bring out your dead!
Inspired by Molly and Sashafoo, I’ve decided that it’s time for a poll. (To keep this entry on top, I’m going to put all of my remaining blog-thoughts for the weekend under the MORE… section, so keep checking back!)
The subject has come up recently of strangers reading your blog. Some people get the “heebie jeebies” about it, some people prefer it, and some people anonymize their blogs to the point of uselessness to avoid having to deal with it. Now, as those of you who know me probably realize - I don’t really have any shame. Things I’ve done, things I’ve said, whatever - I don’t like hiding things and am generally much more comfortable telling you the disgusting details of my life than you are actually hearing them.
As such, my take on strangers reading my blog is this: Come on in! But for the sake of my own raging curiosity, please tell me a bit about yourself. Come to think of it, that’s my take on friends reading my blog as well! I’ve been watching this debate rage on, and that curiosity has gotten the better of me. I’ve decided to take a poll.
1. What is your name? (If you’re one of those web-anonymous types, that’s cool. Just give me whatever name you choose to use when online.)
2. Do you know me? Do I know you?
3. If you know me, how did we meet? (In case I forgot.)
or
If you don’t know me, how did you find this page?
4. Do you have a web presence? Wouldn’t you like to tell me where it is?
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back?
What John William Waterhouse Painting Are You?
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1. What is your name? Real name - Shauna, Web name - Sashafoo
2. Do you know me? Do I know you? No and no.
3. If you don’t know me, how did you find this page? A link from another blog (sweetpea.socialreject.net). Now how I got there, I don’t remember. I’m a web slut, in that I really get around.
4. Do you have a web presence? Wouldn’t you like to tell me where it is? http://sashafoo.blogspot.com
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back? You’re an interesting and likable person. Also, you write well; you have a good conversational style. Lastly, you’re creative and it shows.
1. What is your name? chorizo/smucka/jason/shadowdaddy/whatever else stieks me as funny at the time
2. Do you know me? Do I know you? Yup.
3. If you know me, how did we meet? Stage Door! Stage Door! woo!
4. Do you have a web presence? Yup. See “Near Blogs”, thankyouverymuch
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back? hmm…is it work avoidance? or is it because this internet geek thing is, sadly, the only way I manage to keep up with far too many people that I’d rather see in person more often? how else will I know what color your hair is today? =P
“stieks” me as funny??? WTF?!?!?
THAT strikes me as funny. Like I have a bad accent…”vat stieks me ass fonny iss zat I donut HEER zee accent!”
1. Chris Comte AKA CC, Boatguy
2. Yes
3. Annex
4. Working on it.
5. Because it’s a great way to get to REALLY know people I THINK I know really well.
1. Sven Xavier Robenspiel. Svenbob to my US Cousins/compadre’s
2. Yes. Twice.
3.You mean you don’t remember that week in Venice? I’m shattered.
4. several. but svenbob.blogspot.com is the relevant one.
5. You’re good enough, smart enough and gosh golly, people like you. Plus, Adorability…. never a minus.
1. What is your name? (If you’re one of those web-anonymous types, that’s cool. Just give me whatever name you choose to use when online.)
ernie, but ms aliciadawn can call me guido the serial monogamist
2. Do you know me? Do I know you?
do we really ever truly know anyone?
3. If you know me, how did we meet? (In case I forgot.)
or
If you don’t know me, how did you find this page?
picture it
northern illinois
the waning days of the first clinton administration
a ball point pen
a sleeping ernie
4. Do you have a web presence? Wouldn’t you like to tell me where it is?
it’s coming down in a few days
so when it’s reopened
word
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back?
because it’s the only way to get my daily alicia fix
i’m so used to having my daily alicia fix
that
well
i do what i’ve got to do
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father: prepare to die.
I would certainly hope that you’d know me and that the converse would hold true.
You may reach my now understandably downgraded blog by clicking my name.
I read because I enjoy stalking without all the hassles of real world stalking. Mmm…stalking.
1. Anthony
2. Sure, we know each other.
3. I…dunno. My brother dated someone you knew from home for awhile. I kind of sort of met you a couple times when you visited the old haunts, but there was never a sort of “Anthony, this is Alicia. Alicia, this is Anthony.” moment.
4. Yes. You know where it is.
5. I read here because I have nothing better to do. And I had a really strange dream with you in it just last night, so maybe I shouldn’t come back for awhile. ;)
1. Alison
2. Yes and Yes…YAY for Olaf
3. It was pretty damn random
4. Not my own, but have been featured on web pages :)
5. I stumbled across the thing today looking for something on Google…so thought I would say hello.
1. What is your name? Kathy (on web mostly known as Filmbratty or FilmBrat5)
2. Do you know me? Do I know you? yes and yes
3. If you know me, how did we meet? let’s see. I believe it was almost a week ago when you came out of my cousin’s house and hugged me.
4. Do you have a web presence? Wouldn’t you like to tell me where it is? alas, no. I live on others sites. internet vagabond.
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back? Wanted to make sure you had a good trip (original reason) and to avoid work and keep in touch with you!
1. What is your name? Lizzieb, Liz, Betsy, SUPERLIZ (who reads the encyclopedia in a single bound)
2. Do you know me? Do I know you? yes and yes
3. If you know me, how did we meet? we didn’t. I mean, we did, online. Someday we will be less geeky and meet in person, too.
4. Do you have a web presence? Wouldn’t you like to tell me where it is? I do, I do! (not like that. that I did.) http://www.lizzieb.com
5. Why do you read here? What makes you care enough to come back? You are so cute! I like to procrastinate! Plus you are cute! (I am drinking coffee! Woo! Or, as Doug says these days, Yee. Haw.)
Alison Feigh! Holy Crap! ;)
You’re amazing. I’m myfirstname_mylastname at yahoo - drop me an email, okay?
1. Sarah
2. I know you, and I have a vague sneaking suspicion that you know me too.
3. How DID we meet, anyway? Probably something involving theater. Or Ernie. I’d imagine. (Dood, someone found your page from Sweetpea! That’s so cool. One of these days I’m going to get a personal site going again, and I’ll keep up with the Alicia-plugs, get you more fans.)
4. Unless Sweetpea is still up and running, no. I do have a page on bmezine.com but you have to be amember to view it. (Piercings, tattoos, come join… we will suck you in…)
5. Because I am crappy at maintaining actual social contact and so I read your page to pretend that I actually know what’s going on in your life, of course! :)
previously:
3. If you don’t know me, how did you find this page? A link from another blog (sweetpea.socialreject.net). Now how I got there, I don’t remember.
I remembered! I’m registered on BookCrossing; while hunting for books there I came across another member, aetherae, who had a webpage. I posted a note on her guestbook page. So did Sarah. So I followed the link.
Shauna’s Unrelated L.A. Weather Update
Today - wind has finally stopped, mostly sunny, warm; Tomorrow - partly cloudy, warm; Friday - rain, but still warm; Saturday - less rain, cool; Sunday - partly cloudy, cool
Full details at http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USCA0638_f.html