Elle tells it like it is

…has been feeling really freaking censored lately!  Now that I have family on Facebook, I really can’t rant and post the sorts of from-the-hip things that I like to because, well, I just don’t want to explain it when my mom will undoubtedly call me 5 seconds later.  I’m also so extremely liberal, but have some good friends who are much, much more conservative.  I really appreciate that we don’t have the same point of view.  I don’t want to hide them and I don’t want them to hide me, so we are mostly at a kinda of neutral space.  That’s really fine!  In fact, Facebook would be more awesome in general if people posted more photos than gifts requests.  Status updates are great - but let me SEE your life, too.

And twitter?  I generally can get my crazed opinion out there in 140 characters or less.  But, I’m looking for a job and am now thinking that I need to be a little more protective of my online reputation because of that.  San Diego is still a pretty conservative town - especially within business. (Here’s an aside - a job I interviewed for had “people who text all day need not apply” listed right on the job ad.  Is that they new “long haired, hippy freaks need not apply”?)

So yeah, now, I’m thinking I need a new outlet.  This may be it.  The whole process of typing my thoughts on the keyboard is so cathartic that I feel I need it in my life.  And I’m trying to be as honest without revealing TOO much of my real identity.  Not because I don’t stand behind each word, but because I really need a flipping job and also I desperately need my own car.  They kind of go together.  I’ve been car-sharing with my husband for quite a few years now.  I think my carbon footprint has shrunk enough.  But in our current situation, it’s so inconvenient and I feel trapped on the days I don’t have wheels.