A friend of mine has a website that I consider a really amazing one, where as well as small personal updates, he has images of some of his art. I don't know how interesting it would be to someone who didn't know him at all, but I love it. He is a very smart and interesting person, and even just reading his small udpates usually get me thinking or laughing.

One day, some particular thing he had posted (I forget what) made me think about starting my own website, as a place to share quotes, stories, and even some of my thought. I was fascinated by the idea of people reading and responding to my webpage the way I do my friends. Of course, because I know so little about anything to do with webpages, and therefore wouldn't be able to make it as good as I want, I haven't. And, except for the occasional time when I'm looking at something insightful and personal that someone has posted, I don't regret it. And there's no guarantee that what I have to say would be as good.

As for a private journal, yes, I have one. I do use it a lot to vent, or just write about things that are bothering me, and I usually find once I've randomly thrown all my thoughts on paper, I feel better, and stop obsessing mentally. And since I often have a head full of issues, I think it prevents me from exploding. I also write at some of the really happy moments, and going back and reading those entries always takes me back to those feelings. The first time I went back and reread my diaries from the beginning, I was surprised to discover that a point of my life that I remember being really unhappy wasn't at all. And on paper, I can argue with myself, write one side of the argument, then the other, and again, and see where I end up. I've actually figured out a few things for myself that way.

It is totally private, and I wouldn't show it to my friends, because, as someone mentioned, it might hurt them, because there are times when I'm ticked off at my nearest and dearest. Howver, I can see one day being in a relationship with someone where I let him read them. A book I just read had a girl saying to a guy "I've never had any secrets from you, even before I met you." I really liked that.

Maz"doesn't write everyone day, though, and only rarely writes in 'this is what I did/watched/listened to today' mode"er31