Noelle posted about someone talking trash about bloggers, knit bloggers in particular. While I tend to walk away from this sort of ugliness (the trash talking, to be clear), I do think that it's sort of a super ratty thing to grouse about. I agree with Noelle. Click your mouse somewhere else if you are not interested in what is going on in someone's blog.
I've learned so much from reading blogs, about knitting, about books, about cool sites to visit. Blog reading is a nice part of my day. I don't have a television. I haven't had one in 14 years, with the exception of the time I spend at Neal's house. Knitblogs are my entertainment, and to be frank, much more productive and interactive than television usually is. We all know I'm hopelessly hooked on Netflix-ing Sex in the City. But I get more out of keeping up with the projects my local girlys are working on and reading blogs like Whip Up.
Blogs give me a sense of community outside of my UNM graduate student world. Does this community replace real life for me? No, but it is a part of my real life. Here's some interesting reading about blogs. Those of us writing blogs do so for a variety of reasons. We know we're opening up our lives, the part of our lives that we as narrators choose to reveal, to anyone who stumbles by. Those who lurk, or who like to read blogs and comment but don't have their own do so for their own reasons (btw, stop lurking. Join the WBNM Posse on my frappr map. Just for fun.). Those who are just plain ol' snarky, but keep reading anyway...I, a woman of great imagination, cannot imagine why. What do you think?
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All I can say is karma's a bitch. I don't get why people are snarky about other people in general. You know? I say joke em. You know that saying?
I just say Fuck em. Hey, are you still interested in knitting the accessories pouch from Holiday Knits? I want to knit it in green for Project Spectrum. I missed you guys too..
Amen, sisters!
I'd love to knit that pouch. What yarn are you going to use?
I think it's just depressing to think that women still do this - hurt and insult each other to make themselves look better, whether it's behind the back or not. Just sad.
I pity her honestly. I was worried that posting about it was giving the situation more attention than it deserved but in the end I'm glad I did.
The good thing to come out of it can be a reminder of why we enjoy reading and writing blogs. To me, it's a way to be in contact with my friends and family who live a long way away. And now to share stuff with you guys :)
F'em and feed em fish!!! :-)
I LOVE to blog... Like you, it's how I keep up with with my buddies are doing... It is much better than TV... It is also my vehicle to learn to open up and share with people. Sometimes, it's easier to do it in my blog than in person :-)
Bev
THanks for the interesting reading link a few posts ago. As a blogwriter it was wonderful to read. I had mistyped the blogsite before. This time, I found it easily. Interested in seeing your socks.
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