Monday, May 4, 2009: Thoughts Spurred by Hayley

First of all, if you're not reading The Hayleylujah Chorus, why? Quit reading this right now and go read her blog instead, she's far better at this blogging thing than I am. But please, do come back once you're done. I enjoy having you around. :)

So anyway, my favorite blogger, hayleyghoover, mentioned in one of her recent blogs that there are lots of different versions of herself that different people know her as from school, family, the Internet, et cetera. This got me thinking about different ways that people know me. Most of the people in my hometown know me as I was two years ago in high school, my family knows me pretty much as I am, my best friends Pete and Conor know me as only best friends can, friends at college know me as my family knows me, except with less historical context, more swear words, and a more off-color sense of humor. There's my YouTube self, which is basically me, just a more well-edited and articulate version. Then there's this version of me, the one you're reading right now. My "blogself," as it were. I think I am fairly honest with the readers of this blog about who I am. I like to talk about whatever happens to be on my mind, I like to talk about my day, and I like to go off on random tangents. I think that as far as the Internet goes, my blogself is the most like my IRL self. I am quite honest about who I am and what is going on with my life, and these blogs are rather like my thought process: constantly differing, all falling off as many drops into the ocean of cranial leakage. See what I did there? Referenced my own title? Yeah, baby. It's interesting to think about all these different versions of myself that exist out there. I like being able to honestly say that they are all pretty much the same.

And now it's bedtime.

Thing I like about the past 24 hours: My very easy Canadian Studies final, and coining the term "blogself."
Thing I dislike about the past 24 hours: Not getting a shower this morning or my laundry done this afternoon. Now I have one more thing to do tomorrow, and I feel icky and smell a bit. (See? I'm really honest with my readers.)
Song addiction of the day: "Word Disassociation." It is weirdly pleasant to listen to.
Number of caffeinated beverages in the past 24 hours: 1. Wow, my discipline is slipping a bit. *slaps hand*