I've been blogging for years now. 5 years if my memory serves me right. The first one is actually on Friendster Blogs with the domain "o0ojoano0o". I know, it's shameful. But what's more shameful is the fact that I post in sticky caps. HAHAHAHAHA, it sure is jeje but I have avid avid readers and they love my blog! Then I moved to "joannepauline04" on Multiply. I think I improved there. It was active during my "Ms. Essayist" days and quite a number of people are always tuned in. I was a blabbermouth and I post a lot, one time I even got in serious trouble! Boo myself for netiquette ignorance. A year of activeness went, then a Tumblr account of the same name was born. Good thing it's changeable so from there it became "jowideep", "jowibleedstherainbow", and currently it's "thebabblemachine". At some point I even changed it to "asdfghjoannexoxo" and "the-babble-machine" so stalkers - slash - enemies won't find out what I post about them. Ha! But now it's fixed, TBM 'til who knows when. I also have my share of abandoned blogs! And most of it are on Blogger. Currently existing is "joannelalim" which has posts about stuffs I share in full details and things I could never ever forget. Yes, this! It's more personal, I think. But my private blog is the most personal of all! Uh uh, don't get excited just yet. It's password-protected and there's no way I'll ever show it to the world. Yeah!
I've really learnt a lot from blogging. Aside from netiquettes, I have to consider proper grammar. My way with words enhanced , and even my vocabulary! I know bloggers who speak English fluently and I check their blog for inspiration. Basically, I learnt, learn, and will be learning from them. Not the stalker type, though! Hihi. There's this thing I call "the art and sacredness of privacy". I don't name people especially when I have nothing good to say about them. Who would want to be sued for libel? Not me! Related to that are super personal pictures which never had the chance to be posted because of the same reason. I really want to, but I can't! Before posting, my initial thoughts were on the people who might get in trouble for those so yeah, caution! Aside from the aforementioned, let us include themes and add-ons. They can never be ignored! I'm a minimalist and I tend to keep things neat and clean so I use plain backgrounds. By that, readers will be more focused on the post itself, which I think is the most important thing on a blog. Whenever possible, I add pictures on my blog so it won't look bland. It comes in handy especially when I'm describing something or I want to show something breath - taking. Last is, of course, credits. Nobody says yes to plagiarism! Unless they plagiarize, lol. As much as possible, acknowledge the owner of the photo, video, or whatever media you'll post unless it's officially yours. It's a must and you should take note. Take. Note!
I love blogging! In one way or another, it helped me broke out of my shell. I had experiences and learnt a lot of things from it. It's flattering when people read my blog and say that they find it great when I know for a fact it sucks. But it feels good to know that people are waiting for you to share something about your life and they think it's exciting. And they care! Sometimes they care so much that when I post something depressing they give me their piece of advice. Sweet! It goes to show that not everyone you meet on the internet are bastards. Haha!
This post is for everyone who thinks I can blog. Thank you for appreciating my work of art and for making me feel loved! Virtual hugs and kisses for everyone!
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