Have been here for a few weeks, and never had an intention to write a blog, never did. However today, i'm in the mood of writing stuffs to people i've never seen..and hell do i have really alot alot alot of homework and domestic stuffs to be done, so i need an escape for a while :D
So strange, even in my real life i do not reveal myself too much. In my circle of friends, I'm always this friends who do more the listening than the feeling pouring. I'm their trash bags for them ;p Not always have the best solution or suggestion, but hey, often people only need to be listened to.
My messanger listed all the friends that i've already known in my real life, and kick the hell out strangers out of nowhere who tried to add me to their messanger list. Need not online friend, need not online lovers, need not some pervert who tries to mask their identity..i have enough friends to deal with.
Ah yeah well, here, is an exception. I saw alot of writing where i can learn something, some of them very funny by being sarcastic, some are just very honest by revealing some details of their personal life protected by the anonimity of SC, some are the writing style that I just admire
So, i don't care if somebody read my blog or not, I'm get used to listen (or read in SC case) to other people, rather than being listened to.
iciabruxelles posted on Aug 16, 2006
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Alyss said on Aug 16, 2006....
I know what you mean about being the shoulder for everyone else to cry on and not being listened to yourself. That's often how it is in in the real world but somehow here at Soulcast and elsewhere I have found people who [i]do[/i] listen. I hope it is the same for you. -
Dazlak said on Aug 16, 2006....
I just ask "Why?" Why not talk to your friends about all things? Why not be open and express your emotions? Dont you have any need for it? -
iciabruxelles said on Aug 16, 2006....
Alyss: hope so...i found here strangers' comments in others' blogs are often enlighting. Diversity in backgrounds gives a lot of different interesting perspectives in fact. Dazlak: I guess, since I get used to listen to other people, I found a solution to my problems or my thoughts in their stories. Hence it is rare for me to really come out with my own stories... -
mrhowto said on Aug 16, 2006....
The answer is that there is no shame when there is anonymity. The removal of identifyable 'self' takes with it everything we hold dear, allowing us to express ourselves in ways we usually can't. It's a great stress reliever. -
iciabruxelles said on Aug 16, 2006....
yes mrhowto, but what if there is a person who actually live near you, or knows you alot, joining SC also? Since the stories, even in masked blog, revealed more or less the conditions of the writers, who might intrigued the reader (who may recognized a particular condition of the person they know in real life) of the odd familiarities/similarities? -
Alyss said on Aug 16, 2006....
It's not impossible to be recognised through one's blog, even one's writing style is identifiable after a while. I would suggest that if that is a valid concern then you should avoid including identifying information. -
secretlife said on Aug 16, 2006....
I just like that I don't have to 'edit' myself and can lay it all out and see myself as a whole. In life, everyone sees a piece or part of you. I'm pretty sure only you get to see the whole masterpiece. -
yeahbutnobut said on Aug 16, 2006....
Why? Because it is liberating, and because you are as much a stranger to them as they are to you. I am enjoying being a total idiot here while not harming anyone and not really risking anything professionally. And I'm also enjoying telling things about my life, and hearing from others, stuff that I have never shared with anyone. It has an unburdening quality , even if the matters are not that weighty. But they are stuff we hold in most days. -
yeahbutnobut said on Aug 16, 2006....
Also, you can make it elastic as you like, embellish and so forth, which has to do with one's creativity and creative freedom. So, it's all good. So, what you got to share, then? -
GrapeKoolaid said on Aug 16, 2006....
It was my original intention to start a political blog on SC. After reading a few others, I was blown away by their capacity to share. I then began to feel it unfair that I reveal so little about myself and yet take in so much. I know I'm not "obligated" to do anything here, but I felt that I should contribute to the wide array of humanity displayed on SC. You get back as much as you put into it. More or less. I still post political topics, as it is a subject that I'm interested in. I write about a lot of other things, too now. I don't care if people know me and read it. They can choose to share or judge. Besides, I love the chatter. More more more, gimme, gimme, gimme, tell, tell, tell. A story, somthing, anything! Sorry to be so demanding. -
iciabruxelles said on Aug 16, 2006....
Alyss: maybe am a paranoia :( secretlife: even sometimes I can't see the whole masterpiece...pathetic..yeah.. yeahbutnobut: ah yeah, the problem is that my sister is here, she was the one who tell me to get into soulcast. On the way in searching her blog, I got to know other's blog, who really caught my attention. So here I am, trap in interesting SC's community. The diversity, the wittiness, the stupid remarks, etc. So I guess I can't as liberal as I want..;p Plus, I am not that smart in playing with words [btw, I love your raps in some of others' blogs ;p]. And I prefer to pour my adventurous mind in physical activities (sports and dancings). GKA: Yep..i like being involved in other people's blog. I joined SC for a while without posting anything as I'm lack of things to share, and never had a guts to pour my thoughts to strangers, specially without being asked first. Exceptionally today, as I need an escape from my obligation...I tried to write something... PS 1. I prefer your earlier posts in fact... PS 2. Ask my husband, and he'll tell you that no one as demanding as I am ;p -
yeahbutnobut said on Aug 16, 2006....
Iciabruxelles Thanks for your kind remarks about my raps. I like to amuse people, and it's somewhat hit and miss, but that's the path to refinement. You need to sign up with a handle that you don't reveal to your sister, and then derive that extra kick form passing stuff right under her nose and she can't figure out because you won't confirm or deny anything. And you can change your age and your location, if that comes up. The key is to approach it as fun, cuz that's what it is. At the same time, don't do anything your conscience won't allow. Because that's no fun. -
Raymonde said on Aug 16, 2006....
well,I guess this could be compared to you doing a little dramatic dance in the street with people watching.Remember the scene on Friends the one with phoebe running?Yep,they are only people who we don't know and will never see again,but they are still people with EYES and a brain. So,could I say people are technically dehumanized online? -
yeahbutnobut said on Aug 16, 2006....
Everybody loves Raymonde -
iciabruxelles said on Aug 17, 2006....
ybnb: hit and miss..yep..i saw both ;p Just wondering whether you can really sing those songs. I don't think that having another aliases will do me anygood, as I don't have too much wild stories [in another word: i'm too plain and boring], besides, we almost share everything, my sister and I. So far, I'm still having fun...keep on singing yo' Raymonde: yep, sometimes I think internet in general is dehumanizing...which reminds me..I should make several appointments with my friends (face to face meetings;p)
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