The Interwebs Have Ruined my [real] Life

In the nearly one month it has been since I last blogged, I have been quite busy. I have worked many hours, traveled to San Diego and back, eaten 5 pizzas, watered the plants 3 times, learned how to snowboard, and become an international internet sensation.

One would think that becoming the sensation that I am would take a great deal of work and perseverance, but I have found nearly the opposite to be true. In order to achieve such a moderately high profile on the World Wide Web, I have merely been myself, and posted much of it to popular internet sites for my close friends and acquaintances to see, and then looked to see who was actually looking at me. However, while it has not taken an enormous amount of front end effort, this new status I have acquired has created an unexpected feeling of responsibility for me. I now have an awareness that others are watching, expecting something, judging everything I do [or show you]. I no longer have the privacy, the anonymity, the blissful ignorance of the opinions of others that I had before when I was simply a person in the real world. It's a feeling not unlike becoming aware of one's own adolescence, when you realize you are an awkward person and everyone knows it.

On the flipside, the public happenings, and in particular the battle of the bands, have created wonderful opportunities for conversation. In truth there is nothing quite like public expression of awkwardness to inspire joy in others. And I love the reciprocity that I've seen since the Facebook bands has made it into an interactive forum. But it is still a bit worrisome to have so many people expect so much honesty from me. I suppose it is a burden I should be willing to bear, as I have brought it upon myself, and keep my end of this bargain. Here is your updated blog - in the future I won't let it go so long. And I hope you'll forgive me. After all, it is a big wide [virtual] world in which we live, with plenty to keep us busy...