Comments on: Reaching Out

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:16:17 +0000

Wow, having just found your site about a year ago, I would have never thought you were shy.

By: melissa

melissa — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:13:45 +0000

I never got the hang of myspace. Hubs opened an account around the same time you did (2006) and I think I had one for about 10 minutes before I freaked out and deleted it. So I was definitely a laggard on the whole social networking thing. Many of my friends who lived far away and are still on dialup had a fb account before I did, which was why I joined there.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:53:51 +0000

We have very similar stories. I was always introverted, waiting for people to engage with me. My mom would tell me that if I wanted friends I had to make the first move, but somehow I could never make it happen.

I started blogging in May, 2003 – less time than you, but still quite long in the blogging world. And it wasn’t until just over a year ago that I actually started commenting on other blogs. I never had a big audience, I didn’t belong to Facebook or Twitter, I just did my own quiet thing. But then I decided I needed a maternity leave project, did some reaching out, and found out it maybe wasn’t as scary as I thought.

The meet-ups are still awkward, but now that I know a few people they’re easier. Slowly, slowly, we’re both making progress.
Amber´s last blog ..Extinguishing the Flame

By: Lizz

Lizz — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:34:54 +0000

I’m way behind in the blogging world. I didn’t start until 2006(and it was on myspace… at the time when everyone stopped using myspace)!

We can be each other’s audience. The rest of them will come eventually.

By: melissa

melissa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:29:27 +0000

Nadine and Emma – thank you for your kind words. I worried that I was a little too whiny and self-indulgent in my post. I appreciate the two of you humoring me.

I’m only just starting to get back into reading blogs with any regularity. Google Reader and offline access on the subway has really made that easier. The disadvantage is that comments are harder to make that way – can’t comment till I’m back online. That’s another reason I like Twitter – it’s a quick way to shoot someone some feedback. But it is nice to see it on the site as well.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:38:19 +0000

Your 10 year commitment to this thankless hobby is fantastic
Great to meet you twice lately. Meeting IRL is quite scary. But usually almost works out for the best!

By: Nadine

Nadine — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:17:52 +0000

Was so nice to meet you in person! I love finding people through meeting them first. It’s like backwards blogging. Sadly, I don’t have time to follow blogs much these days, but adding you to my reader with the best of intentions.

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