Musings...
I said something to a friend yesterday over tea/beer which he thought was amusing, and which led to my puzzlement at his amusement. I said:
"I'm more 'me' online than I am in real life."
It's a sentiment that I think that most of the bloggers who read this will understand, and the non-bloggers (and friends) who read this almost certainly won't.
[In the context of the conversation I wasn't actually meaning this blog, but more on email/MSN/whatever. Too many people on here know exactly who I am for me to not censor myself thoroughly (and this is mainly the reason I'm seriously considering giving this up at the moment).]
Oh yes, and blogger stopped emailing me a while back when people left comments and nothing I can do appears to resurrect it. So if I miss a comment you may have left on an earlier post then apologies - I'm not being rude and do periodically scan back to see if someone has added one, but I have/will miss the odd one here and there. If it's something you wanted answering then email me.
posted by Red Squirrel @ 3:24 pm
7 Comments:
Too many people on here know exactly who I am
You as well! Miss Papercuts has complained of the same problem, particularly from ex-boyfriends. A plague on these infernal nosey parkers! Why can't they start their own blogs instead of eavesdropping?
Well they're people I've told about it for various reasons (to start with it was to keep people updated while I was contracting) so I'm not complaining about it per se, just acknowledging that it affects what I post here.
Apart from stalker girl, anyone is welcome to read it - it's just not all of 'me'.
Fancy meeting you here Mr Bananas!
I wonder if Red Squirrel's blog-wobbles are caused by an ex-boyfriend? :D
*pulls on running shoes*
I remember my ex read some reviews and stories and things I had over on another site and told me he felt like he knew me more from reading those things than he did from talking to me in person. I wasn't quite sure how to take that, but i do feel I am more myself in my fully paranoid, neurotic glory online than i am in the real world. . .
papercuts - oh you'd better run, and run good... *shakes fist*
paula - which must have made what happened on your last blog all the more acute?
Hmmm, this is one I have trouble with. In some ways, one can be more real because one doesn't have to obey all the niceties of face-to-face communication, but words can never convey everything, so in some ways there will always be holes.
Does that make any sense?
Puss
Puss - it does. I guess I mean that I would be more likely to voice a real opinion or act as myself on an initial email than I would if I, for example, met you face-to-face. Maybe it comes down to how shy someone is....
Once I know someone I don't have a problem being myself. Until that point I'll always be quiet as I gauge the person's likely actions, reaction and - most importantly - sense of humour.
I make a great blind date companion *rolls eyes*
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