Ever wanted to tell someone off, in public?
I was reading a friend's blog and she was expressing some frustration at not being able to blog about some personal issues, for fear of upsetting her friends and loved ones. Her blog is very funny and I admire that a lot. I understand her reluctance to vent, though. Too much bad karma could be put out there. Too much potential for hurt feelings, and possibly litigation.
So I came up with a brilliant idea, I think.
There's no money involved, but I am pondering the idea of starting another blog, one that would be completely and totally anonymous, and asking for anonymous contributions. I can think of lots of names for it - The Spleen Vent, The Piss and Moan Club, The Pity Party, etc. / Get the idea?
I wouldn't care about SEO Optimization or Twitter feeds, or monetization, or links to anything. It would just be a place to vent.
I would have to have rules, though. Hmmm... Probably would be a good idea to make sure there were no real names used. Also, I would need to maintain some creative control. Just posting some inane stuff saying "He's an asshole" wouldn't be my goal. I'd love to see some sort of bitingly funny criticism, but I might settle for something at least sincere with all the words spelled right. I'd limit word count, too.And no profanity. It shows a lack of imagination and is, of course, tacky.
There's no reason a poisoned pen can't be tasteful.
I have, on more than one occasion, written a letter to a friend/boyfriend/boss and told them off. I never sent the letters of course, but it felt good to vent.
So, to see if I can attract some folks to read this little post, I am going to blatantly go for the search engine optimization here:
- Can you type?
- Have you ever wanted to just write a scathing letter to someone but had nowhere to post it?
- Ever wanted to tell off the boss? An old boyfriend? An old girlfriend? A lover?
- Do you hate jerks? Want to get revenge? Tell them off?
- Do you hate a particular TV show and want to tell the writers where they went wrong?
- Want to tell your mom or dad where to go?
- Need therapy but can't afford it?
- Ever wanted to slap someone's face but can't afford to do the jail time for assault?
- Like, seriously Dude?!
- Seriously?! [I am going for the 12-25 readership there - "seriously" is their favorite word.]
IF the answer to any of the above questions is YES, leave me a comment here. If I get at least 15 comments, I will start the blog. I won't get to post anything I've written, but I WILL start a new blog, just for fun, and accept guest posts.
Seriously.
