Now that my old background template doesn't work, I'm mulling over what I want to do with the look of my blog. I guess it was time for an update anyway. I haven't changed anything here in a loooong time. But like I said in my last post, unless I'm forced into making changes, I don't. I've been surfing around looking at other blogs, trying to get some new ideas, but instead of noticing the backgrounds, I've found myself noticing how many bloggers (oodles!) have a grand statement posted on their main page declaring that they don't care what other people think about them or their posts. It strikes me as sort of funny, I guess. Obviously, they care a great deal what people think of them, or they wouldn't spend so much time and energy discussing it.
It sort of reminds me of the site of a self-published author I came across recently. A good third of the author's page was devoted to saying how she had not written her book for money, praise, recognition, or fame. But of course, anyone who looks at her site immediately knows, "Hmm...she wrote her book for money, praise, recognition, and fame."
Getting a little closer to home, I've been reading over all the stuff I have on my main page (the "about me" section mainly), and I'm struck by the fact that my own page sounds all self-involved while trying really hard to sound casual and not self-conscious at all.
Most blogs sound sort of egotistical, no matter how nonchalant the tone. It's inevitable, I suppose. People post to blogs because they secretly hope other people will read them and like them. If bloggers were really just writing stuff for themselves, they could jot their thoughts in a notebook and stick it under a rock.
So I'll admit it...I post things here in the hopes that people will stumble across them and like what I write. It's fun to know that people might read some of my posts and identify with them. A blog is an introvert's way of being in touch with the world without having to get too involved.
In the process of coming up with a new background and layout, I'm sure I'll tweak the "about me" section some. I'll try to find that perfect balance of being funny without seeming like I'm trying to be funny. I'll try to appear humble while hoping I come across as great. I'll try to reveal faults that are endearingly human (my awful singing voice) while hiding the faults that are...well, less endearing (I can hold grudges for a long time.) ( I have worse faults, of course, but I'm not about to tell you what they are!)
So stay tuned...I'll try to get my page reorganized soon.
(Not that I really care if anyone likes it, you understand. ) *wink*
