not that I REALLY give a shit...
Even though I said I'd never do it, I've been trying to make some adjustments in beefing up security. I know that it is a bit of a chuckle, considering all of the information that I post in my useless, non-meaningful blogs. It bloody well infuriates me that I feel this need to try to make some changes, when I used to be so happy before. Mind you, this isn't all coming from an isolated event, rather, several situations have come up, and I thought I'd try to figure out a way to make some changes now.
Well, from what it looks like, once it's done, it's done.
There is no way to just rename a blog, or change your username. And, aside from just saving each article individually, and then deleting, I'm too bloody lazy to figure out another way to do it. I also stand by my original feelings, I've been blogging for an extremely long time. This isn't just a blog started and dropped within a couple of months. Three days from now, I will have been blogging here at Joeuser for two full years. And everyone knows that a year in blogging is way more than what a year in real life would be. Kinda like a dog that lives a year in real life is has actually lived 7 dog years. Some of us are pretty old dogs, that's for sure.
As bloggers, how much have we changed over 2 years? So many people have come and gone from Joeuser, and the ones that stay around for a goodish time, grow on ya! I've exchanged mail with good people here, and have kept in contact with other people who have decided to leave the fold. I've seen people's children grow up a bit, and have definitely heard how much these kids' parents are growing.
I think the adult thing would be for me just to sort and delete, but I'm digging in my heels here, and saying that this isn't some online diary that I'm participating in. I had no qualms in wiping out an old LJ account, and am getting around to figuring out how to delete blogs that I've tested and rejected.
But I would hate to voluntarily leave JU. Some changes are definitely in the making, though. I'm going to pare down on my work-related rants, and perhaps just post them to my 'select audience'. I'm going to try to refrain from mentioning specific places and names, but the end result is this. It's impossible to erase all of the pertinent information. Part of where I live and who I interact with on a daily basis is what makes me, me.
Shovelheat wrote an interesting article that has been mirroring my thoughts lately. (Go find it on your own, you lazy asses!) It was about posting pictures and online security. Now, I see the pros and cons in it. The main thrust of the arguement that exists for me is why should I have to? Well, I've got a perfect person in my life that is reason enough. And as safe as I'd like to feel that I am, all the way up here in _______ (good start.) I know that it's not as true as I'd like to believe.
Ah, I hate thinking this way. But, better safe than sorry.
Peace, all.