Weblogs, voyerism and secrecy on the internet

Well it turns out my weblog URL is apparently something of a hot commodity amongst my co-workers. Interesting since anybody who knows my home email address, and has half the sense god gave a chipmunk could have figured it out. So if you just found this and are all hot to find out if I said bad things about you... odds are I didn't. I occasionally vent about things in general around the office, or even things like how I wish that the Employee of the Month meetings didn't start at 3:30 since that is normally when I leave. But I have a long standing theory about posting things on the internet...as long time readers will no doubt know I talked about it here for a bit in February. More or lessit boils down to not saying anything in an archvable format you wouldn't want your grandmother or children to read, and not believing that ANYTHING on the internet is really private. If I hadn't wanted people who knew me to see this I would have used an anonoymous name, posted it on blogspot.com, instead of the website where I keep my resume.

Also I know all about the weird creepy feeling you get like it is a big secret to read someone else's journal, I get it too. I think everyone does. Actually my post about that feeling was what prompted the one in the previous link. I still feel that way. I never know if I should comment on something I read in somebodys weblog or not. I know at least one person who gets annoyed by people who bring up every entry in her weblog in everyday conversation. If you feel like commenting there is a link at the top of the page to my email, have at it. Or send me an IM.

We now return you to your previously scheduled kvetching about my life.