Over at Travelin Oma Marty's been talking about her recurrent bouts of paranoid soul-searching.
Frankly, I'm happy to hear that someone besides me has those!!
So, Marty posted a list of questions about blogging, which I thought was pretty interesting, here are my answers:
What kind of blogs do you like to read? (Infomercial, daily diary, advice, photography, pour-your-heart-out, sarcastic, rants, upbeat . . .) all of those plus any art projects, quilt projects, politics --- basically I'm an eclectic reader
Do you go back and read comments on somebody's post after you've already commented? yes, because I like to see what other people think of what the blogger said and maybe what I've commented
If someone asks a question in a comment, how do you answer them? (In a follow-up comment on your blog, in a follow-up post, in an email . . .) either in a follow up comment or another entire post, only rarely on email
When you link to another blog, do you email that blogger to let them know? usually I post a comment on the post that prompted the link (I'll be commenting on Marty's as soon as I finish this)
If you comment on a blog, and you get no response, do you stop reading that blog? No, but I may wonder why
How do you think of blogging? (Hobby, addiction, learning experience, waste of time . . .) everything but a waste of time, one of my main ways to reach out to the world beyond the little "village" I live in, a way that I record what I'm doing and thinking a sort of electronic diary
Do you feel funny talking about your posts in real life to a reader? No -- doesn't everyone do this?
Do you feel embarrassed or complimented if someone refers to what you've said? complimented, it sort of validates what I've said
If you could read your great-grandmother's experiences on a blog, would you? would that she had even left anything written for me to see!
How do you think reading blogs has helped you? allowing me to see that the more we learn about each other the more we have in common across all of our differences
Do you spend more time reading blogs or writing posts? about the same, my posts are sort of "stream of thought"
Do you comment on blogs you read? Why, or why not? Absolutely, and I always hope that someone will comment on mine, otherwise how do I know anyone is reading?
Thanks Marty, for giving me something to think about today.
To my other readers: want to play along? What do you think about those questions?
1 comment:
I loved your insight about finding out that despite our differences we have so much in common. That's one of the things I love about blogging, too. It's put me in touch with people I would never get to know in my real life and I feel broader somehow. (Maybe that's because of the treats in my desk drawer, though.) Thanks for a great response!
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