tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587555282776358698.post6488832155171323704..comments2023-10-17T09:38:30.639-05:00Comments on My Lips are Red: Why I blogAmanda Nelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05691700450226607478noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3587555282776358698.post-80882850882823936922010-10-23T21:09:45.707-05:002010-10-23T21:09:45.707-05:00I have blogged for about a decade as well ( rememb...I have blogged for about a decade as well ( remember diaryland? I started there!). I started as a way to vent - or as a way to gain some sort of validation. That didn't really happen, because just like to this day I tend to scare readers away or bore them to death rather than to get anyone to follow or stick around for more than one entry. I'm okay with that because it is therapeutic for me. <br /><br />I have my pet peeves about blogging (heavy ads / buttons and begging for money are the top two) and I've seen a few evolve from an average blog to a money making empire and it saddens me. I guess I'm weird.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03971001433326562646noreply@blogger.com