  I suppose it's a fad.. but on the other hand.. it seems like an extension of the ol' journal. Public viewing is the real difference I suppose. I went out with a friend to the fair last friday and she talked about how she kept a diary from 2nd grade.
Though she admits that the diary mostly contains negative things. Apparantly, she doesn't like writing when happy. Or it could be that she is a very very sad person. ;) now back to the blog.. is it an intrusion? for some reason I feel like I'm intruding on someone's privacy.. or maybe it's the long tuned thought that diaries are personal. Would I be offended at a friend who finds this and reads it? If so, why would I post? Many people at my church have blogs and some are QUITE expressive which is refreshing to hear. It's funny that social pressures prevent people from being their most open self. Though I wouldn't want people to cuss at me or punch me at the first sign of anger.
I like order for the most part. But I do find that there is much social pressure to be polite, nice, gentle, kind, etc.. etc.. Granted I'm looking a bit more narrowly at the corean (yes, with a 'c') christian culture. last week of work at marric.. it's been a great time of learning and such, but time to grow up and grow out!
I'm getting older now and the burden of responsibility sits with me. It's a good thing and yet a thing of stress and worry. A bit about corean culture: The eldest son takes care of the parents. Think of it as a 401k or a retirement fund. Honestly. Now.. I'm the second son. Never grew up with the burden or even the thought of taking care of my parents. Of course, I would visit them and gift them whenever possible.. but taking care of my parents is a whole new ball game.
My older brother (step) lives in corea. I live in the good ol' US of A. Vive La USA. So the bipartisan politics begin. All in all, I feel the responsibility of taking care of my folks. It's new and it was hard at first not being able to do the things you want to do.. but that's life. I think life would be less exciting if you could do everything you wanted. 
