Jean

I am mostly introverted on a personal physical contact level as in I’m not so good with real time social situations anymore. I used to be a social butterfly but ill health and general cynicism has put me into a bubble. I was a sex crazed freak for a time but it switches back and forth and sometimes I don’t want to be touched at all. I am an emotional basket case most days and I’m a mom who’s just too damn tired to go out and paint the town anyhow so I live on the net because I need some kind of contact to save my sanity. I’m more of a voyeur than an exhibitionist but I like to show off a nice photo when I have it and I share my thoughts because it gets them the hell out of my cluttered mind, maybe someone else has been where I am and can share a perspective I haven’t thought of or maybe my perspective will convince some exhausted sick mom to put down the razor blade and start supper instead…

I think whoever wrote that bit was like one of those folks who write childcare books – wtf do they really know about anything at all? But sure they’re all primed to make a few bucks off an article or validate themselves intellecually as long as it has big enough words to convince people that there may be a hint of truth in it. Dude should be selling time shares for a resort in a corner of bog in the glades!

I blog for all of those reasons and more and in reality I’m the perfect example of the lower classes and the struggles that they face.

Its a great point that you raise with this.

In my mind it boils down to stereotyping and categorizing which is insane given the diversity of today’s world. These people need to realize that the net really isn’t any different than “real time” life and its just as difficult to lump people into tidy little blocks out here as it is at the big mall.

  bronxbt

i used to think i blogged for a purpose. i used to be filled with all these thoughts that my style of writing, what i had to say, how i said it actually meaned something.

now? shit, i dunno. i’m honestly not trying to be negative but sometimes i jes wanna grab my laptop, throw it off a f**king building and run screaming for the hills.

i put so much effort into my art site, and readership dropped and suddenly it became this sad lil’ site with no feedback from people in the art community i had reached out to. so now, i think to myself… did they jes not like my stuff? meh!?

my silly animal blog… it’s dumb. it’s fun. it’s silly. but again… i used to get 20 + votes a week, all through word of mouth, and now i’m lucky to get 8-10. i think i AM an attention whore too, ‘cuz i for some stoopid ass reason take it personaly when i don’t get hits. how pathetic.

my main blog. i refuse to blog when i have nothing to say. i’m in a weird place right now.. a weird state of mind that kinda scares me. soooo, i think i’m sparing society my bullshit.

should i quit? yeah.. maybe. i’m considering. for a social guy who was trapped in a socially inept and reclusive relationship for 10 years – it sure has f**ked with my mind.

i don’t know what to do.

  The Wandering Lover

I’m mostly an extrovert but I do have times when I introvert.

I blog on this blog to fully express my dripping sexuality and being a bit of an exhibitionist. I also like to be a voyeur as it’s a fun way to see other’s bodies and enjoy them for their beauty. As well as to see what people are like inside their mind. Finding out what turns them on, etc. No reason to be ashamed–I was raised to be ashamed of one’s sexuality but no more. I refuse to apologize or tone down my enjoyment of sexual things. I really love to write and writing erotica and what gets me going is very fulfilling.

My “normal” blog is a place for me to express the goings on in my brain from day to day. I am a very honest person–too honest for some people and thus blogging there lets me “let it all out.” It is also a place where I talk about Schizo-affective disorder which is a type of bipolar/schizophrenia that I deal with.

My political blog allows me to express my political opinions which helps me vent and feel heard in a country where (I feel) government is corrupt and refuses to listen to the average citizen. It is a great place for me to talk about injustice–something I care deeply about. It’s a place for me to fight for those who do not have a voice–I believe all voices and opinions should be heard. I refuse to apologize or censure my views for anyone. I work toward balance in society–the yin and yang principle. I believe that it IS possible for everyone to “just get along.”

My Buddhist blog allows me to express my spiritual feelings and talk about the “religion of no religion” as Buddhism is often called. It is a place for me to communicate with other Buddhists and other spiritual people. I enjoy the support, encouragement and inspiration I find in others. I do not try to convert people–I feel that religion/spiritualy is a very personal thing. Buddhism is a path of self-discovery and personal experience. I am very influenced by the teachings of balance taught within Buddhism as well as Taoist philosophy.

Well, that should about cover it.

  mamatulip

I’m both an extrovert and an introvert. Depends on the situation, the people, the circumstances…you know? On the whole I’m pretty extroverted. I’m outgoing, always up for a convo, good for initiating convos…not afraid to speak in public. I do shy away from heated topics, debates, what have you…I like to remain unconfrontational. I truly believe in different strokes for different folks, as long as it’s not hurting anyone, specifically me.

My blog — well, I think you know all that I’ve gone through with my blog in recent months…I started it as a place for me to be able to get back into writing again after not being able to for three years, and it turned into something I never thought it would — something that people read, and want to read, on a regular basis. I never thought my blog would be ‘popular’, or something that people outside of my friend circles would want to read.

I blog for me, to record memories of my family, my kids, to work through the feelings that come with losing a parent, being a parent, being a SAHM. And I also blog to try and get noticed, to try and get work in the writing field. That’s secondary though — I blog for ME. Nobody else but me.

  adam b.

I love that “Hump Day” image at the close!

Had to take another peek at that!

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