However Rowetta did not get the message and I wasnt mentioned on the show… till….

I sent her a message privately on Facebook and Youtube
She actually read my messages out on air! I was really chuffed and she even said my name!

Please click the link below to listen to what I sent in as she read it out and her reply to it!
Ro mentions me on the Tez and Ro Show!
Hope I’m not gonna get into trouble for thieving this but I feel it marks another step in my bid to blog cool stuff!

So, There you have it… I AM now famous so that means I will be getting gifts through the post from all my fans who wish to send me stuff… yeah, right? Like hell!

Finally please follow my newly-found friend Rowetta on Twitter, and chat to her as she’s a cool lady!

BUT I AM BACK now with a few posts which I think that you will love!

Please see what I am getting up to by following GoldChoiceUK Twitterfeed

I was at a private event/party and I knew a few weeks previous that Channel 4 were going to be coming to film us having fun in our group I belong to. I didnt know that it was to be a ‘celeb’ event and Anna Richardson was going to be intervieing people for the show. My mum came along and she was interviewed too and will hopefully go out in July… Date to be confirmed.

I danced the ‘Macerena’ and the ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ with Anna and it was all great fun!

I had a picture taken with Anna and I found out she is on Twitter and Facebook so I added her to Facebook and she added me back

Add her now on Twitter if you have it : http://www.twitter.com/annarichardso
Link to Anna Richardson on Wiki

At number 5… Driving theory passed 1st time.
Still got to pass the practical though!

At number 4… Getting a domain for my website.
Sounds silly but I really love it that I was able to get my own domain and start publishing things up online. I got my domain in July after some research. I’m very proud of it.

At number 3… Becoming mates with loads of people online.
There are a few friends I couldn’t simply thank enough for the friendship they have given me this year. It has to be a highlight in my year. Thanks to all those who care about me!

At number 2… Meeting Linvoy Primus at college
I kinda planned this days before as I saw a poster at college and decided I’d go see him. He’s a nice christian guy.

At number 1… Meeting Beverley Knight in Southampton
Yes this is the number 1 point of course because it just has to be the best thing I have done all year.

You may be wondering why I have decided to put this post up, and how I can relate it to web design… I thought about writing a post about Aspergers and Social Networking after 2 of my friends wanted posts about how an Aspergers sufferer deals with Twitter and what not to do. This is a follow up post I wanted to add.

Anyone can use a social network and I have developed myself online by making new friends and finding old ones. Being able to keep those friends is a massive step for me. I never before thought that social networking was going to be that easy for me. Infact I took to it like a duck to water.

I use Twitter and Facebook lots, but Twitter has the upper hand as I have been able to express what I like and talk to almost anyone I wanted to (including celebs!).

Twitter is a lovely way to share web design knowledge (see I told you I could link it to web design in some way!) and the freedom to reply to things I think are worthy of a comment. I enjoy reading blog links and the like but if it wasnt for Twitter I would never had known about it all.

Facebook is for closer friends and only select people can read your status when you approve them (just like Twitter I add) but it is a totally different ball game. I dont use Facebook as much but I like the fact that it provides an extra help source when requiring knowledge about something. You can reach out to an entirely different range.

When on Twitter I post about all sorts of things that interest me. I get replies based on them and now I have a seperate Twitter for a few of the interests in my life. Like one for web design related stuff, one for gaming and one for Aspergers. I like to use Twitter on those accounts in completely different ways. My main account that I established myself on the internet was through GoldChoiceUK Twitter. I liked how Twitter worked from the start and through that I was able to talk to people with the same feelings as me with the different subjects I like.

However all this social interaction on the internet made me mute in the real world and not able to talk to my parents in the right way. Not that I swore or anything – no – but I was rude to ignore things went downhill rather fast and rapidly. and I started to stay up till all hours of the night Tweeting and just messing about on my PC. I started to get really fed up of not being able to find a job too. I still cant find one and it is become really hard. There is simply nothing out there! That is when I set up a Twitter for my Aspergers friends/followers. I wanted to give back to them my experiences and how I felt and they could relate to it all.

As I have been on Twitter for over a year I have seen myself grow in a number of ways, which is great. I have been able to make funny comments and have a bit of a joke and make friends who actually care. I care for a great deal of them all too. I have special friendships with some of them and some of those I could not have ever done without. They have all made me feel really welcome and I have enjoyed having such a lovely relationship with them all. I wouldnt have done half of the things I have done this year without the aid of Twitter as it has helped me to communicate at a level that is acceptable by all. I have learnt how to Tweet and talk to others. I wouldn’t have spoken to Beverley Knight on the radio if I wasnt on Twitter. That made my confidence really high and I feel able to make conversation to a wider audience.

It is easy to forget I have Aspergers sometimes and my Tweets just make sense the way they are. I may Tweet some random things but that is what it is for. I enjoy exploiting myself with my disability and to prove what I can do and say and to show the whole world that Aspergers is really not the worst thing known to humankind if worked on well and having Twitter’s experience has made me realise how important it is to be real and alive.

Aspergers is not the end of the world and I know I can push myself to learn whatever I want and I will learn more as I continue to use the social online networks. It has increased my self confidence and I never thought I’d ever come in contact with such a lovely bunch of friends as I have now. Twitter has made me belong to society instead of feeling too odd. Aspergers is my way of living and I have made it work for me which is great.

If you have Aspergers or know someone who has please get them to read this and then get them onto Twitter (If they are old enough).

My post on Andy’s site… Contacting The Millions
My post on Clair’s site… Twitter with Aspergers

Beverley Knight has captured my heart in music and I really enjoy tweeting with her of an evening. But at the moment as her tour is on she is very busy. She has made me so much more confident about myself. I cant wait till the show. I will put a blog post up after the concert telling you all about it.

I hope this will be a birthday I will never ever forget!

I really didnt know what I was going to ask so I thought for a while and I knew I wanted to ask about music. Then I got rung back by THE Ronnie Herel (presenter on 1Xtra) and he asked me what I wanted to ask Beverley. I hadnt decided on the exact words then but I just made something up and that was ok.

I got called back 15 minutes later and I was able to ask the question “How did you get into music?” – Which was virtually the question I wanted to ask in the first place when I spoke to the presenter.

Listen to what I said and Bev’s answer here!

They all looked after me really well and I have got to thank @BeverleyKnight and @ronnieherel for the experience they both gave me!

Follow me too! @GoldChoiceUK

Look forward to seeing you all on here posting and enjoy my site!

If you are into social networking and micro-blogging and use Twitter.com, please follow me at www.twitter.com/GCUKassist or www.twitter.com/GCUKarticles – I will love to see you all on there. I like to interact with people so @reply me and tell me who you are and I’ll give you a shout out!