Hmmm...
I have to admit that this internet absence thing is becoming weirder by the minute. I haven't dropped it completely like I did a while ago and I have left myself available to some people. It seems that one of those people (who I will refer to as Dave even though it is not her real name) has been "found out".
She has/had two blogs - a weebl blog and a personal blog - which I read on a regular basis but they were found by her boss and now she is facing problems because of them. The trouble is that her boss thinks that they over-stepped the mark on a few occasions (especially when she was talking about colleagues and taking "sickies") so they have now been removed. It's a real shame because it has led me to think about what I am writing and how it could effect other people.
In all honesty I don't think there is anything that I have written that I would not admit to someone face-to-face, and I'm sure that "Dave's" would say the same about hers, but maybe there is stuff that I should leave out. I haven't made any attempt to hide my bitterness towards my employers in here but then I haven't made any attempt to hide it at work either. I see myself as a pretty open guy and I'm not afraid to talk about things that may cause offence to people of a more sensitive nature. I made a promise to keep my feelings to myself when it comes to this blog but that is purely for my own protection and not because I want to keep secrets. Sure, there are things that I would prefer not to talk about until I feel confident enough but that's just the way that any human conversation or relationship works.
As Aldous Huxley wrote "We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves." This shows me a couple of things. Firstly, Huxley had a far greater command of punctuation than I do but more importantly it succinctly wraps up everything I mean to say about this blog. I don't mean it in a bad way, I love the idea that people can dip their toes into my life, it makes me feel good to know that people care enough to want to do that. What I mean is slightly different - there is no real egotistical or vain reason for me to have a blog but it does serve a purpose for me psychologically and intellectually. (Why do I get the feeling this is slipping into hopeless pretention again?). My need is to lay myself bare and yet retain enough of myself to be surprising. Yes, I live with those around me and yes I interact and enjoy interacting with those people but emotionally I, like the majority of people, need to keep a little bit back.
The little bit I keep to myself is important though, it serves a purpose that no other part of my psyche can and that is that it keeps me focused (and sometimes anything but). For that reason and that reason alone I hope that people are not offended by the things I talk about or the opinions I have. "Dave" described the experience today as being akin to committing online suicide and I can see what she means but I have to say that she was pushed rather than jumping.
As you can probably tell, not much happened today
. I hope this hasn't been too indulgent and I would love to hear your views on the subject.
Today's Word: Fulmination
Today's Mood: Happy but introspective
I have to admit that this internet absence thing is becoming weirder by the minute. I haven't dropped it completely like I did a while ago and I have left myself available to some people. It seems that one of those people (who I will refer to as Dave even though it is not her real name) has been "found out".
She has/had two blogs - a weebl blog and a personal blog - which I read on a regular basis but they were found by her boss and now she is facing problems because of them. The trouble is that her boss thinks that they over-stepped the mark on a few occasions (especially when she was talking about colleagues and taking "sickies") so they have now been removed. It's a real shame because it has led me to think about what I am writing and how it could effect other people.
In all honesty I don't think there is anything that I have written that I would not admit to someone face-to-face, and I'm sure that "Dave's" would say the same about hers, but maybe there is stuff that I should leave out. I haven't made any attempt to hide my bitterness towards my employers in here but then I haven't made any attempt to hide it at work either. I see myself as a pretty open guy and I'm not afraid to talk about things that may cause offence to people of a more sensitive nature. I made a promise to keep my feelings to myself when it comes to this blog but that is purely for my own protection and not because I want to keep secrets. Sure, there are things that I would prefer not to talk about until I feel confident enough but that's just the way that any human conversation or relationship works.
As Aldous Huxley wrote "We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves." This shows me a couple of things. Firstly, Huxley had a far greater command of punctuation than I do but more importantly it succinctly wraps up everything I mean to say about this blog. I don't mean it in a bad way, I love the idea that people can dip their toes into my life, it makes me feel good to know that people care enough to want to do that. What I mean is slightly different - there is no real egotistical or vain reason for me to have a blog but it does serve a purpose for me psychologically and intellectually. (Why do I get the feeling this is slipping into hopeless pretention again?). My need is to lay myself bare and yet retain enough of myself to be surprising. Yes, I live with those around me and yes I interact and enjoy interacting with those people but emotionally I, like the majority of people, need to keep a little bit back.
The little bit I keep to myself is important though, it serves a purpose that no other part of my psyche can and that is that it keeps me focused (and sometimes anything but). For that reason and that reason alone I hope that people are not offended by the things I talk about or the opinions I have. "Dave" described the experience today as being akin to committing online suicide and I can see what she means but I have to say that she was pushed rather than jumping.
As you can probably tell, not much happened today
. I hope this hasn't been too indulgent and I would love to hear your views on the subject.
Today's Word: Fulmination
Today's Mood: Happy but introspective
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