Comments on: You are my paranoia

By: GaG

GaG — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:01:35 +0000

@Mona I do have a good reason: a Boss-hole. Some employers seem unable to handle their employee’s competence, which is stupid because it brings in more clients and more money. Oh well, his loss Thank you, Mona!

By: Mona

Mona — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:05:04 +0000

@GaG
Well, I hope you quit your job for a good reason. And I soon hope you get a new one and not get to that depression phase I went through. Best of luck!

By: GaG

GaG — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:55 +0000

I don’t know about the other watchers but I, for one, started reading your blog after you had quit your job.

I watched the transition from unemployment to depression about unemployment and back to employment. It’s like “3ishra” in some sort of virtual way, even if I believe written human emotions cannot be altered by the virtuality of the medium

Now, it’s I who quit his job! So, I don’t know if it’s reading your blog that has inspired me

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By: mac

mac — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:51:20 +0000

Our perceptions of ourselves are often far different from how others perceive us. Let’s face it, we have the benefit of knowing our own story completely. All the experiences, thoughts and emotions that make up that story. I’ve often found it easier to help people get to know and understand me by relating thoughts or past stories in a written form. I find it is easier to communicate to others certain feelings, thoughts and experiences without distraction and in a way that makes some sense. It also gives some frame of reference for people to recall. When I write things out, I have a captive audience. Even if it is an email to a group of people, each one reads it seperately and so it is as if I am speaking directly to them with no distractions or interuptions. If I tried to do the same verbally, off the top of my head, it wouldn’t be the same.

It works the same for me when reading other peoples words. I almost always have to go back and read your posts several times to be sure I understand what you are saying. That’s not to say that your writing is poor but because I know I didn’t process everything the first time. I’ve found that whether it is me writing or someone else, that form of communication tends to allow myself or others to talk more freely face to face. By giving a little of something personal, trust is developed and so little by little more comes out and our perceptions of each other change. It may be that if those you deal with in the “real” world read your blog they may relate to you more than you expect.

If you ended this blog, your life would not go back to the way it used to be. That was four years ago and you are a different person. Maybe not on the outside, perhaps in more subtle ways, but you have changed. You have grown. This blog is yours and so ultimately what to do is your decision. Perhaps it has run it’s course, served it’s purpose in your life and now it is time to move on. I have enjoyed reading your posts for the brief time I have followed you. The amount of times you have written something that was on my mind that same day is almost spooky. But things happen for a reason and I’m sure there was a reason for those times. If you decide to shut this blog down then best of luck with whatever you do. You will be missed.

By: Charlie Hayse

Charlie Hayse — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:17:38 +0000

u r a control freak lol just joking

By: Mona

Mona — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:58 +0000

@Jasmine
The most likely reason that you guys like to read is because I answer your comments and you feel that I am a real person who is answering you back and interacting with you.

Also, you scared of me? Nah.. I am just mean when I need to be. If you treat me well, I will treat you 10 times better.

The date December 23 is the birth of my blog. I started it on Dec 23, 2005 on my 25th birthday. All that info is in the about me section. So, if I ever wanted to shut down the site, I will only do it on that date.

By: Mona

Mona — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:02:08 +0000

@Craig
Oh you can comment. I don’t mind!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:51:34 +0000

Well mona, When we want to know what you are doing, its because you have told us everything you have been doing so far, naturally we would want to know more. If you closed down your site, it would really be a darn shame. Because I would always wonder what has happened in your life. Have you been married yet, did you move away. I don’t know It’s like we live around you and know what your doing. LOL to the point where one day I was studying and I thought ” I bet mona is at work right now” Yes you do have semi-stalker You have that sorta affect on your readers . I don’t care if what you post/posted was rude or not. The truth hurts, and your brutally honest something we both have in common. But to message you after closing down this sight? I think it would be to weird because lol an honest opinion you seem kinda mean and scary. I would think you’re probably analyzing and making fun of what I said. I think your blog has reached a state of no return, Imagine a new reader who has started reading your stuff like 2 weeks before you shut it down, Thats devistating! I still go back to read some of your posts. In my opinion some your old posts are better then your new ones. Especially the ones about arabs those interest the hell outta me. One last thing out of all the dates to choose why dec 23 ?

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:02:56 +0000

@Mona

OK, thanks for clarifying. Sorry I didn’t understand it properly from the post

Since this post doesn’t have anything to do with “the watchers” I won’t comment any further.