Had a long ‘conversation’ with a friend through AIM. I suppose we no longer live in a society where conversations are held face to face in a comfortable face for each character. Now we stay in our techno caves, comfortable and hold anonymous chats, not only with strangers but also with those closest to us.
That isn’t the point of this post. I don’t know what the point of this post is. My friend mentioned things about me that perhaps I don’t want to recognize in myself. I don’t know if she is right or wrong. There is a good chance that she is right. This site is not a laundry line for me to hang and expose my own flaws. What bothered me was how much she knew about me. When did I become so open? So easy to comprehend and understand?
I didn’t like the experience at all, to have myself painted so broadly and so accurately by someone I have known less than a year and would not consider to be an intimate friend. Have I become desperate for attention or company? So much so that I will tell anyone, anything about myself if only they will participate, if just a little, in the play of my life?
So what do I do? I think I need to return to playing my cards much closer to my chest. I can be friendly without giving away all the sordid details of my life…
