Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The episode of "Saved by The Bell" where they do the "JUST SAY NO TO DOPE" PSA and they find out that Johnny, the actor, actually smokes dope at his big Hollywood party- is one of my least favorites. 
1. Why did you start your blog?
I got in to HTML and graphic design (if you could call it that) in the summer of 8th grade. I began with making personal webpages that consisted of dropdown menus with options like- Bio! Pics! Surveys! and moved on from there. Blogging was just the next step in my online life.
2. How did you come up with your blog name?
I asked my online friends what they thought! I was super unoriginal. A girl, Jessica, came up with vacant and Adam, of the old sardonia.org (?) days suggested "Spit on a Stranger" from a Pavement song. I took both of their ideas and ran!
3. Do your friends and family know about your blog? What do they think of it?
My family all knows about it because my parents purchased my domain in the first place. From there, they told other family members and now I don't even know who looks at it. Hi Grandma! Hi long lost Aunt twice removed!
I have never told friends that I keep a blog unless it comes up real randomly or I'm trying to impress (ha...ha.) I think it's a little weird so I don't advertise. If they find it, they find it.. and most of them have found it.
4. How do you write posts?
Before November, I wrote a post every few days when I had a lot of stuff happening and could type up paragraphs. Since Blog Every Day November..... I've written every day and I like it! It makes me pay more attention to what's happening and get more out of little things. It's also super challenging.. even if I'm just writing about the turkey lean cuisine I'm having for lunch in an hour. Which doesn't sound good at all right now.
5. Have you ever had a troll or had to delete unkind comments?
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
6. Do you check your stats? Do you care how many people read your blog? If you do care, how do you increase traffic?
I check my stats about once a day.. they never really change. I don't care too much because I think it's crazy that as many people read the site as they do... but I know that when the stats drop like 20 than I wonder what's going on! Did I type too much about looking for a job? How can I win them back?!
7. What kind of blogs/posts interest you?
Wedding photography blogs. Am I a normal 22 year old?
8. What do you like and dislike about blogging?
I like that I can express myself, however lame it may be, whenever I want to. It adds an extra little bonus that some people actually seem to care. I love that someone can look at my words and relate or tell me a funny story about how they think the exact same thing! I've always liked writing so it just comes naturally to me to jot some stuff down every day. I don't even think about it. I JUST DO IT. JUST DO IT!
I dislike that people can judge you solely off of the world wide web. I also dislike that people can take words and come out with a totally different meaning than what you were intending to write or express. Sarcasm doesn't come off quite as well and stories always miss a little bit of pizazz (at least in my writing) or point...... I'm just better in person.
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