Back in The Day

I miss the old days of blogging. I'm talking about, when Livejournal required an invite..when Blogger was still in it's beta stages...when angelfire and geocities pages with glittery .gif images, and music on pages was cool. I also had an Xanga page, which is still active, because I can't remember the password to log in...and when I say hot mess....it's a hot mess. You can barely read the hot pink text, on the gray background.

I sometimes wish blogging was the way it use to be. Now everyone is so worried about how many people read their blog, enticing people with giveaways or a feature spot.. when it didn't use to be that way ( and I don't have a problem with giveaways...but be sincere!). Don't get me wrong, I'm excited when I see how many new visitors I have, but that isn't my sole purpose for blogging. There are like, blog cliques! lol. People leave comments on other blogs, that seem so desperate for people to read their blog: You really should read my blog...you really should...it's cool...read my blog...have you read my blog?  And I sometimes want to say- just write! If people read..great, if not...then it's no big deal.  

I'm all for networking with other bloggers- I try to network. I like reading about other people and what they love to do, and what's going on in their life. I've made some great friends that way...but I don't make a big deal out of me following someone's blog, and them not following back. I may not have anything in common with a Mormon stay at home mom from Utah, but that doesn't mean I don't find her life interesting....she may find me crass or my language ungodly ( I am, and my language isn't as bad in my blog as it is in real life) so she may not be interested in reading about me! But, I have no problem with that.

I guess I'm just writing this post to say..........Just blog, and people will follow.