How to start. Hmmm... how about the whole "15 minutes of fame" thing. It seems many people think it would be neat to be famous. I think most of us harbour secret dreams of being the next JK Rowling, Monet, Survivor/Idol/whatever winner, or something similar. I must admit I have secret dreams too... although I've always been a bit strange. I'd like to be anonymously famous. So if I, for example, ever wrote a novel, I'd use a pen name, and not do any publicity. Or, maybe I'd attend publicity events as a "friend/relative" of the famous person... so I could see what people think, without having to have those comments directed at me. Why? I guess because I'm really shy. If I were a superhero, I'd be one of the ones with a mask. I could do my "hero stuff", and then go about my everyday life, keeping the two completely separate.
Whether I want it or not, I haven't had too much anonymity. In grade school I was "known" because my mom was a teacher in the division. By the end of grade school, I was known because I was a top student.
Starting university was really nice... I was nearly completely anonymous (besides making a few friends)... for about half a term. *sigh*
I didn't get to be anonymous when starting grad school. When I moved to UNC, except for not existing for half a day (that was horrible), I still wasn't anonymous.
I got to be anonymous on my blog... for about half a term. Yes, I've been found out. I had thought by not using my last name I'd be fairly safe... yes, anyone who reads this would know who I am (I wouldn't be able to say *anything* about myself if I wanted to stay hidden that way... I'm in a pretty small community), but I would think this blog would be pretty hard to find. You'd have to try searching for me without using my name... which is pretty pointless, given how easy I am to find (academically) if you use my name.
Well, c'est la vie.
I guess I'll have to watch my tongue. Or, rather, my fingers. No more free therapy here.
3 comments:
Eh, that's okay, it was bound to happen eventually.
it might defeat the purpose, but you could create a second blog :), and this one could really be anonymous.
I'm considering setting up a completely private blog on my computer... then I'd just have to worry about my computer being stolen. ;) I'd still post here, but I'd put any rants I want to keep private there.
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