On-line Journals.....
Jun. 3rd, 2008 08:03 amThey're a strange Beastie. They're not the same as a diary/journal, no matter what some say. There are things you'd NEVER put in an on-line journal/blog that you would in a bedside one.
The big difference is the "elephant", that is that it is READ. "Sure" you say but most don't Think it through. An on-line blog is more than letting you BFF read your diary. Also, being that you Know folks will be Reading it, you Conciously or Un shade the content toward this fact. Avoiding subjects that might drop Readership and continuing those that get "hits"....whether you were really Interested in them or not. I Know I do this. I'm certainly not going to post stuff that would hurt friend's feelings(even if it is truthful). There is no point...
Now, what do you do? Me? Right now I'm not sure and so have been basically posting ADL's(Activities of Daily Life/Living for the non-Med folks;>), avoiding the Spiritual, Religious and Metaphysical...mostly. AS I've said, while I still Follow the Beings that are presented in the Lore(which I consider different than just Beings that folks are calling by the same Names...), the changes in the last couple of yrs in Public Heathenry have gone beyond being Creative with the Lore to in many cases just making stuff up and no longer fit what I am(or my Ancestors were for that matter...).
If Heathens find any Useful...Great.
If Nordic Pagans find any useful...Great.
If no one does...that's great too!
Truth,
Pat
The big difference is the "elephant", that is that it is READ. "Sure" you say but most don't Think it through. An on-line blog is more than letting you BFF read your diary. Also, being that you Know folks will be Reading it, you Conciously or Un shade the content toward this fact. Avoiding subjects that might drop Readership and continuing those that get "hits"....whether you were really Interested in them or not. I Know I do this. I'm certainly not going to post stuff that would hurt friend's feelings(even if it is truthful). There is no point...
Now, what do you do? Me? Right now I'm not sure and so have been basically posting ADL's(Activities of Daily Life/Living for the non-Med folks;>), avoiding the Spiritual, Religious and Metaphysical...mostly. AS I've said, while I still Follow the Beings that are presented in the Lore(which I consider different than just Beings that folks are calling by the same Names...), the changes in the last couple of yrs in Public Heathenry have gone beyond being Creative with the Lore to in many cases just making stuff up and no longer fit what I am(or my Ancestors were for that matter...).
If Heathens find any Useful...Great.
If Nordic Pagans find any useful...Great.
If no one does...that's great too!
Truth,
Pat