What Does It Take To Matter To Other People?

What does it take to matter to other people? What does one have to do? As a member of the human race I require attention from other people to help me express myself as well as feel as though I am expressing myself. I want others to know some of my opinions and respond with their own. I like to make connections with others. This new blog I am trying my hand at is another experiment to try and get people to care about what I have to say and respond with what they have to say.

Like so many others I am a different person in my own mind than I am out in the open world. I have a different thinking pattern as well as a different speaking pattern within my own mind. Most times thoughts sound much better when they are said in my own mind than when the words are translated into actual speech. Writing is the closest form through which my thoughts can be accurately conveyed. Still it is not perfect. But until Apple or Microsoft create an application for the cell phone that can capture my thoughts exactly and copy them for others to consume I will have to attempt to let people see me and my thoughts here, or at least in this form.

If you should so desire, you may compare and contrast my personality as I am here in the written world and in real life (or IRL for those of you who speak contemporary social networking jargon). I do create video logs (vlogs) on YouTube as so many others do. You may view those at the following web address: http://www.youtube.com/professordraekko You may subscribe to that channel if you would like to know when a new vlog has been posted. At the time of this first post to this new experimental blog I have created and posted approximately 96 videos on the above listed channel, which is also entitled Xposing Me.

Microvlogs are another little thing I do and can be found at http://www.keek.com/XposingMe These are 36 second-or-less videos meant to be used as a status update. It is a cross between Twitter and YouTube. Which reminds me, I have a Twitter account also http://www.twitter.com/ethanpariseau

If you have noticed, and I’m sure you have because you’re smart and observative (no that isn’t a real word but I don’t know of a real word that captures the same meaning…you know what I mean) then you have noticed, with the exception of the Twitter account, the recurring title “XposingMe.” That is essentially what I am doing by creating these vlog, microvlogs, and blog posts. I am exposing myself to any who care to know who I am. There are many personal details I will not divulge for safety’s sake but rather I am exposing my thoughts and personality.

Not all blog posts will be this lengthy as I have read that the average blog post should be just a few shorter paragraphs so as to not lose the attention of the readers. If you have made it this far then I thank you for taking the precious time that it costs to thoughtfully read and consider another person’s work. Stay tuned for more blog posts coming soon.