why do i xanga.
Month: January 2006
-
i used to xanga when i was in highschool. i just love to write. and xanga provided me with the space, and the ease of just ‘posting’ and not having to worry about all the other HTML stuff.then i went to the marines. bootcamp and school…there wasnt time for anything. but my job in the Corps allowed me to come in contact with people of a creative nature, and I soon started to make web pages again. (i am now going to school for computer software engineering.)then i visited xanga again. my old site. reread my entries. being able to look back and see those entries and remember what was going on in my life at those times. that was a great feeling. i had changed so much. rather, the Corps had changed me so much. And being able to see those entries, that were made before the military, made me remember how creative i used to be. I wanted that back. So really, Xanga helped to save me. Xanga retold the stories that i had forgotten. and they are still there today, but they are for me.So I decided that soon i would be getting out of the military, and that that was an important place of my life too. I wanted to remember the things that had happened there too. I wanted to look back, and say, Yeah, I did that. So I started to Xanga again. And i look forward to when i can look back, and remember the second phase of me. just like the first.VarukaBlue 12.30.2005
-
Why do I xanga? I first got started by hearing about it, much like everyone else. I was a high school senior going into psychology and it seemed appropriate to dig into the lives of those around me without having to be prodding. I was amazed at the inner thoughts of my peers and to see the growth each person goes through; everything from anorexia, depression, personal loss and celebration. After just a few short hours I was hooked and needless to say, I am on xanga everyday! Over the past few years I have been proud to see my own growth and to have documentation of how I felt through all the ups and down thus far in my own life.
Perhaps my favorite thing about xanga and the most important reason why I xanga is in one word… my sister. We are eight years separate and perhaps as different as night and day but through xanga I can watch her reactions and through this simple site our relationship has miraculously grown deeper than I could have imagined. We have both nearly been married, lost our grandfather and been through many hard/good times that through xanga we can share our emotions about. Between work and school, xanga provides that extra viewfinder into my family – thanks xanga.
Besides family, I can also say friends – I have met more wonderful people on xanga than I could have imagined. Moscow, New York, 2 miles down the street – you name it! I have enjoyed those with similar hobbies and those whom I would never talk to on the street. We have grown close and I truly feel like we are the closest of friends and their daily support and “comments” has been a wonderful thing in my life. Overall, I can’t imagine my life without xanga.
Yenko 12.30.2005 -
My family and friends are scattered all over the world, so I use Xanga as a
way of staying in touch with people that I can’t talk to every day. The
fact that they can go and see what I’ve been doing and thinking every day
even if they can’t afford to always call me, or match the time zones so we
can talk on chat programs, is a wonderful thing and helps us stay close over
the distance. I also travel a lot, so my Xanga helps my friends and family
know that I’ve arrived safely and what adventures I’m up to now!
romz 12.30.2005
if you have submitted entries to why, please feel free to join the blogring:
-
What is Xanga? Simply put, it’s an autobiography and the Xanga community is the bookstore. A digital bookstore that even has genres in the form of blogrings. Our Xangas are an extension of who we are. Each one is specially customized visually to reflect our personalities, interests, and perspectives. Xanga is amazing in that it allows us to have a real-time record of our daily motions in life. It allows us to see our own growth through our personal thoughts and actions on a day-to-day basis. Maybe the most powerful result of Xanga is allowing other people to come into our lives. In reality, our own personal thoughts are not always projected on to other people. We need something that can listen and project our message out for the masses to see and understand. It is when people are able to see our true thoughts and feelings that enables them to make a connection with us. In this way, Xanga serves as a medium, a gateway if you will. Xanga is a friend in the truest form. It’s there to listen to our everyday trials, tribulations, and successes. It will never forget, and in turn, it can either keep our secrets or help others to understand us better.
RushX 12.30.2005
-
Top ten reasons why I chose to Blog instead of writing on random little pieces of paper.
10) There is ownership in the Blog situation. If you write about something it is going to represent who you are to the world of internet.
9) Sometimes, though it is a rarity, a computer is easier to find than a pen with ink/pencil with lead and a random little piece of paper.
8) Blogging as a way of journalling is a lot faster and therefore a lot more detailed.
7) Cool people read Blogs. Not a lot of cool people read randome little pieces of paper.
6) Blogging can stretch time zones and oceans. Little random papers can only stretch . . . well, they can’t stretch at all.
5) Putting in pictures like this is a lot easier on a Blog. If you wanted to put such picture on a random piece of paper it would entail printing and pasting manually, which is always bothersome.
4) A lot of other cool people write on blogs. Not a lot of cool people write daily on little random peices of paper.
3) With blogging you can join blogging groups with your interests and such. You can’t do this on little random pieces of paper — that would involve just too much work.
2) You get to put cool background on blogs and make them all personal like. You could also do this on paper. Okay, this one is a tie.
1) and the number one reason why one should always write down thoughts on blogs instead of random little papers is . . . because everyone knows that only treasure maps are on random pieces of thrown paper. Duh.
lilredheadedteacher 1.2.2006 -
“True is the grief you carry without witnesses.”
Marcus Martialis
The reason I began to xanga, and blog in general, was to express feelings that I had, which I could not bring myself to openly say to others. My xanga used to be anonymous and had a few random subscribers that found me through groups and other users. However as I grew and learned about myself and the world I began to be happier with my life in general and my blog changed into just my daily activities and musings and with it my xanga became a place for everyone, including my friends to see, no longer an anonymous shelter. I thank xanga for letting me express my feelings privately and yet feel like people out there were listening, teaching to and learning from me. Now I xanga because it lets me stay in touch with my friends and others and brings everyone into my life in a world where there’s too many to love and not enough time. I xanga to help me live, love and learn..
OnceAsylumBound 12.30.2005
-
I had a Xanga site for nearly a year before I ever posted.
I remember reading – in disbelief – what private details folks would write – “FOOLS – how could they possibly put that out here” thought I. I would read young cutters, folks w/ anorexia, troubled,angry teens, and thinking, hoping that i may have something to offer – some wisdom ,connection - friendship.
I don’t recall if i commented first, or if i began to write one day – i do know i added many names to my buddy list – thinking perhaps one day we would chat – I have to this day, literally hundreds of names on it – mostly folks i’ve never spoken to; but many, after – yes, i guess -’stalking?!? – i have reached out to and become friends with.
I’ve been through many changes in the past decade – most of those centered sharply around relationships and who i am – and folks perspective/interpretation of who i am.
I’ve always found it easy to be ‘me out loud’ – I guess Xanga is a good “tabula rasa” where i can be “as good as i once was”.
anonymous 12.29.2005
Recent Comments