Just Another Manic Monday
- January 28th, 2008 11:09 pm
I was tagged by the Gypsy at Heart for this meme. I think they’re interesting questions. So here it goes:
How long have you been blogging?
I’ve been blogging since July of 2007. However, I’ve had a personal online diary/journal in some form for years. They were mostly always completely private. I had one or two to which I added friends. But those journals weren’t the real thing. It was quite a while before I could just open up like this. I think I was sort of scared to start. Akin to a child on their first day of school, I was afraid the blogosphere would chew me up, spit me out, and tell me to go home. Fortunately, it has yet to do so. There’s always tomorrow. 
What inspired you to start your blog, and who are your mentors?
I’ve always been journaling. I don’t think I was inspired by any one particular blogger. It was a culminations of all of the bookmarks I’ve had in my browser for so long. I knew I wanted to do this, but as I said before, it took a while for me to make the plunge.
Are you trying to make money on-line, or are you just doing it for fun?
I’m just doing this for fun. It’s just something for me. I desperately needed a creative outlet and a little something to keep me sane.
What 3 things do you love about being on-line?
#1) I really enjoy all of the friends I’ve made since I started blogging. I’ve met some amazing people and interesting people. Finding other people who share my sense of humor has been fabulous.
#2 – I like all of the information that is at my hands. I like being in the know.
#3 -I like goofing off on here . I like that I can post stories about randomly shaving bald spots on my husband..I love that people laugh at them, and can either relate to it or at least find it hilarious. I like that I was actually nominated for bloggies, and then, I actually got picked by the panelists in the Best Writing of a Weblog category. I would have never pictured that. I don’t even mind that I’m completely the underdog.
What 3 things do you struggle with on-line?
#1) I struggle with time management. Sometimes I’ll sit down with my laptop to do something as small as check my email (like I did 15 minutes ago), and end up on here for lengthy amounts of time.
#2) I also struggle with the idea of unintentionally offending someone with my words. I worry that somehow, someday something that I say will hurt someones feelings. I’ve never been a low-balling, feelings hurting kind of gal.
#3) I dread that eventually some asshole will send me hate mail. It’s silly, I know.
PS. Veronica gave me this yesterday! Thank you!
January 29th, 2008 @ 12:01 am
Getting hate mail is how you know that you’ve hit the big time.
All of the “big” bloggers get hate mail. I know because I’m the one who sent it.
Kidding! Bwahahaha…but that would be funny, eh?
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January 29th, 2008 @ 1:14 am
I adore that you are not blogging with ads splashed all over your page. That totally rocks. I hope you win the Bloggie or whatever than award it.
You know, I totally expected hate mail over the whole ordeal last week and no one so much as wrote a nasty comment. If anyone should get hate mail, it would be me. You’re pretty chill, so I wouldn’t worry bout that.
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January 29th, 2008 @ 4:20 am
You’re welcome!
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January 29th, 2008 @ 7:05 am
We blog for mainly the same reasons…
Love your blog – hope you win!
Cheers!!!!!
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January 29th, 2008 @ 9:16 am
Re hate mail: don’t worry about it. It says more about the sender than the receiver. “Consider the source” too.
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January 29th, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
I can’t wait until you pull the underdog card and totally win!!! Love this blog!!
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January 29th, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
Glad to be the bearer of inspiration Manda. You’ve given me plenty yourself. Great answers. Thanks for participating and oh, I voted for you on the bloggies of course.
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January 30th, 2008 @ 10:56 am
I just found you via the Bloggie Awards! You are WONDERFUL!
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