Weekly Progress Report: third week

I was going to write this yesterday, but it was Someone's last day at work and we stopped off after at the local dive bar for a quick happy hour dollar Pabst. Before I knew, it we were on our fourth pitcher (a good solid drunk for only about $4 apiece!) and Dan and I and another couple who work with us, but are very attractive 20-somethings, were the only ones left, slowly turning into barflies. The 20-somethings wanted to keep the party going. Dan and I were about 45 minutes away from our average Friday night crash time, so we convinced the 20-somethings to come to our house, where we proceeded to empty our liquor cabinet for them while I drank water and tried to stay awake. Actually it was pretty fun (for a thirty-something). Only one regret: I came out as a blogger!

It went something like:

.....What can you DO on the Internet for hours?
Oh, I don't know...
Do you read porn? You're looking at porn, aren't you?
No..I read my email and some blogs...
Whats a blog?
[insert boring explanation of weblog]
Do you have a blog?
[stupid frozen stare indicating, yes, I do in fact have a blog]
Oh!! I want to read your blog!!
You'll have to find it yourself.
What does it say?
You'd learn a lot about me if you read it.
I'm going to find it!
Good luck.

I generally don't go by my nickname at work and I doubt she's noticed that Dan calls me Joie. She didn't know me (wasn't born) before third grade and the great campaign to get people to stop calling me Joie because a mean girl told me it was a boy's name. So, I'm sure it will take her longer than her attention span to find this.

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Comments

[korin]

I came out as a blogger to my MOM. my MOM reads my blog. so now that she is privvy to all of my innermost thoughts.. she thinks I'm overly depressed and calls everday. I LOVE my mom.... but... sometimes wish I hadn't told!
A lot of my friends know I keep a blog.. but the only ones who read it are ones who I met through the internet. ;)

[Joie]

yeah, I saw your little disclaimer comment to your mom on a recent post!

I am NOT ready for my mom to read this, although my sister does. But, she knows everything anyway.

[Eileen]

LOL. Yes I do read it - but I have to admit, every time I come here I feel like I'm reading that secret journal that I always wanted to read but never could. But I really do just enjoy your writing and love hearing your viewpoint on some of the things that I was actually there for - like the camping trip post had me literally laughing my ass off. =)Of course if you told me not to read it anymore, I would totally respect that. Reading your blog makes me feel connected with you and you are one of the important people in my life.=) Sometimes I come here and you haven't posted and I think - well why didn't she blog about... and am disappointed because I wanted to hear your take.

And no, I don't think mom should ever know. I will NEVER tell. lol.

[OvaGirl]

Sometimes I've actually come out as a blogger too and then people say can I have your address. I did this a couple of times but I always regret it because everytime I do it seems to affect my writing - I don't put something in because I think x may be reading. It's so dumb.

I have just found your blog and I think the work you do with these children is absolutely outstanding.