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I'm Aisling. I'm a "dorkerella," on the never ending quest to be the world's greatest know-it-all. This is my story.20 September 2007
Bad news puts me in a sad mood.
Well, I'm very sad today. Last night, while at the mall, we ran into some of Matt's friends, who told us that my drama teacher's son passed away. I don't know how, but I do know that I am devastated. He was only my age, 19 years old.
It makes me think about what would happen if my life were to just end, unexpectedly. I know that my family and friends would be wrecks. My friends would eventually move on, but I'm not sure my family would. It would affect their every action for the rest of their lives. My blog would be completely abandoned, so nobody I know online would even know that something had happened to me. My parents would keep a bunch of my stuff, but probably get rid of some of it as well. My Facebook account would live on, probably the way I left it. It's kind of weird to think of.
From a dorky online, blogger, forum poster point of view, how many blogs do you find that haven't been posted to in months or years? How many people on your forum just disappear without notice? Have you ever wondered what happened to them? It's possible, even probable, that they've just lost interest, or have other things going on in their lives, but what if something awful has actually happened to them?
Agggh, I'm being depressing, and I definitely don't want anyone reading this to become depressed. So, have a good day. Tell everyone you know how much you love them (unless, of course, you don't).
It makes me think about what would happen if my life were to just end, unexpectedly. I know that my family and friends would be wrecks. My friends would eventually move on, but I'm not sure my family would. It would affect their every action for the rest of their lives. My blog would be completely abandoned, so nobody I know online would even know that something had happened to me. My parents would keep a bunch of my stuff, but probably get rid of some of it as well. My Facebook account would live on, probably the way I left it. It's kind of weird to think of.
From a dorky online, blogger, forum poster point of view, how many blogs do you find that haven't been posted to in months or years? How many people on your forum just disappear without notice? Have you ever wondered what happened to them? It's possible, even probable, that they've just lost interest, or have other things going on in their lives, but what if something awful has actually happened to them?
Agggh, I'm being depressing, and I definitely don't want anyone reading this to become depressed. So, have a good day. Tell everyone you know how much you love them (unless, of course, you don't).
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posted by Aisling # 9:13 a.m. 
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Things get kind of scary when you think about death, especially your own :(
That's the sad thing about the internet; it seems so impersonal sometimes. I know I would wonder where you went, maybe even send you an email after a month or something... but I'd have no way of knowing what happened.
That's the sad thing about the internet; it seems so impersonal sometimes. I know I would wonder where you went, maybe even send you an email after a month or something... but I'd have no way of knowing what happened.
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: 20 September, 2007 13:13
Great post. This is very touching and has gotten me to think about this more.
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