tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post1447596932554797128..comments2007-10-08T00:39:25.089ZAlialisonhudson03@hotmail.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-79718986693483935502007-10-08T00:39:25.089Z2007-10-08T00:39:25.089ZWow, now I don't feel so bad about my 153 feeds...<BR/><BR/>Every time I find a new blog, I end up adding at least 10 feeds, because they always link to different blogs.<BR/><BR/>Last week, I was reading a blog I hadn't been to for a while and I was like 'wait, when did she get a six month old baby? Wasn't she pregnant last time I...' I hadn't read her blog for SIX MONTHS, even though she was one of my favourites. Seriously, if your blog wasn't high in the alphabet, I wouldn't get here as often!Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08409825601485451978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-50133506827512580012007-09-26T17:41:07.338Z2007-09-26T17:41:07.338ZThank you for writing this - it is a very interesting perspective on blogging for me because I am still quite newish.<BR/><BR/> I was particularly interested in the fact that you do not visit blogs but only read bloglines - my own blog is completely photo orientated and so I have not linked to bloglines. I suspect that this may be a limiting factor!alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-8238471722899869402007-09-26T10:13:54.567Z2007-09-26T10:13:54.567ZWould love to know how to organise the "feeds" thingy! I am not technical at all!mrsnesbitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-75907920805527854682007-09-24T18:19:02.781Z2007-09-24T18:19:02.781Zfantastic postJoanna Butcharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06325242255701078114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-35689137256701914702007-09-23T13:11:58.800Z2007-09-23T13:11:58.800ZGreat post!<BR/><BR/>I am so relieved to hear you have 283 feeds...I have always wondered how many people have and do I have too many. I have a similiar number to you so I can relax now -lollazylolhttp://lazylol.typepad.com/lazy_lol/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-27473063417253311832007-09-21T16:19:40.463Z2007-09-21T16:19:40.463ZMy husband is just like yours!! I am shy about telling people around me, (after all, I might want to write about them one day...)but my husband cannot stop telling people! I loved reading your answers to this, very interesting and so pleased to hear that someone else confesses to reading to many blogs, of course I haven't even managed to work out how to use bloglines so mine are all in a rather large bookmark folder!Poshyarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12895985573831346825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-27048559110986641312007-09-21T01:58:20.517Z2007-09-21T01:58:20.517Zgreat post, ali! i must say, you've inspired me to change my feeds to show the entire post!cloth.paper.stringhttp://clothpaperstring.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-17355445276247762602007-09-19T22:55:33.421Z2007-09-19T22:55:33.421ZThis was really interesting! (Er, I'm still waiting for no. 4 myself.) I read a lot of blogs, too, but I do it the old fashioned click-the-links way and have no idea if my feed looks annoying. I should start bloglines...I have a bad memory and can neglect some blogs I like for a couple of weeks before I remember to read them.<BR/><BR/>Censorship does seem to be where it's at. I get kinda depressed by other bloggers' perfect lives sometimes and have to remind myself that they censored out all the spills and dog hair and clutter on the kitchen table. And that, while I don't want to spill everything on the internet, neither do I want everybody to think that I have this amazingly perfect life.paulahttp://jupiterbuttons.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-64472099392901328912007-09-18T12:40:16.087Z2007-09-18T12:40:16.087ZThanks Ali for such an interesting blog. It's fascinating finding out the thought processes that lie behind our blogs. I haven't told anyone about my blog (apart from husband and kids and a best friend), it makes me feel freer and less self-conscious, however I am still trying to work on that self-conscious bit! I also didn't realise that there was so much technical stuff you can do with a blog - (eg what is a blog feed? does it tell you who visits etc?).<BR/>Anyway, thanks for the birthday wishes and lovely comments<BR/>Kim xRagged Roseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-56132368246086801782007-09-18T09:44:13.772Z2007-09-18T09:44:13.772ZI like the dots and I really don't like it when I find another blogger using them - I consider this template to be yours! I think I must be a bit odd.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-19599431680431503142007-09-18T06:18:45.850Z2007-09-18T06:18:45.850Zthat was fun to read. but what about the question..how long will you think you will continue to blog? I mean will you be a blogging granny one day? I often think about this. Not you, I mean me.tielhttp://tsktsk.