I second the vote about reading - I thought of this when I was going to bed last night, too late to add it, and I'm amused to find that by the time I get back, someone else has already had the same thought. I bet you've been reading for a long time, and I know you both read new books and re-read old ones, but I don't think I've ever seen you talk about what reading is to you, and how it's changed, what it was. And of course, that's fine! But if you're looking for new ways of looking at your identity, I'd think reading might be an interesting piece of it.
And then, see, there's the fact that, via LJ, you have daily conversations on all sorts of topics, some of them quite personal, with a fairly large group of people, many of whom you don't know in person at all. LJ is clearly not the only thing in your life, and yet it is a steady piece of it right now - and can't have been, more than a few years ago - and also, as far as I know, you're the only one in your household who uses LJ. So if you felt like writing about what kind of a role that plays in your life, I'd certainly be interested in reading it.
Mainly, though, I just enjoy reading your introspection, on any topic. It's not the object that's interesting, it's the function. Self-awareness is probably the single biggest thing I can appreciate in a person, RL or on LJ (and lack of it, the most problematic). And you're articulate and write well. So I'm not much use on the indecision front, because if you chose to write an entry about the thoughts you've recently had about your process of trimming your toenails, I'd want to read it.
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Date: 2005-09-17 02:21 pm (UTC)And then, see, there's the fact that, via LJ, you have daily conversations on all sorts of topics, some of them quite personal, with a fairly large group of people, many of whom you don't know in person at all. LJ is clearly not the only thing in your life, and yet it is a steady piece of it right now - and can't have been, more than a few years ago - and also, as far as I know, you're the only one in your household who uses LJ. So if you felt like writing about what kind of a role that plays in your life, I'd certainly be interested in reading it.
Mainly, though, I just enjoy reading your introspection, on any topic. It's not the object that's interesting, it's the function. Self-awareness is probably the single biggest thing I can appreciate in a person, RL or on LJ (and lack of it, the most problematic). And you're articulate and write well. So I'm not much use on the indecision front, because if you chose to write an entry about the thoughts you've recently had about your process of trimming your toenails, I'd want to read it.