and yet here is more proof that i am a nice person, i help kids with their homework and in this case it is patZ and i didn’t even make him sit on my lap.
SA 356 Ethnographic Qualitative Methods Questionnaire
WHY START
1. What interested you about blogging?
I started just when blogging came to be, I was heavy into writing about my life and sharing funny stories so it just made sense to start a blog.
Why did you start?
I was writing in VICE magazine’s message boards and created raymi there, a friend suggested I start a blog so he could take content from it and feature it on his website so I did.
How long have you been blogging for?
Since November 2000
How often do you blog?
3-8 times daily
Is blogging a major part of your life? How so?
Yes. Some people have a car, some people play guitar, some work at wal-mart, some are sport enthusiasts, I blog.
2. Do you blog for any specific reason?
Attention, potential wealth and fame and for creative output, it’s something I enjoy
Do you write for yourself or for an audience?
Both, mostly for me and friends, to make myself laugh however because blogging is an individual thing and no one is managing or in control of what you do save for you, it’s an experiment in how to effectively entertain the public and keep them interested in what you have to share everyday.
If you write for yourself, do you mind that the public has access to it and can read it?
No I don’t mind, I mean, I chose to publish my blog publicly instead of privately. If i didn’t want people to have access to it then I would take it down. Easy.
If you write for an audience, why did you choose to do so?
Again, potential fame/riches and recognition
If you write for an audience do you have a persona you use?
Myself.
Who is your audience? Who do you want to read your blog?
Everyone reads it , all over, friends, family, strangers, perverts, white collared, moms, dads, teenagers, the FBI, celebrities, losers, morons, smart people, republicans, liberals etc etc. I don’t care who reads it as long as it’s being read.
INFLUENCES
3. What influences you as a blogger?
A good, simple song along with music, books, poetry, a great story.
Do you have outside, or real life influences?
Real life influences, I’m assuming you mean do I write about my real life, if so yes that’s the majority of what I write about.
Do other bloggers influence you?
No.
If other bloggers influence you, in what ways?
Well they entertain me which is what I would expect of/from them.
SOCIAL GROUPS
4. Do you think that there are well established social groups in the blogosphere?
I guess so, it’s pretty high school.
If yes, are they similar to real life social groups? If no, why not?
High school definitely, there’s the popular ones, the ugly ones, the funny ones the crazy ones the romantic ones on and on.
Is there etiquette to follow?
Sometimes people enforce it like if a new reader/blogger comes along and is preaching in the comments the ones who feel they have hierarchy cos they’ve read/been around longer will decide to gang up on the new person or break them in. it’s interesting to watch while also pretty embarrassing and lame. From my perspective anyway cos they fail to recognize that they are EQUALLY LAME for treating this like some little club though in the end it makes sense cos it IS a little social club. Basically, these people would not act like this in real life at a party I might host, hopefully.
Are there any central figures? If so, what makes them central figures?
Yeah, I am. People claim Tony is. I’m central cos I post frequently I’ve been around awhile and I know how to keep people interested and involved. People who read and live in small towns like reading about my city life and also my relationship with fil and the drinking and the humor, there’s something for everyone.
5. Are you in a blogger social group?
I think this term is really gay, me specifically I socialize with everyone and then some on the internet. My goings-on online are not restricted to one area which is blogging.
If yes, how did you become a member of the group? If no, how would you?
I was here before all the clowns.
Where would you situate yourself in the group?
At the top. I don’t care how arrogant that sounds, it’s the truth. Would you agree?
5. How do these social groups form?
Are there individuals who are in charge?
I suppose so, I’m pretty passive about taking control though, I do my thing and then I hear about such and such going on. I don’t let the social bullshit take over my life.
Who would you say are the key figures at the top of these groups?
I could care less.
6. Is it easy to create friends in an online environment compared with a real life one?
yes
Is popularity an important factor online?
yes
Do these online friendships often extend into the real world?
yes
If they extend into the real world, is the social structure changed in any way in the transition from an online environment to a real world one?
