People are reading this?

One of the psedo-assumptions that I have been going on while I have been using this blog (as well as my last one) is that really the only people that read this are ones that I know in meatspace (thanks to Ryan for always introducing me to new "words"). Now, it's not required because this is on the web and accessed by anyone who could find it, but I never thought that anyone would bother to read my random thoughts, let alone comment on them. I don't think that I should really be surprised, but I am. Weird eh?

I guess it just goes to show how blogging is changing how people communicate. The NY Times had a good article about that (look at me, I am again stealing links from Ryan). Ah well. So, while most people are actually getting less face time, they are communicating more. My concern is about the quality of the communication because most of the time (well, at least with IM), it can be, well, how do I say this nicely?, not very productive. And, for me at least, I need alone time, time without interaction, time without other people. While being with people 99% of my awake time, some times I just need to be by myself, reading a book or just going for a walk with my dogs.

I am finding that I am not turning on IM, or email some times. I turn off my cell phone (or at least set it to "slient"). If they really want me, they can leave a message. I have to define my boarders around what time is my time and what time I will share with other people. I think that this is going to become the socially accepted way of doing things in the future, otherwise it will feel like we belong just to be at the beck and call of others. And like most things, I am sure that this isn't an original thought. We'll see (and shape) what happens in the future. ;-)

[aside] for all the people that I don't know in person that read this, I am sorry, but I can't spell my way out of a wet paper bag if my life depended on it.

Listening to: Default - Live A Lie