.
Do you ever rename, or reposition yourself, or your life, in some way, to exhibit a “Sea Rocket” type experience?
What’s the best example of this that you’ve seen recently?
“But, I won’t kid you, there were a few toddlers onboard.”
I’m not sure I understand…Was that a problem? Were you surprised they were there? Were their parents crazy for bringing them?
:)
I think anythng “new” or “improved” at the grocery story does this. It usually means smaller and more expensive. “Right sizing” is another term which means losing your butt in some endeavor. Not sure I have ever bought into labels as my prime defining reality. Now, I do live in my head so there may be some Walter Mittiyism going on there but I ususally don’t talk about it.
They weren’t crazy for taking them, because it wasn’t a full out thrill ride. With that name, you wouldn’t think so, though.
…until now. hahahaa
I was drinking a bottled beverage the other day, and saw that it was re-sized to hold 11.2 oz (not the typical 12.) .8 oz never meant so much to me, until then. It’s galling when they try to sneak that past me (us).