It's whack, yo.
The number of interesting (well, I guess that's a relative term) people out there blogging is overwhelming. I remember the good old days when people used to say to me, "You keep an online journal? What's that? That's weird. Why would anyone wanna read your thoughts?"
Who knew that it was going to turn into a national pastime?
I'm finding that lots of people have much more interesting things to say than have I. But I'm also finding that a lot of people are going through many of the same things I am -- and it's in this sort of vast, interconnected community of people that one sees best that we're really not that special. But in a good way. Our pain may be our own, but it's not terribly unique, and somehow I find that comforting. And it makes me a little more giving and a lot less judgmental.
I found out recently that one of my favorite authors, Alex Chee has a blog. I also found out not long ago that Adam Robertson is a mutual friend. How interesting is that? I was reading recently in yet another blog I rather enjoy, Chasing Mercury that the author, Chase, is of the opinion that, for gay people, the whole six degrees of separation thing is really more like three degrees, since we're a smaller portion of the population. I guess this connection to Mr. Chee supports that theory.
The number of interesting (well, I guess that's a relative term) people out there blogging is overwhelming. I remember the good old days when people used to say to me, "You keep an online journal? What's that? That's weird. Why would anyone wanna read your thoughts?"
Who knew that it was going to turn into a national pastime?
I'm finding that lots of people have much more interesting things to say than have I. But I'm also finding that a lot of people are going through many of the same things I am -- and it's in this sort of vast, interconnected community of people that one sees best that we're really not that special. But in a good way. Our pain may be our own, but it's not terribly unique, and somehow I find that comforting. And it makes me a little more giving and a lot less judgmental.
I found out recently that one of my favorite authors, Alex Chee has a blog. I also found out not long ago that Adam Robertson is a mutual friend. How interesting is that? I was reading recently in yet another blog I rather enjoy, Chasing Mercury that the author, Chase, is of the opinion that, for gay people, the whole six degrees of separation thing is really more like three degrees, since we're a smaller portion of the population. I guess this connection to Mr. Chee supports that theory.
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