the audience.
i really hope that tommy writing about his xbox will increase readership. maybe now charles and jon will read it, too!
who cares if anyone is reading? i mean, i know deep down in my heart, i want to be validated as much as the next insecure girl who was unpopular in high school, yet remained convinced of her superior intelligence over the homecoming queen. it would be nice if this blog had hundreds of hits every day from people we didn't know, but unless this gets linked anywhere else besides myfamily.com, it's not going to happen. and i'm happy writing about stuff that i find interesting, which at the moment happens to be politics and the democratic campaign, with the occasional marc jacobs spring purse thrown in. people can read it, or they can not.
i really think a huge problem with blogs is that people are always writing for outside attention. they're writing to be viewed in a certain way. they're writing to increase readership. they're writing for popularity. COME ON. blogs can be the voice of the nerds! i don't want to conform to be the most popular blog! i want to be MY blog. i want to be happy with what *i* write. i don't want to have to care if others think it's boring or mis-informed. when did the voice of the minority start caring about if the majority was interested?
none of this is to turn away people who might read this blog now - i love that through blogs i can connect and communicate with people i wouldn't otherwise. but i'm not going to pander to any readership, existing or potential. i think my friends are smarter than that.
so, now that i've self-therapied myself about my experience in high school via my blogging, i'm going to ask: who does read this? i don't care if i know you or not, if you're my grandmother or a stranger, friend or foe. please leave a comment saying who you are - or not even who you are, but just that you read. and even if no one leaves a comment, even if tommy and jeff are the only ones here - that's okay. i'm going to keep writing.
addendum: could we be the first couple to have a fight through a blog? how retarded is that?
Comments
hey guys, i must admit that i do not read the blog everyday, but if i have time at work i will every once in a while check in, having said that here are some comments: catherine, were you really 'that' unpopular in high school? granted you weren't part of the "in crowd" maybe, but atleast you weren't the sniveling kid in the corner with the greasy hair, or maybe i'm deluded like those people on AI3 who think they can sing.
and yes, i think you are the first couple in history to have a fight over blog.
okay, i wasn't deathly unpopular, but...i never felt fully accepted by the VPC youth group. sniff.
The sad part is, even if I wanted to make a joke and pretend this comment was posted by someone else, you would be able to see that a computer in Berkeley, CA logged onto your site.
I was popular in high school. I would've still liked you.
hehe. aww. thanks, na. but would you have liked me if i were the snivelling greasy haired kid in the corner?
Catherine, you were popular in your circle. At least you had a circle! You were attractive, you were bright, you had friends, you got dates...sounds pretty good.
Why do you care about the VPC youth group??? Is that really the measure of popularity and acceptance??? You didn't even go to their church. But you did get asked out by Mr. VPC. I'm sure he accepted you.
haha. i didn't get dates! and i had glasses and braces until i was 15. teresa, i was fairly gross. and going to prom with mr. vpc...well, let's just say, not the highlight of my life.
You were not gross!!! Look at your senior picture again -- beautiful. Looking back at prom with Mr. VPC may not be the highlight of your life now, but it was pretty good back then. You were excited, it was a date, and he asked you. The flirting in physics was endless! haha
Back to the actual topic of this post...it looks like you have quite an audience!
hehe. maybe four regular readers. but at least they are all super cool.
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