Blog Stalking Thwarted

Blog stalking. We all do it. Well, most of us do it. I can't tell you how many peoples blogs I have in my google reader of random people I don't even know. Occasionally, I come across some random persons' life that I just find fascinating, interesting, or sometimes just plain laughable, and I read all of their posts (and yes, I have read over 2 years of posts in some cases). For some reason, I love reading blogs about adoption, and about birth mother journeys. That's probably weird, but whatever. I think some of the stories are amazing.

Anyways, point is -- I love reading blogs. Who knew I'd become so addicted to it back when my sisters told me to get a blog. There are sometimes I wish I could just post on someones blog that I read and they don't know it, but I rarely do. I guess part of me is afraid they will be totally freaked out, and wouldn't be as thrilled to have someone "come out of the closet" (blogger style -- not homosexually) as I am. Usually I'm just a quiet reader and keep my comments to myself.

However, one thing that sucks about blog stalking someone you aren't friends with (or a lot of the times, I know, or knew them, at some point in life, but we never talk now so it would probably be awkward for me to admit it), and the dreaded post appears that states that they are going "private".

I hate this. Hate hate hate it! I mean, occasionally there will be the person that is like "haha, if you don't know me, that's okay, I will still add you to the list!" And then I jump on that band wagon right away. However, when they don't give that invitation... I always have this internal battle. Do I ask to read it, or do I not? Are they going to be totally creeped out, or totally flattered. Typically, I say nothing, and silently mourn the loss of one of my favorite blogs.

That happened today. There was this blog I had been reading for the past oh...8 months or so? I don't even remember how I came across it, but it was this cute couple and they just barely had twins. They wrote cute posts, so I always enjoyed reading them. Well, they just announced the blog is going private. And I was really sad. However, I realized it was one of those blogs where I'm pretty sure the people would think it was weird I was reading their blog.

Not sure what the point of this was. Probably that, if I ever decide to go private (which, I probably won't), anyone that reads my blog and doesn't admit it, should admit it. Because I will love you all the more. And even if I never go private, you are always more than welcome to introduce yourself. I love reading new blogs!

And that is all.

Oh I finished classes today by the way. I guess I am in the right major, because I actually am sad that I am done with some of my classes. Never thought I'd live to hear myself say that. ;-)