here at times ten, we value your input. when important issues arise, you have a say.
in one week, my solo travel will end. i will meet up with my international traveling companion. said companion is also he whom i lay down next to in bed most often in my real life. once again grappling with the proper moniker for this person, an older english woman at a hostel a few weeks back recommended the term, 'my bloke.' while i don't think that will fly in the states for numerous reasons, so far this title has sufficed, and it always gets a chuckle out of british travelers.
so, the issue is this - the aforementioned bloke is yet unawares of times ten. shall the song remain the same?
at present, times ten has either shyed away from or been disinterested in topics of a tender nature. future topics are, obviously, unforeseen. in past discussions with senior/mentor bloggers, this serious issue has been raised in a cocktail conversation way. but now it takes on real concrete importance. times ten is looking for your opinion here. the comment button is live, and we've got operators standing by.
while you enter your important and influential thoughts, i will be mulling it over in a cloud forest for the next few days. the best place for clarity being the mist, of course. in the meantime, let your voice be heard.
6 comments:
hi Canary! 1st, I have enjoyed your blog! Second, I hope all continues to be great. Third: I have long battled the same question. I think if you have the question, you should just sit with it and decide which is more important, keeping it close to your heart (I've always thought that this medium is powerful, like the act of whispering your secrets into a conch shell, letting them echo in the deep silence, letting them leave you, but not telling the people right next to you.) Anyhow, just sit with it. Don't share it out of guilt though - that would change everything.
xo,
sj
my bloke knows about my blog
sometimes i'm glad he does
it makes for a good vehicle of communication when i want to work something out
sometimes i wish he didn't
it makes for moderate censorship and sensitivity to my audience (because i know who is out "there") rather than straight from the hip writing
it means thinking carefully and writing even more carefully
it means a close bond with someone you love
it's not always easy
he *never* mentions it
all in all i'm glad he knows about it
i think it would be an uncomfortable secret otherwise...
it changes everything. for better or worse. i could say so much on this, but i will only say: it changes everything.
but let it be known that i am a fan of disclosure, generally.
thanks a bunch, each of you fine feathered friends. everything you said makes sense to me. i think for now, i will heed the timer´s advice and just sit on it. no one is forcing me to go public right now. things will come out as they are supposed to, when waiting is full.
and ooh, aren´t those little comment flowers cutesy?
hee hee! i love how i got called the timer even though i signed it sj. see, thats further proof that this medium somehow morphs/masks/decorates our real little selves. its good & bad. its fascinating.
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