Typically it takes a little bit of time to get over the social real life anxiety but once that’s sorted people carry on as if they’d known each other years.
by the way everyone, thanks for the gratuitous condolences regarding my grandma’s house to be bulldozed for some yuppie fuck’s utterly void of personality and charm mansion, i mean, it’s only been homebase in my mind since i was a baby.
also by the way, the significance of today’s title is in grade 6 i had a birthday party and i invited all the cool people and we finally started playing spin the bottle in the basement and then my dad started vacuuming the basement stairs, it ruined the mood. thanks dad.
there’s this show called three wishes that’s on at 2am on CMT yes the country music tv channel anyway i don’t know why this show is so adamant about me crying my fucking head off everytime i watch it can you be more manipulative please?! last nite it featured a cute black 20 year old guy with a massive stutter and they gave him this delay hearing aid and he spoke perfectly and he was thanking everyone and busting up crying and it made me ugly sob cry, pools of tears all over my face and shirt. this show knows what it’s doing, they set all this shit up so that they can capture on tape the most emotional moment in the history of everyone’s lives and then they get all the friends and family and people of their community to stand in a ballpark to watch this girl who can’t walk, walk for the first time and get her diploma and then it’s just a fucking watershed why don’t you hang a bunch of puppies while you’re at it three wishes!
oh and then this chick who was adopted gets to see her mom for the first time in 30 years and everyone is bawling i would have just dove off the stage into everyone and crowdsurf into oblivion crying all the way.
and then they segue to these old people who have dreams and simple wishes and this one lady wanted to ride in a racecar on the track and her sons are all blubbering and this other guy’s dream was to play piano in a jazz bar one last time and everyone’s cheering for him and his son i swear i am too sensitive for this world.
um is sausage suppose to make exploding sounds when you cook it? i guess so. we are going for sashimi tonite i can’t stop thinking about it insert fish/vagina jokes. then we are going to the drake to see in-flight safety see you there maybe?
on november 16 emm gryner is playing at the mod club and since i can’t get that star/crossed song out of my head i am going to the show with fil (obvs. dude is practically stalking me) and because i am wonderful i am having a contest where you can come with us and be on the guest list. all you have to do is email me at raymitheminx@gmail.com and tell me why you are cool guest list material or if you aren’t you can also just try begging so write and tell me who you are bringing with, and maybe we can turn this into a date/thing, send yer fotos as well and i’ll make a post with them all in it and you can track who will be there and maybe get laid if you aren’t a complete retard.
also, bono yes U2 Bono said in Q magazine he wishes he wrote one of Emm’s songs. did anyone like that ever say anything remotely decent about you? no? that’s what i thought.
Sabrina: that cyn chick is yelling at me now on erin‘s blog why do people have to act like the internets is 8th grade
me: my new motto is delete someone said bla bla cigs and booze is not a way to stay healthy and young and i DELETED it i would not hang out with someone or tolerate them to say that EVER to me in real life
Sabrina: dude, some other person randomly told me i was pathetic. but they do it on erin’s blog
me: like fuck YOU
Sabrina: dude, really
me: say you’re hanging with your mates and this random person tags along now, does the random person think it a good idea to scold you and yer pals for drinking and smoking? wait, what the fuck, who are you even to me? yer no one. yer just some pathetic ugmo who reads my blog im putting this on my blog so they know how we feel
Sabrina: you should
me: by the way everyone your opinions mean nothing i mean the nice ones mean something but when you try and tell me what to do and how to live my life you can fully fuck off which is the reason why you came to read my blog to begin with something about it appealed to you but then after awhile when they dont get the attention they crave they lose their fucking minds and turn crazy
Sabrina: people are so fucking pathetically lonely
me: anyway that cyn chick is nutzo her insults aren’t even funny
Sabrina: no shit
me: she said i bug the fucking shit out of her more like MY BEAUTY DOES
Sabrina: haha i wasn’t even mean to her, i just explained that she was acting like a fucking retard on my blog and i would prefer that she not do it because IT’S MY BLOG NOT HERS
me: when you say things like that it angers them more when you guide it the route of YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS i picture people jamming their thumbs in their eye sockets
Sabrina: god, we are like the howard stern’s of the internet
me: total bullies
Sabrina: we just do what we’re gonna do and these people cannot peel themselves away so they have to make it our problem that they are obsessed
me: exactly
Sabrina: HELLO. GET A LIFE.
me: IT WAS HER FAULT SHE WAS A TEASE SHE TURNED ME ON I COULDNT HELP BUT RAPE HER pfft
Sabrina: duh
me: brb crapping hoodia works it just empties yer bowels feels like when i was in mexico and lost 10 lbs in 4 seconds
