Lessons: learned
After all the recent blog-accessibility issues going on within my inner circle of colleagues and friends, I'm hesitant to post something new. Anything new, really.
But, I hate letting things stop me, you know? I like my blog -- however mindless and frivolous my posts are -- and I don't really want to get rid of it.
I suppose any *damage* has already been done, although I've never really thought of my posts as potentially damaging to myself -- socially, academically or professionally. I suppose I have said (posted) things in the heat of the moment that I probably wouldn't have thought or said later, and it's true that we've all done that, but I won't make that mistake again. And I know I need to watch how I refer to people and organizations, knowing that practically anything is Google-able these days (I've been incredibly guilty of obliviously ignoring this fact in the past). I'll need to be watchful of what other people post about me in their blogs and consider who may be reading my friends' posts that I comment on. It's all common sense, really, but easy to forget when a girl simply jumps online to post about her day and ramble about her college-student thoughts.
I know the answer, but I still feel the need to ask -- what's the point of having a personal blog if you have to censor what you say?
But, I hate letting things stop me, you know? I like my blog -- however mindless and frivolous my posts are -- and I don't really want to get rid of it.
I suppose any *damage* has already been done, although I've never really thought of my posts as potentially damaging to myself -- socially, academically or professionally. I suppose I have said (posted) things in the heat of the moment that I probably wouldn't have thought or said later, and it's true that we've all done that, but I won't make that mistake again. And I know I need to watch how I refer to people and organizations, knowing that practically anything is Google-able these days (I've been incredibly guilty of obliviously ignoring this fact in the past). I'll need to be watchful of what other people post about me in their blogs and consider who may be reading my friends' posts that I comment on. It's all common sense, really, but easy to forget when a girl simply jumps online to post about her day and ramble about her college-student thoughts.
I know the answer, but I still feel the need to ask -- what's the point of having a personal blog if you have to censor what you say?