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-77658680684639772722007-09-18T03:40:14.094Z2007-09-18T03:40:14.094Zditto, ditto and ditto to everything you said. I also censor myself. I've had to squelch the urge to write snide things to one person in real life who reads my blog and uses it to talk about me behind my back. RUDE!jojo*http://www.blogger.com/profile/18387799623556422509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-32804682145060000462007-09-18T02:47:26.624Z2007-09-18T02:47:26.624ZI like this one, I've been thinking about all weekend. I plan to participate sometime this week (after I catch up on my huge backlog of unread blogs and unanswered emails!) Thanks for the tag ;-)bekihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07098266291379326565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-54049574357471698082007-09-18T02:11:48.843Z2007-09-18T02:11:48.843Zwow, amazing i think you've captured so well how so many blogger feel. you've articluated so well exactly how i feel! -kbKloth &amp; Bolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12451319286345433151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-55670538879188770872007-09-18T01:26:15.380Z2007-09-18T01:26:15.380Zmy husband outs me and my blog, too. at first I was pretty embarassed about it, but I finally got used to it. This is a fun meme...i liked reading your answers.amandajeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311818385469850186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-53257427413865101572007-09-17T18:14:33.009Z2007-09-17T18:14:33.009ZWhat an interesting meme! Thanks for the comment about the bloglines feed -- I'd been thinking about changing mine to that format, cause like Kirsten said, I hate the way bloglines makes the pictures huge. Oh well...I guess I'll live with it. And if you figure out how to easily pare down your subscriptions -- do tell. I could put them in different folders like you do, but I'm too afraid I'll miss something fantastic from someone. I'm currently at 269 and it's really more than I can manage....Thimbleannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-59594191719330043542007-09-17T15:37:00.732Z2007-09-17T15:37:00.732Zi'm so all over this!<BR/><BR/>and i heart your answers!capellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03033019412556676397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-78103116423147148272007-09-17T14:23:00.000Z2007-09-17T14:23:00.000ZYou always crack me up. There are too many "me toos" to even comment on them here. Does my blogs feed only give a few lines? If so, I'm sorry. I don't do bloglines so I have no idea how that all works. If it is bad I can try to learn to fix it.Amyhttp://happythings.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-3339649755603576412007-09-17T10:41:05.949Z2007-09-17T10:41:05.949ZI too felt I would just be able to use some of your answers - and I censor myself because Mum reads it, and even at 37 I'm still afraid I might upset her! My husband does out me, but most of my own inner circle of friends now blog that it doesn't feel so bad. When I worked at the market with Aunty Cookie recently, it was really weird when people knew who I was from my picture on my blog (I have since removed it, because one lady told me I look nothing like my photo and I got all paranoid). I recently culled my bloglines down to 120 which I am kind of keeping managed, but I felt guilty about every unsubscription, and tried to reason that they weren't reading my blog anyway, so they wouldn't really know that I'd gone, but well really I'm still feeling guilty! you are right though, it does help for less time in front of the tv, however, I've had to start doing most of blog reading during the day so Mr Whizzme doesn't really know just how much time I spend at the computer!!samanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030160016734616788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-4018054223565448102007-09-17T02:48:34.011Z2007-09-17T02:48:34.011Zfascinating... I'm on it. ;)Alicia A.http://www.themayfly.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-6759877940270911322007-09-17T02:10:35.086Z2007-09-17T02:10:35.086Zinteresting topic for a meme! I'm not taking it on though LOL!monique(moki)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09705731666237485518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-32527921767040391312007-09-16T23:24:22.713Z2007-09-16T23:24:22.713ZI feel a bit more normal after reading your answers - I think I'd answer most questions like you did. I have another of those husbands that even tells people he's just met about my blog.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14474507635893417550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-33203204188713876012007-09-16T22:32:40.294Z2007-09-16T22:32:40.294ZI'm so with you on the honesty thing,what if someone you knew read it ?????<BR/>Thanks for visiting me,<BR/>Kat xxxKat-in-a-flap.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09581704546291970274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-90444285832077206782007-09-16T21:13:33.042Z2007-09-16T21:13:33.042ZHa ha, so funny, great post.<BR/>I haven't told anyone that I blog - too weird! <BR/>I still can't believe that anyone would want to read my blog!<BR/><BR/>Oh well, <BR/>I love to hear more about the bloggers behind the blogs, so it was so good to read this post.<BR/><BR/>Victoria xVictoria May Plumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763403790554172946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25185166.post-27081256996626535652007-09-16T20:52:42.619Z2007-09-16T20:52:42.619ZOh the bloglines thing. I had to cut down. I just had to. It was to the point where blogging was losing it's fun. My bloglines subscription is much lower now and I feel more free because of it. :o)lindahttp://craftapple.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com