We hardly ever update the blog anymore… I’m wondering if it’s not immediately gratifying enough for us. I can’t speak for DJ but I hate checking our blog and seeing that the only feedback we have is 5 spam messages about Viagra or some other drug.
For most of my life I kept journals chronicling everything from daily occurrences to my heartaches, joys, and hopes. Sadly I think that as I grew older I grew more afraid of someone discovering my journals and reading them, thereby reading my innermost thoughts. That’s one of the most horrifying things I can imagine. I think this idea scares me because I’m too concerned of what people will think of me- that is, the me that I usually hide away. The reason I mention this is because I wonder if part of the reason that I don’t write more blog posts is because I’m censoring myself. This is a public place after all! I’ve learned that the internet is not the place to vent your real feelings about your co-workers or even questioning/surveying other about your friend’s demands of her bridesmaids- seriously, that’s a BIG mistake that you cannot take back and may not be forgiven for making.
The net of all this is that I think it’s kind of funny that I don’t want people to read my thoughts in the form of journals but I do want people to read my thoughts in the form of blogs.
On that note… I think I should write in my Moleskine more, not just for taking notes of meetings but more to keep track of my journey and maybe help to keep me honest.
A final note… does anyone even blog anymore? Or has everyone moved on to Twitter? I’m too long winded for Twitter.
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Patty,
Sad to hear you don’t want to blog anymore. But I suppose I understand the thing about feeling disheartened to see only Mr. Spam writing to you. Which is why I don’t check my regular mail much; its only banks and credit card companies that write to me.
When I want to vent, I use FB. I think with blogs, if you want a response, it has to be strikingly sensational, like the FB status update about something horrible or wonderful that guarantees a comment. And if the feedback doesn’t matter then Moleskin’s a better option for me. At least I am on the way to improving my cursive writing.
I also don’t twit.