Friday, August 29, 2008

Coming out of the Closet

No, I am not gay (sorry to all my male more-than-just-fans out there) :P

I meant it in a more metaphorical way. You see, so far, the only person who knows about this blog, is none other than yours truly :D Having a blog has just been a way to amuse myself, write down random thoughts, and also discover more about myself.

But a blog with only one viewer seems a tad trite and more than a little pointless.

So my question now is, when should I, if at all, tell my friends about my blog, or should I continue keeping it under wraps?

Under usual circumstances, I would go to one of my friends who I consider to be a Sage of Wisdom (you know who you are) and beg for guidance... However, in this case, its is kind of impossible to do so without giving away the whole plot :S

I have attempted to weigh out the pros and cons of making this blog explicit;
Positives about telling friends;
  • Allows some form of feedback from friends, i.e. people who's opinions I place quite highly,
  • I no longer feel that I am hiding something from them,
  • Feedback is possibly more intuitive than that given by the voices in my head,
  • I no longer have to keep my fingers hovering over the Alt-Tab buttons when someone enters the room mid-blog.
Negatives about telling friends;
  • I would have to conceal secrets in my blog,
  • Some people would find out things about me that I don't feel ready to tell them yet (the existence of Troy, for example),
  • There's still a large possibility of me getting bored and discarding this blog forever and ever and ever, and a dead blog would be a great pity.
Ok so it's 4-3 and Positives have won. But only Just. Not enough for me to go pasting Guild-approved posters of myself around uni. There's already enough pictures of my circulating around thanks to the Chinese Newspaper.

Maybe I'll consider telling one friend about it, and seeing his/her opinion on what to do next... Possibly the Sage...?

Ah wells. I guess the blog of the handsomest man you'll ever meet couldn't be kept a secret forever....

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