I think I'm gonna stick to normal blogging from now on. I don't think people were really in to the vlog. I expected some comments with people saying what they thought of it. I think people would have said something if they thought the vlog was a good idea. But anyways, I wanted to try it, and it was a nice day. Was probably a bit too long, however I had plenty to say seeing as I haven't made videos in yonks.
Congratulations to everybody who got the grades they needed in their A levels. A lot of girls out there were saying they would fail and went on to get A's, seems a bit much, people usually get their predicted grades or better, sometimes I don't think they even mark them. I personally still feel exams are a bad judge of people's abilities! However I guess until there is a better way of doing it, they're sticking around. I hope those of you who didn't get the grades you hoped for are looking at your options and not just thinking everything is lost. I remember last summer looking for universities for Jemma, (Happy birthday x) because she didn't get what she needed for Glasgow, but in the end she got in there anyways. I think she had to do a different course last year and move on to the one she wanted but either way, it wasn't the end of the world.
So many people have obvious talent that isn't reflected in exam grades, I think exams are basically about memory and not knowledge. Still, having said that, I'm not trying to dampen down any achievements that people have gotten. Well done.
I have been criticized by some for the content of my blogs, some feel my blogs reveal too much, so this one I am not going to say very much about anything that I feel. I wonder what people think, should blogs be a place where you vent your emotions and get things off your chest or should they be casual and about nothing in particular? I do try as best I can not to reveal the people I am aiming things at, I guess certain people see it as obvious because they know me and talk to me about things that bother me, and so to them, what I write is quite transparent. Maybe I'm just not that good at being cryptic in blogs, but I guess I feel I need to make it obvious enough so the people I want to talk to, know it's to them. There is an argument that says it should be done to the people in private, but I guess that isn't always possible for a number of reasons.
Genuinely though, I'd be interested to know what people feel about what is appropriate for a blog, should it be emotional and personal? Should it be about the lighter and inconsequential things in life. What do you enjoy reading most in people's blogs?
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Your hair looked fine, yunno, Rugged almost =].
I think you can say whatever you want in your blogs because essentially it IS a diary, only differnce is it's published for the whole world to see.
The majority of my blogs are just for me, and to get whatever's on my mind out, and then I usually don't have to annoy friends with little stupid things I'm making a massive deal of for some reason.
Everyone gets paranoid I think, too much time to think really fucks your head up because you can go over every detail, and you never think of the good when you're feeling shit.
You said it yourself, as soon as someone you havn't talked to in a while talks to you, all the paranoia is gone and you immediately forget why you felt bad.
i agree with seanieblogblog. a blog is a personal diary or commentary on life, art, etc. One should be able to say whatever they want in it. i don't mind when people let their emotions out, because sometimes i have gone through the same things. it is good to see how others work through their problems and relationships. sometimes, too, when people reveal their feelings about how they have been treated (or at least their perception of how they have been treated) it makes me analyze how i treat others and the impact it has on their lives.
lighter and fun things are good from time to time too. ^_^
I do think a blog is more interesting if it is personal - and consequential - but perhaps the writer needs to have "a thick skin" as they say, in case he is criticized for his opinions of others. A famous American literary critic, Edmund Wilson, published diaries from the 1920s through the 60s. He was controversial and included his own love affairs, etc. (he did have a thick skin) - and I enjoyed reading them. They weren't published til a few years after the events, of course. I'm one to talk, since I haven't really blogged - but then I have a thin skin, so ...
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