Comments on: turkey sandwiches, over-sharing, and the impact of social media on our ability to just shut the fuck up

By: raeleighjo/bsg

raeleighjo/bsg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:52:17 +0000

i worry that i would marry a boy who is very private and that my blogging would cease because he would be all "don't talk about me on your blog" and i would be all "but if i talk about ME it usually involves YOU…" but that instead of telling him to suck it up, i would be respectful of his wishes. blah. let's just hope i marry someone who loves my blog. and, you know, me.

By: E.P.

E.P. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:36:14 +0000

Interesting that you keep relationships and men to yourself and write about other things. When I started out blogging, I didn't really write about friends or about serious relationship things, since W and I had started dating about six months before that. I feel that as we'e progressed in our relationship, it's become more open on the blog.

And once we're married? There won't be a line anymore.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:59:04 +0000

Ummm….there ARE men, right? I mean, I'm totally cool with lesbians…they really know how to like, please…or something. That came out wrong. I'll just stick to my original thought – there are men…just the really top secret kinds that would kill her to be mentioned in a blog (because that was totally my husband…before he had no choice).

By: Summer Fades

Summer Fades — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:50:58 +0000

Read The Peep Diaries by Hal Niedzviecki…he does a sociological study on exactly what you're talking about…the boundaries, the lines, the real life vs. blog life; how much is too much, etc. It's fascinating!

By: Sarcastica

Sarcastica — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:10 +0000

Terribly sorry I forgot to subscribe to comments…haha

By: Sarcastica

Sarcastica — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:44:12 +0000

I realized the same thing. Nobody really cares about what I had for lunch either although they should, because cold pizza and what I'm eating should really be on the cover of every trashy magazine out there. Not because I eat trashy, but because social networking has made me a celebrity ~ well, not really. Not at all actually.
Anyways, I just wanted to say I stumbled here via The Bloggess and I think you're pretty rockin'.

By: Windsor

Windsor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:36:35 +0000

So weird, because before Twitter, I couldn’t deal with things myself anyway (never been my own best friend) and now that I have hundreds of people to rely on to give me a little guidance, I can put things in perspective better. Like, your social network problems and my social network joys are one in the same. Also, I’m having a quarter life crisis too!! We should compare notes!! I realized I went to college and still have no skills. Awesomeness.

PS-I know you want to be the Bloggess’s intern and all, but I just got fired. And she agreed to pay me in Ramen noodles.

By: Belle

Belle — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:01:59 +0000

You're eloping tomorrow! I knew it! I care about your lunch.

By: lani @ sanslimites

lani @ sanslimites — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:03:47 +0000

i love this, nicole. it got my hamster spinning again about how, what and why i choose to blog/tweet about things. that is awesome that your post can do that!

By: Jaime

Jaime — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:09:34 +0000

I don't split my blog life from my "real life". My friends know I blog, and friends and family read my blog. And I've met bloggers in person. But there are certain things I won't blog about, either. I won't blog about someone else unless I know it's OK. I won't blog about sex because, well, my dad might read my blog and I just got married but he'll probably think I'm a virgin until the day I die!

I know what you mean about grabbing your phone to text and tweet. I do the SAME thing. Whenever anything good or bad happens, I need to share it. Example: just today my husband, who is in Iraq, sent me flowers at work. I took pictures and texted them to Facebook, and I announced it on Twitter. Why? Because it was AWESOME. Because it made my day. And I wanted everyone to know. :] So, now you know too.