If you read this blog, by ALL means, COMMENT ON THE POSTS! I like feedback... Well... About that... 2 things.
First... When I was in still in San Francisco, I kept my blog on Myspace (those would be the posts between April 2006 and August 2006, if you want to look...). I didn't think anyone really paid attention to me but then people would see me on campus and talk to me about my posts. Everyone at my job read them. Everyone I knew was reading my posts and wanted to talk to me about them. It was really weird to me. It was the first time in ALL the time I have been keeping this blog that I was writing for other people instead of just venting. I mean... I still vented. But instead of my thoughts flowing and going nowhere, I would confess a crush on a dude and then the next day FIFTEEN people would be in my face teasing me or some shit like that. I wasn't ready for it. I wasn't prepared for it... I thought I didn't want feedback like that so I stopped Myspace blogging and went where I thought no one would find my blog. BUT I do want feedback. Since then, since I returned to blogging, I have realized that bouncing ideas off people actually helps me. I don't mind people talking to me about what I write, personally or otherwise. I would love people to comment at the bottom. I like discourse.
However -- and this is my second point -- I don't want you grandstanding on my junk. I don't want your response to be some kind of platform for some nonsensical bs. I don't mind disagreement, but unless you're directly responding to what I posted, your response shouldn't be longer than my post. For example, if I post about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, your response should be about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. You shouldn't put up a post form your own blog in my comments. And, shit... if you do that... the post shouldn't be about something else entirely. It may seem selfish, but if anybody is gonna be on some other shit on Nicole be Thinking... it's gonna be Nicole. BUT! I DO love other bloggers and I will link to other posts. There is a place for sharing. My comments box is NOT that place.
OK... all that said, please comment on my post if you read. If you see me out somewhere and you wanna talk, I LOVE to talk. Don't be a stranger! =]
I guess we've all been told.
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