Thanks for visiting my page! Here is what I wrote when asked to write about what I wanted people to know about me on the blog.
Why I have not yet blogged or A blog by a resistant blogger.
I am a total luddite. I am a slow adopter of new technology. Instead of wanting to try every new gadget and toy, I shy away from them and resist having to use technology even when it becomes mainstream. I recently received a new cell phone, the kind that actually flips open, to replace my 1999 two pound brick. This was because the Sprint network was being upgraded and my brick wasn’t going to work anymore. I still don’t leave it on. It’s only for emergencies, so I can call out, or if I previously arrange, I’ll leave it on so someone can call me. People call the cell all the time and leave a message thinking I’ll get it. Then they call home and realize I’m “one of those people.” I don’t feel l need to be 100% contactable.
I do use the computer a lot, to google stuff, check email, but I completely resist getting on myspace or facebook. I recently ran into friends from high school who are totally connected on facebook. I was in awe.
“Do you have a facebook account?” they asked.
“No,” I replied.
“Of course you wouldn’t,” one guy replied who knew me better. This pretty much sums up me and new technology.
When I first wanted to start writing, everyone suggested having a blog. You’ll be published right away, they said. This is true, but what would I write about that I would want everyone to see? First I started journaling a lot and I didn’t want my whining about all my friends and family (kidding, but not really) to be available or everyone to see. I had a few ideas, but never enough to support my own blog. I was interested in how they worked, but not interested enough to start my own. Nor did I have the time to read everyone else’s blogs
And blogs need to be about something really. Is the day-to-day life of a now 30-something third-life crisis woman really interesting enough to have an audience? I know I wouldn’t want to read it. So the blog idea sat.
So when a member of our writing group suggested a blog, I was resistant. But, as part of a group, it seemed like a safer idea than on my own. I was interested in how to set one up, and perhaps I had finished my whining (not really) and had some other things to say. A literary blog seemed like a finer goal than a personal blog. So hence my first blog entry on why I resisted blogging. We’ll see how it goes.
