One thing I have found is that I am quickly running out of money for my summer. My trip to the Ren Fair and to Valley Fair this last weekend was the last straw. I'll have to ask Mom for a little loan so I can move into the dorms and be ready for living on my own again.
My right arm is in turmoil. I don't have health insurance ATM and so I end up suffering with this tendonitis crap. They tested me for carpal tunnel and said that was negative. But, it's killing me to do some things (especially after hanging onto the scary rides on Sunday at Valley Fair).
Personal news all over on my end, but don't think I'll discuss anything of that nature here. D doesn't particularly like blogs and I don't want him to feel uncomfortable about my having one.
And sometimes I wonder if I should go ahead and stop blogging. I had a professor call it an "immodest" hobby and you know what? I actually agree with him. It is immodest and it seems sometimes to be something... of a burden.
To Do:
- E-Mail O'Donnell at UND
- Check Bill's Thesis
- Call Amy about HC Office and perhaps moving in early
- Help Aspen move into dorm
- Clean out Car
3 comments:
Immodest? Maybe, but there is something connecting in it too. People, myself included, connect to varied perspectives and life experiences in a way that promotes empathy and a broader view of what it means to be human.
More, personal blogs give me hope. I see the struggles of others--their successes and failures--and discover that my own difficulties are not unique, not insurmountable. And that gives me hope.
Aya, I have often considered quitting the blogosphere also. I worry that my students will find my blog and then... oh god, how embarrassing.
Then I read Audrey's comment. Here, here Audrey! A good comment. It seems to me that there is often an exaggerated power structure within acadamia (and most professional environments) that is in many ways unhealthy. That power is threatened when we make ourselves vulnerable through blogging (or writing, or any expressive activity). But yes, in the end I like what was said. We are all human. And it is good to not only be reminded but comforted by that notion once in awhile.
Anyway, I find overly modest people boring. Very boring.
Let's not get my words twisted around. It has always been my choice not to include real names in my blog if I know they aren't comfortable with the idea. He has not outright told me he wouldn't want his name here, but he has mentioned that he would never have a blog himself. So, as a rule for myself - a 'netiquette' - it seems those that have blogs and want the attention, may be named - but those who are not doing it themselves, they should be left alone.
D has never told me what to do and when to do it - and if he did, I would not take it (based off past experiences myself).
On the note of the professor - I do not know him too personally and so cannot judge that person without being too biased - but I felt the words only after I thought over them.
What it is - is that I am tired of the blogging. It's starting to feel like a cell phone - which in my opinion is for my convenience - not for others.
Besides - the blogging stops when too much is happening and when my life is slow and nothing to write about - THAT is when I have time to blog. hehehe
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