tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post3692908044398153471..comments2009-12-13T15:15:39.621-05:00Comments on My Little Radio Show: Blog EtiquetteCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17286520277372053558noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-16595137057016408082007-10-19T11:29:00.000-04:002007-10-19T11:29:00.000-04:00Gye, you might be right. But I think that if my l...Gye, you might be right. <BR/><BR/>But I think that if my life circumstances were different, my obsession might not be music. <BR/><BR/>But I would definitely be obsessed about something. Maybe quilting.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286520277372053558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-35788771206410548862007-10-19T11:03:00.000-04:002007-10-19T11:03:00.000-04:00Just browsed back to see if you'd replied to my re...Just browsed back to see if you'd replied to my reply. :)<BR/><BR/>I think it really hinges on the individual characteristic -- which gets dampened or suppressed by life circumstances. I reckon that if you had the life-circumstance you mention, you might not be DJ-ing, but you'd still be listening to music.<BR/><BR/>Just gaging by my own situation: married, toddler in the house, working P/T plus **trying** to finish a Dissertation. But I'm currently listening to my recently rediscovered collection of tapes when I drive in the car; and every few weeks I check out the midnight music video show, just to see if there's any good "new music". Oh: and I read the local (free) weekly music magazine record reviews, just to see if anything sounds good (my "Albums to Check Out" list keeps growing faster than my actual following through).<BR/><BR/>And once your hypothetical kids turned teenage: well, there's a whole 'nother avenue of discovering new music. ;)<BR/><BR/>So, no: it's not your life circumstances; it's you. :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-62281368364886417182007-10-09T10:50:00.000-04:002007-10-09T10:50:00.000-04:00Music is my obsession. I had been letting it slip...Music is my obsession. I had been letting it slip a bit over the past few years, but in 2007, I decided to dive head first back into my obsession. <BR/><BR/>Being a dj only feeds my obsession. Myspace does, too.<BR/><BR/>I do believe that it is odd for a woman of my age to be into music the way that I am. I am sure that it's partially due to the fact that I am unmarried without kids. If I had a spouse, a houseful of kids and a full-time job, I probably wouldn't have time to devote to djing or music.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286520277372053558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-2157940794901731122007-10-09T09:26:00.000-04:002007-10-09T09:26:00.000-04:00Just a reply to your comment on my blog. :)Even t...Just a reply to your comment on my blog. :)<BR/><BR/>Even though you're not up-to-date with today's music, the fact that (1) that's actually a concern, and (2) that you're still actively discovering new music, puts you miles ahead of most of our contemporaries.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that's a characteristic of DJs?<BR/><BR/><BR/>--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-79325878952143605102007-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:002007-10-07T14:15:00.000-04:00Hey Minty,Cussing can be cathartic for me, too,som...Hey Minty,<BR/><BR/>Cussing can be cathartic for me, too,sometimes, but I don't want it on the web with my name attached to it.<BR/><BR/>As for blogging about friends, family, etc. using pseudonyms, those people will still read it and know it is about them. It's best for me to just keep my mouth shut. <BR/><BR/>I don't want it to get too complicated. If you want to hear juicy stories, you'll just have to listen to them in person.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286520277372053558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-34438410672538241342007-10-07T12:52:00.000-04:002007-10-07T12:52:00.000-04:00Your points were more or less my philosophy when I...Your points were more or less my philosophy when I was blogging too, except I used loads of pseudonyms for family, friends, locations, etc. As Gye said, it is fun coming up with creative ones.<BR/><BR/>And except for #3. Cussing is cathartic for me, and the blog was the perfect place to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-57140994949580544232007-10-07T10:42:00.000-04:002007-10-07T10:42:00.000-04:00Thanks, Gye! As for blogging about the family: no...Thanks, Gye! <BR/><BR/>As for blogging about the family: none of the other family members have a blog. And thankfully, we all get along despite our wide-ranging differences. Out of respect of that, I prefer to keep them out of my blog. Besides, I don't see my siblings that often.<BR/><BR/>And I don't have a spouse or any kids... if I did, I'd probably blog about them. But that's different.<BR/><BR/>With friends, it's different. Lots of friends have blogs and most of them don't mind being blogged. If they did, I most certainly would take it down.<BR/><BR/>A general rule that I use when I write is "What would my boss or my mom say if she read this?" That usually keeps me out of trouble.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286520277372053558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-22283357469400316862007-10-07T01:36:00.000-04:002007-10-07T01:36:00.000-04:00Sorry -- upon re-reading, I guess those were more ...Sorry -- upon re-reading, I guess those were more "My 2c worth" than honest questions.<BR/><BR/><BR/>--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-562073985064062860.post-44713482432619874432007-10-07T01:35:00.000-04:002007-10-07T01:35:00.000-04:00A compelling blog entry.Questions (or requests for...A compelling blog entry.<BR/><BR/>Questions (or requests for clarification)...<BR/><BR/>#2 -- Do you mean "potentially embarrassing stuff" -- or **anything** about your family?<BR/><BR/>#3 -- I like. It's much more creative if you cuss like the British, or a hillbilly -- lots of metaphors and similies. (e.g. Hugh Grant in "Notting Hill": ''Sod the dog, I've made the wrong choice, haven't I?'')<BR/><BR/>#4 -- Myself, I always use pseudonymns; half the fun is coming up with good ones. For that matter, you could modify #2 to just treat them as "people you know", and then write about them. As long as it's not potentially embarrassing. (It's too bad the other person is being indiscreet about you in their own blog...)<BR/><BR/><BR/>#6 -- as my dad always said "You can pick your friends. And you can pick your nose. But you can't pick your friend's nose. (And don't drop boogers on the floor.)"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Speaking of boogers... a potential for your radio show: Weird Al has a song on his first or second album called "Gotta Boogie", done in a dance/boogie style -- about "Gotta boogie!!! // Gotta boogie!!! // Gotta boogie on my finger, and I can't shake it off!!!"<BR/><BR/>--GGGye Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972251323124084977noreply@blogger.com