http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2005/05/28/the-search-begins/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2005/05/28/the-search-begins/#comment-59653 home cooked theory » Blog Archive » Self-branding Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:36:42 +0000 http://homecookedtheory.com/archives/2005/05/28/the-search-begins/#comment-59653 [...] A key aspect of my online identity that I’ve been made aware of this week is the way that I have used my blog to express feelings of loneliness, isolation and disaffection with Brisbane since moving here. While those feelings have certainly had a real basis at times, particularly early on, it’s increasingly apparent that reading about those feelings on my blog has led people to make gestures and suggestions about my life (from coffee dates to flatmates) based on that knowledge. It seems that sometimes they have been offended when I haven’t recognised these offers as indications of potential friendship. [...] [...] A key aspect of my online identity that I’ve been made aware of this week is the way that I have used my blog to express feelings of loneliness, isolation and disaffection with Brisbane since moving here. While those feelings have certainly had a real basis at times, particularly early on, it’s increasingly apparent that reading about those feelings on my blog has led people to make gestures and suggestions about my life (from coffee dates to flatmates) based on that knowledge. It seems that sometimes they have been offended when I haven’t recognised these offers as indications of potential friendship. [...]

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