You know...

As I as saying, you know, I think the reason people share so much about themselves online is that (a) what are the chances that someone you know is reading this, anyway? and (b) what else is there to talk about, seriously?

Now, let's address these two points.

(a) Unless you tell someone you know in real life your online name, there is perhaps a one in a trillion trillion trillion cubed chance that they'll figure it out on their own. The world is huge, people, the world is huge. While this certainly makes Criminal-Minds-watching me feel much, much better, you also have to face the fact that you audience? Is probably an audience of one.

(b) I find myself struck by a case of writer's block these days. I can write about the weather - fine, beautiful. I can write about the news - terrible fighting, economic meltdown, political spats. I can write about my pet - adorable, overweight, utterly spoiled. You see my point? The only thing we know best is ourselves - although, grant you, sometimes that isn't true (I mean, say you're insane - do you really know yourself then?) BUT at the very least, our knowledge of ourself is quite quite vast. About what can you write pages and pages? I mean, secrets should take at least two-third of the thing, and the rest maybe a mix of resentments, guilt, and what am I forgetting? Oh yes, those elusive moments of joy.

So go ahead, think about yourself. What exactly would you write down?

Oh, yes, all this has distracted me from my original point. Which is: While it may be tempting to overcome writer's block by using yourself as the subject, please keep in mind that oversharing is tacky.

(Just like numbers after usernames.)