Worth Mentioning

"If you don't post about this," he said, "I'll be kind of disappointed."

Here's what happens when you write a blog: People read it (as is evidenced by my recent giveaway). So sometimes, people think that they know you when they don't, actually, know you in real life (which is kind of amazing, except for on a few occasions when it's been a little scary). Or, conversely, people find out you do write a blog and then they freak out. And sometimes? They think it's cool.

For example, a couple of months ago I went on a date with this guy (Hi, if you're reading!) who made sure to ask me NOT to blog about our (only) date. So I didn't. But I kind of wanted to, if only because he asked me not to. (And for the record, it was a perfectly fine lunch date, though not the most inspired afternoon I ever spent.)

Ah, the blog. Reactions have run the gamut from "omg, are you the one who writes that blog?" to "I read your blog and I HATE you" to "I read your blog and I LOVE you" to  the aforementioned "please don't write about this" but recently, I had my first -- the FIRST -- time someone said to me, "I will be disappointed if I don't rate a mention."

Here's the thing: I don't HAVE to write about every aspect of my life, and there are a few (granted, very few) areas that I keep off limits. But the blogging has gradually become an extension of how I define myself. I think we all have those things -- for some of us, it's our job, or our family roles, or our political stands -- and this is one of mine. When people recognize that?

It makes me happy.

Just wanted to say that.

And yes, sir, you rate a mention.