Blogging About Blogging?

Since my first post last week, I've noticed how my blog's existence seems to creep into my thoughts and conversations, which is very unexpected. It's funny to see the different reactions to my new endeavor...especially how j.school kids react vs. everyone else. My older sister, for example gave a very interesting perspective. She's in her first year of grad school (studying day and night topics that are as far from journalism as you could possibly get) and she's dying to blog, but her worst nightmare would be anyone knowing that she blogs. Make sense? I didn't think so either. I asked her and she gave me this explanation, which had me rolling on the floor laughing...

Meg: I want to have a blog but I don't want you to be able to read it.
Me: Why not?
Meg: Because I want to be brutally honest.

It took me a few seconds to realize that she didn't literally mean me (I hope), but she just wants to be able to anonymously comment without fear of retaliation down the road. Which is valid, but funny because it's highly unlikely that my classmates would ever consider this an issue.

We also chatted about personal websites and how I just bought a domain name, which I can't actually take credit for because CK did everything but supply the credit card. EmilyRau.com now belongs to me for five years for the bargain price of $35. I had no idea that was even possible! Good thing my roommate is a social media queen. :) It won't be published until this fall when I take a class on it, but look forward to seeing all my reporting/anchoring stuff on display...hopefully it will do the trick to find me a job!

I also plan on (if I can figure it out) having a London page, where I can upload all my travel pics and maybe even have another blog that is strictly about London. Who knows...depends on how much time I have. Since the day I signed up for Twitter, it's been a big concern of mine to make sure I am living life, not just dictating it. I doubt that I will ever be a fanatic blogger, but I did take a big step to encourage--for the sake of my family and friends--regular updates. I bought a cute little red notebook that I plan on jotting little notes in during my travels that I can refer back to when I get a minute to blog. So exciting. :)

Okay, I'm off to study. I finished Something Blue yesterday so I don't have that distraction to worry about. I guess I liked the book, but it was a little too perfect for me. Darcy didn't deserve Ethan, or happily-ever-after but she got both. Good for her, I guess but I couldn't stop thinking about how stories like that are the reason so many girls my age are kinda diluted about reality...whoa pessimism. I laughed out loud when my eyes filled with tears, and then frowned with semi-disgust on the same page when the cheese factor went throught the roof. Doesn't happen very often. Anyway, I liked Something Borrowed muuch better.