the age of social networking has grown to a point where i feel people unknowingly judge another based on what is displayed on their personal sites. it makes sense.. with the amount of content that is posted - personal information, affiliated groups, applications that potentially mirror interests, photo albums, etc... whether or not someone intends to, the phrase "what you see is what you get" automatically sets in the unaware.
a part of me enjoys this. when i log into my xanga or facebook, i feel like i intentionally post items or messages so that others may catch a minute glimpse of my beliefs, my character, my oddities. i post things because i know someone is going to read it and thus, understand me a little more than before. however, at the end of the day, i can't help but think to myself that there's so much more to me than recently posted pictures and another funny anecdote. this is partially the reason why i've stopped updating the xanga that i once vowed to continue until the day my fingers are too arthritic to type.
but what about the me who loves to divulge information into the vastness of the world wide web? yep, she still resides in me, looking for yet another avenue of escape. but this time, instead of mass superpokes and witty one-liner status updates, maybe it's time to try something a little more serious. or at least as serious as i can be = ]
the next question is what new platform my blog will stand on. funny stories extracted from my otherwise ho-hum living accommodations? daily reminders of how cute my bunny is? hehee of course i can't guarantee these won't occasionally yield its place in here, but i'd also like to share with whoever bothers to read my ramblings of things i'm constantly learning about myself, of god, and of this life that he's given to me. whoa, how's that for a change!?
i was reading a book yesterday at a bookstore that talked about the characters of a godly man or woman. having gone to sunday school since the age my parents could trust leaving me under someone else's care, i think i have a pretty good grasp of what god requires of his sons and daughters and what it means to please our heavenly father. as for internalizing this knowledge and letting it completely saturate my every breath and thought.. eeeh >_< this is a quality that i want to be expert at. just like the joy that comes with sharing a day with a friend, how much greater would that joy be to share it with thE Boss who like.. made me and stuff?!
so i guess this is where my new blog comes in. definitely not as a substitute for spending time learning about god or as a display of my .godly character. but as a reflection of new and old things that i'm discovering along the way. of course, that's not to say that miraculously, this blog will contain all the tools necessary to form an accurate picture of me, but i like to think that maybe there is more to me than bumper stickers and top friends. = ]
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