"It Was in My Blog"

[Nannerdoman]

I've run into a situation lately in which, when I see a friend, I ask what's going on, how did a particular project work out, did she enjoy her vacation--whatever.  The response is a cold, semi-reproachful look and "It was in my blog".

Excuse me for preferring to interact with you personally and catch up via human conversation rather than looking up and reading one of your numerous blogs!

[jimithing]

This is annoying. I write a blog and am an avid blog reader.

I never assume that someone saw something in my blog and will treat them as if they didn't.

[RedRuby]

What a snotty response! I think the subtext of that response is, "aren't I important enough to you that you read my blog with avid curiosity every day?!" It would have been hard for me NOT to respond in a very snarky way.

[Oxymoroness]

Back before blogs existed (in the dark ages), I had a friend who would write long letters. The outer envelope would be addressed to one person with instructions inside to "pass on to everyone." Then, when I'd ask her how she was doing she'd be shocked that I didn't know. For this and other reasons, we've mostly lost touch...

... except for Facebook of course.

You can always just say to your friend, "Blogs are great, but they just can't replace verbal communication. I'm asking because I'm interested in how you are doing."

[Tai]

POD.  I will comment in person if I read something on someone's blog, but to *assume* that everyone reads mine?  Uh, nope.  

"I put it on my blog" said like that says "You're not important enough for me to waste the breath to tell you about it in person- if you *must* know you should have read my all-important blog".  

Not to say that "Oh, I put that on my blog!  XYZ happened, then the funniest thing happened...." is rude, nor is the mere mention of your blog.  

[Hushabye]

Well, that's a lovely combination of asinine, snotty, self-important, and downright rude.     I write a blog too, but I know that lots of people don't read it.  Even if I knew people *did* read it, I'd never assume that they wouldn't want to talk about things face-to-face.  How silly!

[wetblanket]

Excuse me for preferring to interact with you personally and catch up via human conversation rather than looking up and reading one of your numerous blogs!

Ironic considering the number of posts we have here about people communicating via social networking etc about things they really ought to deal with in person, or by phone at the very least.

The way things are going these days, asking someone about their life in person is the ultimate form of expressing interest.

[Evil Duckie]

While blogs are an easy way to share your thoughts with a large group in a quick way one should never assume that anyone reads your blog.

To assume that your friends read your blog everyday is having delusions of self importance and to get upset because they didn't is rude and childish.

[Two Ravens]

Maybe you could wear this T-shirt next time you see her...

http://www.spreadshirt.net/en/GB/Sky-blue-Nobody-Cares-about-your-Blog-T-Shirts/Detail-4412/Marketplace/Products/detail/article/5830470/department/1/

(I am just kidding, but this was the first thing that came to my mind).

[auntmeegs]

I will never understand blogs.  I suppose I would just never presume that anyone would be interested in reading about what I did on a particular day, aside from my DF.  If I asked a friend what was new with her and she referred me to her blog I would not be friends with her anymore. 

[Twik]

EvilTwik would be dying to say "Really? Oh, I never read blogs...." in a chipper tone of voice. Not likely to pour oil on troubled waters.

[IWish]

Yup, I've been a victim of "Blog Importance" too. An ex friend verbally berated me in front of another friend when I admitted that I had never read her blog. She looked at me incredulously and said she couldn't believe I didn't read it. "Never?!" she huffed. My explanation that I barely had time to keep up with the details of my own life was met with an eye roll.

What I didn't tell her to her face was that, hey, if you're blogging about your expedition to climb Mt. Everest on one leg, or your solo flight around the world to promote green energy or your attempt to dogpaddle down the Amazon, I might check it out. But since you don't work outside the home or do any volunteer work or really do much of anything your blog is about daily shopping sprees, celebrity gossip, "hired help" complaints, bragging and every reality t.v. show on the air. Yeah, not so interesting.

[TootsNYC]

I now people whose days are full of not-that-interesting stuff, but who do sort of interesting blogs. But that's because they have interesting minds. And their conversations in person are usually interesting, too.

[Flora Louise]

I've run into a situation lately in which, when I see a friend, I ask what's going on, how did a particular project work out, did she enjoy her vacation--whatever.  The response is a cold, semi-reproachful look and "It was in my blog".

Excuse me for preferring to interact with you personally and catch up via human conversation rather than looking up and reading one of your numerous blogs!

"I pawned my computer. It was in my Christmas letter." 

[hobish]

I've run into a situation lately in which, when I see a friend, I ask what's going on, how did a particular project work out, did she enjoy her vacation--whatever.  The response is a cold, semi-reproachful look and "It was in my blog".

Excuse me for preferring to interact with you personally and catch up via human conversation rather than looking up and reading one of your numerous blogs!

  I have run into this, as well, and it makes me sad. I didn't get snotty commentary, but the expectation that i know what is up in my friend's life because she posted it on Facebook. I'm not even on Facebook, nor do i want to be; but i was made to feel the rude one for not keeping up that way. I don't know what to do about it. I think the friendship is going to naturally cool and maybe fade. I don't want that, but it seems to be what is happening because i can't keep up with her life digitally.