tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post5730304668364384491..comments2023-10-30T05:50:38.738-07:00Comments on Baroness von Bloggenschtern: What Exactly is it You Want?Shelley Jaffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05722741021304883646noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-91584425884326459492008-03-30T15:02:00.000-07:002008-03-30T15:02:00.000-07:00Countess AG: Don't worry about hornin' in - I wou...Countess AG: Don't worry about hornin' in - I wouldn't want it any other way! You raise an interesting point about survivorship - don't get me wrong on this - I am so very grateful. But this term make me feel uncomfortable, so I choose not to use it. And while the experience surely shaped the person I've become, I still can't muster up the strength to <BR/>acknowledge it, one way or the other.<BR/><BR/>Your Majesty: This will happen - very soon!Shelley Jaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722741021304883646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-89401441860833975722008-03-30T13:01:00.000-07:002008-03-30T13:01:00.000-07:00Ok, Tell us what kind of music you listen...When t...Ok, <BR/>Tell us what kind of music you listen...When the "help" is cleaning the house, or when you need to find yourself...or sing in the shower?Ms Unpacked2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/11553617306603562209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-30850527590100868472008-03-30T11:47:00.000-07:002008-03-30T11:47:00.000-07:00I think the term survivor is a tough label to hand...I think the term survivor is a tough label to handle. It permanently identifies you with something that may be less than relevant.<BR/><BR/>I took on Asthmagirl because I'm not likely to escape the asthma monster. But at times, I deeply regret it because there is so much more to me and my life than swollen lungs. <BR/><BR/>Being a survivor of is far better than being a victim of, but it's still a big decision on whether you want that to define you even in your blog....<BR/><BR/>Just my .02...<BR/><BR/>Sorry to horn in....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-35557773474718954262008-03-30T10:25:00.000-07:002008-03-30T10:25:00.000-07:00Dear Sweet Procrastinating Leah:I hardly think tha...Dear Sweet Procrastinating Leah:<BR/><BR/>I hardly think that there is a soul out there "dying" to know who the Baroness is. More like a vague interest, like did-they-put-oregano-in-this-breadstick curiousity. Get back to work, you.<BR/><BR/>Countess Babs: I find your About Me<BR/>quite informative! Isn't it funny - I've never met you before, but I somehow get a fairly good sense of you through your posts. I was hoping that would be enough for me, too. Maybe it is. Part of my struggle (get ready for the deja vu...) is that I didn't really start with a clear goal, and now I feel like I'm backpeddling a bit. <BR/>No worries, some more mulling, and I'll be good as new!<BR/><BR/>Countess Sandi: While I think it's a pretty important factum, I would only put that in if I felt I could find a word to replace "survivor". <BR/><BR/>I hate that term (look for a post sometime soon about it). Long story short, while I feel blessed to have faced this struggle and lived, to call myself a survivor seems to me to belittle anyone else's courageous struggle who ultimately could not overcome.<BR/>It was a hot bed of controversy over on the Colon Cancer forum, and I kind of opened a delicate can of worms, not so delicately. That's just how I roll.Shelley Jaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722741021304883646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-15990637269685783872008-03-30T09:13:00.000-07:002008-03-30T09:13:00.000-07:00I think you should include that you are a cancer s...I think you should include that you are a cancer survivor in your About Me section.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643493643365324737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-1120439903070983552008-03-30T06:19:00.000-07:002008-03-30T06:19:00.000-07:00As someone's whos "About Me" section royally sucks...As someone's whos "About Me" section royally sucks, I can totally identify. Personally, I'm not worried about having a good 'about me' section -- that's what my posts are about. Revealing me, one post at a time. <BR/><BR/>Apparently it's a bad strategy if one has a goal of accumulating los of readers and daily comments. If that were my goal, I'd be failing miserably considering I have only a handful of readers. Luckily, that wasn't and still isn't my goal. I started my blog just as a kind of diary of my thoughts, experiences, observations. Diaries use to have locks and keys -- now they have comment sections. OK, enough from me. <BR/><BR/>I guess I wrote that to say it's fine with me that you don't have an 'about me' section. I think your posts reveal you just fine. ...Barbra PeapodLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444869088947314966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-36193424328342569612008-03-30T01:18:00.000-07:002008-03-30T01:18:00.000-07:00What do I want to know about you?Well I think for ...What do I want to know about you?<BR/>Well I think for me, thats the toughest question 'cause I technically do know you.<BR/>So, I don't know. Do I want to know anything?<BR/>I guess I don't really need to see words from you explaining who you are, because I do know.<BR/>So, my suggestion, (which is only because I've tried to write about myself in the past and it has been proven VER VER difficult), is that you get people to write for you.<BR/>I'm not saying I should do this by any means, but look at the people who know you best, get them to write a line.<BR/>Not only will it make you feel better about yourself, but it will answer the ultimate question that everyone is dying to know.<BR/>WHO IS THE BARONESSSSSSSSS!?<BR/><BR/>By the way, I'm commenting because I have 4 essays to write in the span of less than a week. One due monday, one tuesday, one friday, one next wednesday. This is only a form of procrastination.<BR/>And thats ME. No need to get anyone to tell me otherwise. =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-26527568371602940812008-03-29T21:38:00.000-07:002008-03-29T21:38:00.000-07:00Countess AG: Thanks for your input - lots of grea...Countess AG: Thanks for your input - lots of great ideas! I am currently mulling and thinking of new ways to get my point across in a more user-friendly way.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, I need to rethink a good many things (focus, audience, template, paring down of length, do I really want to start adding pictures?). <BR/><BR/>This particular re-thinking of formatting? Definitely does NOT float my boat.Shelley Jaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722741021304883646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541375927817627360.post-88538380859435873022008-03-29T08:36:00.000-07:002008-03-29T08:36:00.000-07:00Without knowing too much about you, it is hard to ...Without knowing too much about you, it is hard to say what I would want to know more of. I do find you entertaining and thoughtful, but I don't know what rocks your boat, or what kind of challenges you face (or have faced), what your goals are, what thrills you most in your daily life...<BR/>I think your about should give clues to what your topics are or will be... <BR/>humor?<BR/>satire?<BR/>poetry?<BR/>observations on life/fashion/kids?<BR/>girl stuff?<BR/><BR/>FYI... I did a crappy job on mine so I'm offering poor advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com