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March 27, 2008 by Preet-O
Yes you read it right. My virtual life has grown to the point where you can see what I think as per the opinions and views I express on my blog, see what books I read, and now what music I listen to.
I must confess that each step of the way was a painful undertaking. When I first started my blog I was unsure what I could possibly offer to compel readers to stop by, whether certain things I was saying/believing had a sound foundation or was I merely being illogical…I got over that hang-up by concentrating on writing on what was important to me and that ranges from the philosophical to the trivial but it encapsulates the true essence of me.
When AB first got me started on Shelfari (I am his mandatory friend on most new virtual frontiers!) I had a hesitancy there too. Was I really ready to expose my weakness for mind-numbing romance novels or did I want to stick to the facade of the intellectual who studied English literature at university? It took some time but I’ve been fairly honest and the act of going public with what I read has actually helped improve my reading habit. I try to maintain a balance between thought-provoking fiction and fluff. I can’t deny either because both are a need for me. I do like the book which makes me pause and reflect as I go through the chapters as much as I like sitting down to a no-brainer romance novel which has me firmly in its grip even as I roll my eyes over the improbability of it all.
The latest frontier was the scariest to cross. I have recently got an account at Last.fm which is a site that lets friends share music and has radio as well. The one thing I didn’t know or at least had tuned out while AB was talking about it was the fact that when you connect your iPod to the computer your playlist gets scrobbled (meaning it appears on your profile and lets everyone see what you’ve been listening to!). This might not be a problem for most folks but I have an obsessive-compulsive listening pattern…I will have songs of the moment and listen to them on repeat for 2-3 days and you guessed it some of them aren’t exactly the kind of songs I’d like to advertise. Hence for the last 2 days I’ve been selective about what I’ve listened to as well!!
Another layer of my onion is peeled now…sigh!
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