Me and my Blog

Questions from The Friday Five:

1. Explain why you started to journal/blog.

I stumbled onto Live Journal a couple years ago, and thought it might be interesting to try and keep a record of my thoughts and all the other crap that goes on in my head.  I found, though, that the sense of community there lent itself much more to general chit-chaty type things, quizzes, memes and just having fun, than it did to rants, essays, political commentaries and the other, more serious, topics I also tend to write about.  So, I decided to have my Live Journal be my place for just letting my hair down and being "me", and a separate blog for the "heavy" stuff.  I'd been keeping one at my main site, Thunderhaven, for quite a while, but it wasn't getting read all that much, so when I saw that Salon had a blogging community, I thought it might be a good place to hang out a shingle.  I've been very glad that I did. :)

2. Do people you interact with day to day or family members know about your journal/blog? Why or why not?

Most do, though I don't think any of the read it - mainly because they've gotten to hear it at some point :)  If I was able to work, though, I probably wouldn't let my co-workers know about it becuase I do get into things related to religion occasionally, and while people online generally don't have any trouble with my being a Norse Pagan, people who have to deal with someone face-to-face are often a bit more uncomfortable with it - and that's not something that I need to bring into the workplace for myself or my co-workers.

3. Do you have a theme for your journal/blog?

Mostly just offering my own perspective on policital issues, current events, news and strange things I find to write about - and, hopefully, to hear what others have to say - the "different strings" that make us each unique.

4. What direction would you like to have your journal/blog go in over the next year?

I'd like to be able to improve my actual writing.  I read things by some of the other writers here and wish I could express myself as well - their use of language adds an extra dimension to what they're saying, giving it even greater impact. 

5. Pimp five of your favorite journals/blogs.

Awwww, that's hardly fair!  There's so many good ones out there (see the list of recommended blogs in the side bar if you don't believe me). 

If I had to pick 5, though, I'd probably go with The Raven, Rayne Today, Secular Blasphemy, Emphasis Added and Real Live Preacher.