Comments...

Well, I was against adding a "comments" section on my blog for a long time. You see, I began this blog as sort of a personal diary/journal. Living in Bangkok, I knew that someday I would really WISH I had written down all the stuff I had gone through. And though it's only been about four months since I've left, I already regret that I didn't capture everything just after it happened. My memory has never been so stellar (just ask my roommate or any past beaus), and I'm afraid some great experiences will slowly fade. Even now, when once in a blue moon I look back on an old blog or email from Bangkok, I go "Wow, I had totally forgotten about that."

Finally, I put up an email address on my blog. I find it a bit unfair, and a bit cowardly to blast your strong opinions to the world and then quickly hide behind the anonymity of the web. I was shocked when I received my first email, a kind of fan letter from a very nice person. I wrote him back. He never responded. The same went for the next "fan" who wrote in. I guess if you're going to be a celebrity, you need to maintain a degree of aloofness.

I did have an author once write me when I mentioned him in a blog. I was kind of surprised since the book, though interesting, was a bit creepy to me (letters from lovesick white guys to street-savvy Thai women). He was publishing the book in the U.S. and wanted some press. I should have told him that only three people read my site including him and myself.

Glorious “Cheek,” who seems to have slowly grown a fanbase and has become a true writer all over the web, has continually pestered me to put up a comments outlet. I really haven’t been interested until lately. I guess for 1) there are such a small number of people who visit anyway, most of them through Cheek’s site. They don’t usually stay long. I have nothing shocking, extreme, outrageous, deep, and/or wonderfully amusing to say. 2) There are a million blogs about NYC. 3) I’m afraid that my comments section will be filled with vitriolic comments that will make me cry and then make me stop writing. Since I started this blog to write, capture memories, and feel good about myself, I fear the power of the "Comments!!!!!" section 4) See #3.

Alright, well, I put it up there anyway. It's accidentally squashed above the "I should move to New Zealand" phrase. It’s kind of all screwed up now since I haven’t really refined the code that is supposed to make it work. I’ll get on that later. Alright, *deep breath* I did it. Let's see what happens, if anything. Now, for me, back to the fascinating world of private banking! Wooooo!