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July 28, 2005
am i really a blogger?
so tomorrow i will be heading up to the Bay Area for an event called BlogHer, a one-day convention for women bloggers. i'm going up with Ms. Jen & Lauren (alas, Marti couldn't make it), and i'm actually a little nervous. why? because really, deep down inside, i don't think i'm a "real blogger."
now, my travel companions -- they're real bloggers. yeah. why? well, um, ah...hmmm....ok.
a) they've been doing this for quite awhile.
b) they post all the time.
c) their blog is a needful creative outlet for them.
i've been reading through the "BlogHerRoll" -- all the attendees' blogs are listed -- over the last week or so, and i'm amazed at the breadth of thought floating around out there. all these cool women whose identities, to me, aren't their faces or jobs or locations. it's their voices that i know them by. that is why i'm more excited than nervous: it can't help but be a fascinating weekend, meeting all these interesting women with plenty to say.
i can just hear Ms. Jen, who graciously hosts this blog, shouting "HADASHI, YOU ARE A REAL BLOGGER!" at me. sigh. she's right -- my reasons a)& b) are bogus; it's really c) that matters, and i'm surprised and pleased to discover it applies to me. this IS a needful creative outlet for me. it's simply odd to see HadashiWorld listed there on the BlogHer site, as a "real blog," nestled there between a social networking blog and a blog with great photos and creative formatting. i am a "real blog," i know, just by virtue of having this little experiment in observation & storytelling going on. HadashiWorld is picking up steam on its own, forcing me to filter more carefully my experiences & interactions so they can be retold, if i choose. i can still feel it trying to decide what it's going to be. that's really why i wanted to go to this event -- i think i'll get some focus, hopefully some vision, and maybe even build a community.
ok, yes, i may be a reluctant blogger, but i'm a blogger all the same.
Posted by hadashi at July 28, 2005 11:22 PM
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