Meme stands for me me me me ME!
Marl Siegel of The 19th Floor tagged me earlier tonight with a meme and I'm just big enough of a dork to respond immediately.
Why do you blog?
I wrote about this recently. Basically, I'm a narcissistic know-it-all and I blog so that I can shut up about my pet ideas elsewhere and not become tiresome to my friends and family. I have the vain sense I might occasionally tell people something true that they might not otherwise know. I'm more articulate in text than in person, generally. 'Since my recent medical crisis and the loss of quite a bit of daily privacy, I find this blog is something that still feels "all mine" and that's important to me right now. And finally, I meet interesting people this way.
How long have you been blogging?
Irregularly since June 16, 2004.
Self-portrait.
Drawn last March.
Why do readers read your blog?
Probably the same reason I read other people's blogs: I'm interested in what that person thinks. And perhaps other disabled folks find the same joy that I do in hearing other voices on topics noone else talks or even knows about.
What was the last search phrase someone used to get to your site?
"white cane vs guide dog"
Usually it's either some variation of "disability porn," or the much more flattering search for information on "Harriet McBryde Johnson."
Which of your entries unjustly gets too little attention?
"Disabled man's body digitally blurred for TV":
Primetime blurred the entire image of the man in his wheelchair. Not for anonymity, but because he's a "pale shadow" of his former self.The implications of this event really disturb and fascinate me. I'd welcome a discussion about other possible examples or solutions and if this is a new trend or a new variation on the old themes of shame and hiding the gimp from sight.
Your current favorite blog:
Feministe for discussion, Ragged Edge for the last disability news, and Wheelchair Dancer for challenging me to think more critically.
What blog did you read most recently?
Mexico Medical Student, because I love me a carnival and Grand Rounds is related to disability issues, but rarely covers them from the disability perspective, so it's the flipside of all the disability bloggers I read. Sort of.
Which feeds do you subscribe to?
Eh?
What four blogs are you tagging with this meme, and why?
Moving Right Along, Sinister Girl, Loose Chicks Sink Ships, and Life in a Suitcase. Because I haven't added them to my blogroll yet, but they belong there.
6 comments:
Hey Blue,
The link to the tv station that digitally blurred the man in the wheelchair blew me away.
Censorship. I know pop culture pundits - and most of us, too - ascribe censorship to the banning of materials related to sex, drugs, incest, etc, I am more than comfortable stating this man experienced censorship.
After all, censorship is the banning of bodies that don't fit, make us uncomfortable or are unnatural.
WTF! Ridiculous.
Hey, Blue, I'm just glad you do blog, for whatever reason. In answer to your assertions of narcissism and "know-it-all"-ness, though, I just want to assure you that (a) the great thing about this blog is that it's NOT actually all about you, even when you're sharing your own unique experiences, and (b) yours has become one of my favorite voices in the blogosphere precisely because you ARE so freakin' smart! From the quote in your title bar on down, you always make me think, and you've helped me broaden my own understanding more than I ever realized I needed to. So thank you.
As for the tag, well, first I have to finish my well-nigh monumental series on transfemoral amputee hill-walking, and then I have to respond to a tag by esteemed correspondent Ron Sullivan, who wants to know five weird things about me. (snort) So it might take me awhile to do it, but I will. Meanwhile, thanks for all the great reading, and please accept my fervent hope that, today and every day, you will always be able to get your own panties just exactly where you want them.
Cheers!
Jay: I couldn't believe it when I saw it on TV either. I know my jaw dropped.
Sara: Take your time! And I always appreciate best wishes regarding my undies.
And here I thought you blogged to provide mememe with intelligent and interesting commentary on topics requiring extreme life situations to realize.
How's that for narcissistic!
Good though (see U. Utah Phillips). I appreciate the writing. Often.
Heraclitus
Thanks, Heraclitus. I guess sometimes mutual narcissism works out.
hee. i don't know how i missed seeing my blog linked when i first read this post considering how self-absorbed and narcissistic i am. i'm flattered though, coz yours is one of my favorites so i'll respond on my blog and pass along the tag.
thanks for including me!
xoxo, jared
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