That's right , we're having a debate today. Which side do you fall on? It's question and answer time here on Sushine.
How long have you blogged?
Do you blog just to get it out, or do you blog in hopes of meeting new people?
Has your blogging experience been a good one?
Do you blog daily or when you have a good post?
Do you want a large massive group of readers or do you want a small intimate group?
Do you have real life friends that blog or have you met people through blogging, that are super close to you?
my answers are as follows.
I've blogged since before God. I started out blogging just to get things out. I'm very open about my life and because of that, I've met wonderful people through my blogs. I am also very diverse so I have a very diverse set of friends. Some of them go over and read my "naughty" blog and some hang around here and read my "nice" blog. Both groups are very important to me. Most know about the "other" blog and my "other" friends and don't judge.
I don't know if I have any "real life" friends that are that way. Makes me enjoy blogland a lot more than I enjoy "real life" parties and social events. If I'm at a "real life" party with my wild friends I catch myself thinking, "I wish Jane would loosen up a bit so she could be here". If I'm at a social event with my "real life" friends that are proper, I find myself thinking "Damn, I wish Jill was a little calmer so we could enjoy this together.".
Here in blogland, I don't feel that way. Here, you get to choose. Of course here there is a click off button. Real life does not afford that to us.
Blogging has been a wonderful experience for me. Of course there have been those moments when I posted something that offended someone to the extent that they could not function for six months, but when I think about it I can only assume they had issues to start with. If I had that kind of real power, I'd sure use it to sway the powerball results instead of someone's emotions.
I use to feel very obligated to post daily. Hell when I first started sometimes I posted two or three times a day. That was years ago. Now, I post when I feel like it. Sometimes my blogs sit silent for months. While I realize that you don't keep people interested doing that, I'm not really here to build a huge audience. I wander around looking at people's "friends" and wonder, if you have 234 friends why do you have 2 comments on your blog post. I'm not sure people don't just click and join your site, in hopes you will join theirs. I'd much rather have you leave a little comment so I know someone actually read me. As you know, because I've admitted it before.. I'm horrid about reading wonderful blogs and not taking the time to comment. I hate the damn captcha and when I've typed out a comment, then have to reset the captcha 10 times because of my eyesight.. I usually just go... Well to hell with this shit.. and move on. I do however, understand why people use it.
As I've said, I'm not shooting for the massive following some want and need. I'm good with the group that follows so few blogs that they actually have time to read them. I don't follow a lot of them and I try to get caught up on the weekends or days off. If I followed (really followed) 200 blogs, I'd never get to read half of what they wrote.
I have one blogger that I met in real life.. duh.. I've known my daughter since she was born.. Other than that, all the people I blog with and am close to, I've met online. Thing is, no one would ever know that. We are closer than I am with my real life friends. I would never call my coffee club girls at midnight because I was hurt or upset. However, I have been known to do that to a few I met online. And they have done the same.
So, now you have my answers to these questions. Care to tell me yours?
Have a really great weekend.. stay safe.. enjoy the sunshine.. and always wear sunscreen.
Rock it Solid folks..
