Lately I've been thinking. I know, that is quite the accomplishment, but really, I've been really thinking that maybe I shouldn't have headed out into the big, bad blogworld (sorry about the alliteration Nick [Seaman]) as my real true Anthony Pereira self. No offense my real world friends (you included Adria), but I really wish that I had some anonymity. It would be good to let things off my chest now and then and then not have to face my friends on the weekend. I almost feel like I have to censor myself.
I have been writing for about a year, and I did start (it's there if you look for it) with some fairly personal shit, but it was of the "I'm soooooooooo depressed" sort and for some reason I didn't mind that my friends knew I was so incredibly in the gutter. I do have crap I'd like to bitch about though. Stuff I wouldn't mind telling complete strangers, but would rather not tell people I'd have to see again on Friday night.
I guess that is the curse of blogging. Or maybe I fear intimacy. Umm... yeah... Well I guess I'll leave it there. I'd appreciate some comments from both types of people, those that are completely anonymous to the people they know in their daily lives and the people whose friends and family read their blogs. COMMENT BITCHES!
Keep on Trangling,
Anthony
13 comments:
spill it
how many friends do you have that read your blog?
you could make up a new blog under a different name and come visit us incognito..
Well my parents don't read mine, but everyone else has free reign. Sometimes it's fun to be anonymous, you can certainly get away with a lot more, but I don't really care if my friends catch me bitching about them. I wouldn't say anything about them that I wouldn't say directly to them.
I have to admit, though, that when I used to be an unknown, as it were, my blog was way more offensive and obscene. My close friends were the only ones that knew about it, and they know how I roll. The unfortunate people that stumbled upon it were left to fend for themselves. It was a lot easier back then to remain obscure because of the lack of a 'next blog' button. And I kind of miss that, for I feel I am censoring myself too. But such is the way of the world, if they had not invented the next blog button and added comments I likely never would have met Ubermilf, Beefie, Owl and, yes, even you* (to say nothing of the goons that follow you around), and I would be lacking because of it.
*I know I didn't write everyone's name, please don't think that it is because I am not fond of you, it simply would have taken a lot of my time. Probably as much time as it took to write this disclaimer.
Hi, I'm one of the "real world friends" and let me just say this. I know I come off as rough around the edges most of the time however I've known you too damn long and you need not censor yourself around me. Always know that your boy Boots has your back no matter what brother....
Most of my meat friends (those precious few) know about my blog and read it and have blogs themselves. Only a couple of people in my family know about the blog, and as far as I know they don't bother to read it.
I've bitched about work and said a few things I wouldn't want to put my name to so I'm glad I can do things anonymously. Maybe one day I'll take off the glasses and reveal my secret identity, but not yet. I feel it allows me to be a lot more honest and open in dealings with the new and delicious web friends I've met
I too regret that certain people in my actual life know about my blog, like my boyfriend or girlfriends. Because now I can't bitch about them, and if write something completely random I have to explain myself to people in person.. no fun
I have one friend that i accidentally told about my lbog and he found it. he read it and called me to ask me if i was going to commit suicide.
i had to tell him not to make me explain everything in here because it is deep in my world, so he backed off a bit, but he still asks sometimes.
oh, well.
I put my real name on my blog as I felt it would be a way to show a side of myself that most people didn't see. I only told a few friends about this, and one relative. I figured if anyone I knew tried to google me, or found out about it somehow, it would be an interesting way for them to find me and my writings. But now I'm not so sure I want that.
I've thought about tearing this down and starting over with a new 'icognito' name. Not so much for friends, but because I'm becoming a teacher, and I now feel there are things I have to be careful about saying because teachers are "held to a higher moral standard" than others. I feel there are things I can't talk about now because of this.
I actually thought about blogging about this very topic. Should I tear down and start over - asking everyone to lose my name and start referring to me as my identity? Or sould I just continue as is? I guess we each have to make our own decisions.
I hate to be captain obvious here, but if you didn't want your real life friends reading your blog, then maybe you shouldn't have made a big link for it at the bottom of the kappa phi website. *shrug*
Anyway, I understand what you mean about real life friends reading your stuff, which is why I like my online journal, I can make private entries and limit who has access to them. And if you really want me to stop reading, I will. There shouldn't by any need for you to censor yourself.
And I love that I'm a real life friend because you are far cooler in real life so :P to all his online friends! hehe
I'm glad I didn't use my own name, but complete anonymity has slipped. It's a balancing act.
There is a positive. You're having to analyse your points, think them through more than perhaps you would have done. You're getting to know yourself pretty damn well through that process, and reaching further with your mind. It's got to be healthy.
why si everybody sleeping?
Because it's night time.
bastards.
i'll just pretend from here on in that i don't know who you are.
cool?
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