tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post112133376075718540..comments2023-04-26T17:27:01.571+08:00Comments on To the Tale, and Other Such Concerns: HeatSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03300224368246428017noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121733490171274742005-07-19T08:38:00.000+08:002005-07-19T08:38:00.000+08:00I think it's more of an issue of how you'd view yo...I think it's more of an issue of how you'd view yourself as a public person, rather than thinking or worrying of how others would view you. If you are well satisfied with how you are presenting yourself, there should be no problem.<BR/><BR/>I had that stumbling block too, in the early days of our blogging. Since I write with my partner and he had set the tone of the entire thing, I had a hard time following it. Now, I can't imagine writing in any other way.<BR/><BR/>^ ^Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974888165356585751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121650634181033642005-07-18T09:37:00.000+08:002005-07-18T09:37:00.000+08:00Yes... that's true, I suppose. Everyone out there ...Yes... that's true, I suppose. Everyone out there who reads us will inevitably judge us for who we are, and sometimes even for who we are not.<BR/><BR/>However, I think that blogging is also a matter of judging ourselves. We narrate our thoughts and actions here, but we also justify them for those people who cannot seem to understand. It is exactly how well we can justify them that determines whether or not we are rational people worthy of our own respect - much less anyone else's.<BR/><BR/>I think that rumors fall squarely into this area: If the rumor is false, it forces us to consider whether or not we are capable of performing such acts, as well as why that would be the case. If the rumor is true, it forces us to question the act itself, and look at answering the truth with defiance or contrition.<BR/><BR/>Either way, the question involves exactly how we acquit ourselves. It is precisely that kind of behavior that others will constantly observe.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300224368246428017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121645655616312812005-07-18T08:14:00.000+08:002005-07-18T08:14:00.000+08:00I'm still uncomfortable with the fact that strange...I'm still uncomfortable with the fact that strangers/remote acquaintances read my blog. I'm afraid of being judged, for obvious reasons. It is fertile breeding ground for rumors.<BR/><BR/>It took me over a year before Jac and Jonas were finally able to convince me to blog.Arashi-KIshuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095875706600887262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121515447638494292005-07-16T20:04:00.000+08:002005-07-16T20:04:00.000+08:00That said, Oh well...Reading your article made me ...That said, Oh well...<BR/><BR/>Reading your article made me think about the way I'd been handling my blog lately. I guess, it's something between an oxymoron and a paradox. <BR/><BR/>The way you use italics and with the way you write, you remind me so much of a colleague from the school paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121509300465038722005-07-16T18:21:00.000+08:002005-07-16T18:21:00.000+08:00Meh... I think I can do better. I can live without...Meh... I think I can do better. I can live without the overuse of italics here, for one. <BR/><BR/>What I fear, however, is that this article won't get to the people who really deserve to read it. Much as there are a ton of people out there who blatantly lord it over everyone else, I would like to believe that some of them are still human enough to realize just what they're doing and <I>stop</I>.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300224368246428017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121434487030042062005-07-15T21:34:00.000+08:002005-07-15T21:34:00.000+08:00It's very enlightening. Thank you so much... Re:H...It's very enlightening. Thank you so much... <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rage-reiji.blogspot.com/2005/07/my-delusions-of-grandeur-in-reaction.html" REL="nofollow">Re:Heat</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307761.post-1121388157082341152005-07-15T08:42:00.000+08:002005-07-15T08:42:00.000+08:00Nice article.Nice article.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03974888165356585751noreply@blogger.com