Monday paranoia

Written by Maja on July 19th, 2010

I have discovered a curious side-effect after I made a fan-page for this blog on facebook – I’ve become really self-conscious! I’ve never really been self-conscious when it comes to blogging before, so this sort of hit me by surprise. Now, I’ve been doing some self-analysation here, so bear with me for a second: I’ve got a live feed of my blog in LinkedIn. No problem here, as this is for former, current and future employers. The blog might get me a job some day, who knows, so this is fine. I also have a live feed from my blog on Twitter, no problem here either. My twitter followers are usually interesting strangers – perfectly fine, I don’t care if a stranger reads my blog the wrong way, after all! So, summary: LinkedIn fine, Twitter fine. So why is facebook scary? My friends already read the blog, my family already reads it, so who’s the scary last group? Colleagues. People who sort-of kind-of know who you are, but don’t really know you. Oh yes, I have crystallized the one sentence that is making me anxious over this whole fan-group business: “You know, that girl up on 5th, the one who made a fan-group for herself and posts photos of herself online all the time

Oh yeah, that’s the one. I’m being ridiculous, I know I am! Everyone I work with are perfectly nice! Pah, let’s just face it, I’m one paranoid puppy. The facebook fanpage stays.

In other news, I’ve got candy-colored nails and there are four days left until I leave Norway behind. I want a fast-forward button, dammit!

(“Oh yeah, you know, that girl who posts photos of her nails.” Oh shush, I know it’s all in my head ;) )

 

12 Comments so far ↓

  1. Espen says:

    fine bloggen –> godt inntrykk blant halvkjente kollegaer.

    Ingen grunn til panikk :)

  2. Airam says:

    “Pretty nailses!! Look like candy. Can I eat you?”

    Beware, I am a scary side-effect-of-posting-the-blog-on-facebook-monster! Moahaha. No, I’m just kidding, I’m not a monster and your blog is safe and wonderful as always ;)

  3. Hahaha, hadde det sånn i begynnelsen jeg også. Har et titalls kolleger som følger på fb, og sikkert fler som leser i “skjul”. Nå går det greit, men jeg fikk sykt noia i begynnelsen. Heldigvis er det mange av dem som har sagt at de liker den, så da er det litt mindre stress.

    sv. Haha, det MÅÅ være juks azzz…. lizm. Det er jo fjortisene som ruler verden nå om dagen, så det er nok ikke juks da… hehe.. bare se på Voe.
    Det er lurt å stusse lista i blant, og få inn noe nytt. Du er selvfølgelig på min liste også. Digger deg vett!!

  4. Xynthia says:

    Question number 1: How did you take that picture when both your hands are in the shot, did you press the button with your nose? :P

    Question 2: Are you engaged? Just noticed the ring on your finger.

    • Maja says:

      Hi Xynthia! :D

      1. Remote control, you can barely see it in the hand that is hanging down ;)
      2. No engagement, but it’s a pretty ring and won’t it won’t fit any of the bigger fingers :)

  5. KAYSO says:

    hehe, det der har jeg også tenkt på. Det er faktisk noen av de jeg hadde på facebook som jegabsolutt ikke ønska skulle lese den, bestemte meg for å slette dem som venner i stedet for å slette bloggsiden :) hehe

  6. Susanna says:

    Ahh.. no fekk eg Dexter flashbacks! Du er skummel Maja ;-)

  7. Anette says:

    Hehe, det der tenker jeg også av og til på. Jeg har ingen fan page, men jeg har koblet FB og bloggen sammen. Og når folk kommenterer ting jeg har skrevet til meg hender det at magen slår litt kollbøtte. Det føles litt som om de har overvåket meg, selv om det faktisk er min egen feil siden jeg har publisert mine egene tanker!

  8. Theri says:

    Så utrolig tøft det var med neglelakk i forskjellige farger. :D Det må jeg prøve når jeg får lange nok negler. Nå prøver jeg å slutte å bite for 189′ende gang, minst. Snart en uke uten biting nå…. *sukk* Misunner de med lange fine negler. :)

  9. Heidi says:

    Jeg elsker bloggen din <3. :)))

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