Comments on: I feel funny?

By: Bridge over troubled water | m a n u s c r y p t s

Bridge over troubled water | m a n u s c r y p t s — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:31:44 +0000

[...] all had their own sets of conformity. ‘Prepare myself for myself’..when I wrote this post sometime back, I had mentioned the conformity that the blog imposes on the blogger, it is something [...]

By: tys

tys — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:19:58 +0000

…u expressed it so well…we do tend to become trapped in the persona we had created in our blogs…off late i have been feeling that iam playing to the gallery…earlier i wudnt have cared a rats arse…

didnt know that u have been here so long…in these short years i have been at it, i have already seen some just stop and go away…but iam glad u stayed…mainly becoz i get to find out the best eateries in blore…..

By: arunima

arunima — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:31:26 +0000

read all the comments one by one.

You must have noticed that I have been reading this regiularly. Though I visit your other pages, I am not a regular there as this is what I could relate to. It is great to be regular and post so frequently, but honestly, I did think how can people manage to blog so frequently in so many places? Maybe your other life needs you to be online.

Many people have faded just like that.

Talking about myself, I feel great that there are not many people who have crossed 5 yrs and above and who still continue to blog no matter how bad the content. It takes guts you see to go on blogging when you know that your content is not that cool either. haha, I can post this in my blog.

By: austere

austere — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:35:34 +0000

Everyone changes.
Its fine. Not that you need my ok.

By: A Cynic in Wonderland

A Cynic in Wonderland — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:20:07 +0000

It IS a generational thing I think, we were probabaly the early adoptors- the batch of 03-04 – when blogging, and for that matter, internet security was a fairly amorphous, unsure concept. I know I started it completely as a self indulgence – a more permanent form of diary you may say. Andover time, it has just created and morphed into what it is. Ultimately Mo, is right manu – you have to write for yourself.

By: manuscrypts

manuscrypts — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:43:31 +0000

hmm, i think i know what you’re saying… once upon a time, i had the time and the patience (and the ability) to think up stuff, now i find that wordplay is much easier.. also, the ability to express an idea in 140 characters or an fb status is quite a post killer so i choose different platforms for different expressions, i guess.
thanks for reading

By: manuscrypts

manuscrypts — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:41:29 +0000

thats a very subjective thing… it need not be a reflection of life at all…
real life personas are created less out of choice and more by some compulsion to conform/fit in… the online persona is a different compulsion – to express yourself as I may not in real life…but like i said, its converging

By: J

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:31:42 +0000

Hi, I think your blog has become less funny and more punny. IMO. I remember reading you a long time back when I was blogging, so I think there is a change. But it’s ok I suppose?

By: Kunal

Kunal — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:01:40 +0000

I feel, the virtual life that we lead on blogs/twitter et al is nothing but a reflection of our real life. Even in real life we maintain a persona – at work, with acquaintances, sometimes even with friends and family. There are very few people with whom you can be your true self without thinking whether the person is judging you or not, otherwise it is mostly who you want to be rather than who you are.

Even I’ve stopped writing many things on my blog because now I know many people read what I scribble, and I am not comfortable with writing anything personal

By: manuscrypts

manuscrypts — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:49 +0000

hold on!! dont go away!! I’ll still update, only the frequency will be reduced
and trust me, I AM glad to be around for the regular dose of music!!