Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Do You Know Me?
Do you know me IRL (y’know, In Real Life?, or as we used to say in elementary school: "for reals"?). If so, um – Hi! You may be thinking “Hey, why don’t I know about this blog”? (Well, you DO know about it now ha ha but I guess that’s beside the point). Perhaps you’re more correctly thinking, “Why didn’t Leah tell me about this blog?".
Well, the answer is long and complicated – but also quite simple at the same time: I’m not sure what I’m doing here. I’m finding my voice, trying some things, and generally trying to develop some chops as a writer. Sounds kinda hifalutin’, doesn’t it? Yeah – that’s why I didn’t tell you about it. Because, well, I’m still working on it. And even though I’ve let go of my crazy perfectionism enough to put this out here for the whole wide web to see, I didn’t tell YOU because, well…. um…. I wasn’t ready? Because my perfectionism is still there? A bit?
Sigh. Can you see where this is going? No, I can’t either.
Anyway, if you know me – Hello! Please let me know you’ve stumbled across my pink toes. I really want to know!
I made a conscious decision when I started my pink toes to use my real name and to not post anything that I didn’t want people in my “real” life to see. Sometimes I fantasize about blogging all the secret, deep dark thoughts. Well, okay, so I DO blog those. What I don’t blog are the little gossipy things that are clever, but hurtful. I’m not out to write about others at their expense. I have no illusions about privacy – as you can see I’ve used my real name and photos all over. Some day I’ll go public, but I’m still working on the whole “where is this going?” thing.
Welcome, and Cheers!
Who am I?
Comments
Oh my word! Am I actually doing this? And are WE actually doing this?! This is very exciting! I can't wait to talk to you in person! I'd call you right now, but it's 11:00 pm. I know you're up, but I just can't call people at 11:00. You're going to have to teach me your cute little tricks, like the book lists and all that...so much more creative than anything I can come up with! Good for you, Leah!
Posted by: Jen | March 7, 2007 11:13 PM
Hiya! Thanks for letting me in on this with you, my friend. This is inspiring and courageous and wonderful all in one. I love your book list, too. Can you give a class? How to stay cool and techie and still be a mom??
I can't wait to delve into your posts. Hugs!
Posted by: Kimmy pie | March 23, 2007 10:22 PM
Hi Leah,
WOW you are a writer! I enjoy so much reading your blog! You should write a book, you write with such a contemporary way, good humor and joviality! I love it!
See you tomorrow :)
Posted by: Giseli Roberts Vargas | April 27, 2007 10:49 PM
Hi Leah,
First time to your blog, I did not have time to spend a lot of time on it, but my biggest surprise so far is that you don’t like cherry flavored cough drops. Not that I am a huge fan of cough drops, but cherry flavored are the best. I mean you and I usually have the same taste, I implore you to give them another try. Let me know the next time you are in need and I will bring you some that ROCK.
Take care,
GG
Posted by: Gordon | June 6, 2007 10:56 PM
You don't me IRL, but I stumbled on your blog while trying to find out who sings the song for the Apple ad, and was surprised to see that you have Fibromyalgia. I have had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for 20 years, and Fibromyalgia for 6, and wondered if you would like to correspond by email. -
Diane Pohn
Posted by: Diane Pohn | August 22, 2008 01:01 AM
Me again, I wasn't sure if you would have my email address from the post or not, but it is pohns@aol.com
Hope to hear from you. Diane
Posted by: Diane Pohn | August 27, 2008 01:12 AM