Blogging Trials

In starting this blog, I finally got up the courage to follow a couple other blogs I enjoy. This way, I could just check my reading list instead of randomly checking in to see if there were any new post. Nothing new there, right?

Sadly, once I started following these blogs, the name that came up was not Miriah, but information I don't want revealed at this time. So I found a way to change it. Yay! Then I went onto one of the blogs I follow and clicked my little box in their followers section. Well the name was Miriah, but the "so-and-so joined at this and this time and date" was the TMI again. How incredibly frustrating!

So now, I've had to stop following these dear sweet blogs for no fault of their own but to protect my own privacy. How sucky is that? If anyone knows how to fix this once and for all, I would appreciate it since the info that was showing up is not info that I want to see anywhere.

Alas, the joys of learning to navigate the blogosphere. Sigh.

Skydiving Second Thoughts

So, skydiving has been on my things-to-do list for a good long time now. It kept getting put off. First I didn't have the age to go skydiving. Then I didn't have the money. Then I didn't have the health. Yadda yadda yadda. Now, finally, I'm in a position that I can manage to go skydiving and it might not be a large window of opportunity. So I call the place. His phone connection is choppy, which doesn't bother me, but so was his attitude. This does bother me. Chopped, clipped, impatient. Not to mention a bit money hungry. I call and there's no information offered. Just two questions: What time do you want to jump? What's the credit card number?
I am not impressed.
I can appreciate that they probably get phone calls from people who waste their time. I can appreciate that it is a place of business. Heck, I even get that people who do this for a living probably tend to like to live a little (okay, a lot) harder and faster than I do. Nonetheless, I really didn't like his tone. Dude, would it kill you to not sound inconvenienced from the "hello" on? Do you only grow a sense of civility once you have a hold of my deposit? Is this the kind of person I want to be strapped to and relying upon not to turn me into a minor dent on the earth's surface? Insensitivity and I don't get along so well and I would like to enjoy this.

Thankfully, hubby has the credit card so I have a couple hours to think about whether or not I want to give this place my business... and to see if I can get life insurance before this weekend.


- Pondering the art of blogging: Is it wise to reread and publish something immediately after writing it? Would it not be wise to come back to it with a fresh eye later? Probably. Oh well.

Settling In

After much too much time playing with all the pretties while figuring out my layout or template or whatnot, I've settled on this. For now. The orange and swirlies make me happy. For now. ... but only for now... la la... only for now... Avenue Q? Anyone?
I've also started poking around online for the rules, both explicit and unspoken, of blogging. How do I reference someone? How do I tell them I really like their blog without seeming like a creeper? Do I need to ask permission to post links? If most of my project ideas come from other blogs, how many links are too much? Oy.
This whole blogging thing is going to be interesting.