One More Meme

Little brother Kiyo-yo tagged me for this meme which is surprising for two reasons: I've never known him to complete a meme and second, he has tons of readers yet he chose me. Probably because he knows I'm one of those people who has to please everyone so of course I'll do the meme. So, not as eloquent as his and Edog's but here are MY FIVE REASONS FOR BLOGGING:

1. It's my own private thing where I can let my hair down.

2. I'm free to use words I seldom use.

3. I can flirt outrageously with strangers.

4. I can follow the daily lives of people I'll most likely never meet.

5. I learn new things.

This list is sooo weak, but really, I don't have any other reasons for doing something I like doing. During my year of blogging I've run upon bloggers that I've enjoyed and others who were so full of drama I had to stop reading them.

I know, I know, blogs are our own personal creations so our posts are our own electronic 'voices', unique in our own right. But some of these people were just too over the top for me to continue reading. I read family quarrels, self-mutilation, abstinence and people vying for "Slut of the Month".

And, I've been politely asked not to post comments on sites. I remember posting this great comment on this ladie's site and the next time I visited my comment wasn't there. I reposted the comment and noticed that the writer had began moderating her comments so mine didn't show because she didn't want it to show. So, hearing her loud and clear, I stopped visiting her site.

I've never begged anyone to comment on my blog except a certain young Produce Manager who shall remain nameless. He probably was weak from eating so much soy.

The blogosphere is like a television to me. If I don't like the program I turn the channel. If I don't like the blog I simply click "next blog" and be gone. If it's something that catches my eye, I'll bookmark it and visit a few times, leaving comments most times. I do have some blogs that I continue to visit and they've never posted here which is fine. Television programs don't reply to comments so I don't expect those authors to respond here but I will continue enjoying their sites.

I don't use a sitemeter because I'm not that curious to know how many people stop by. I do pay for Neoworks because I like the way it looks (it's bright and shiny just like me).

I'm doing this for fun and if there's something I need to do, blogging will most always be the last thing I do, but when I can blog, it's an all day thing. I enjoy my "regulars" and am always humbled when they stop by and comment because I've seen their lists, they're huge!

So, here's an explanation of why I blog. Wow I didn't know it would get this long.