Sunday, June 14, 2009

Blog name

A name is just a name, right? Then why am I having such a hard time changing it?

My blog name, blogging from the holy land, was chosen one night out of frustration. I started the blog, and couldn't think of a good name, and as it happened to be, this was my year in Israel, and I was blogging, so it seemed fitting to call it that.

And now I'm leaving. And I don't want to change it. My logic is like this: though I won't physically be in Israel next year, and I'll (hopefully, iy''h) still be glorifying y'all with my words of wisdom, I feel like I'm taking Israel, and all the holiness, with me in my heart.

Wherever I'll end up next year, (pray for me people, I have no idea what I'm doing next year!) I plan on blogging, and it doesn't really matter what the name is, and I hate change, and it'll be more complicated to change the name, sooooooooo......
even though I'm leaving, the name shall stay the same. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

It's crazy to think that in a few days, I will no longer be standing in this apple store (which we are forbidden to be in, btw) agonizingly typing away on this blog, rushing to get to class, hoping no one will find reason to kick me out of the store. Soon, I'll be peacefully sitting by a computer in my house, wishing I was back here, wishing for the noise. (Sigh).

Bare with me, people. I know I'm getting all sappy on you, and as my friend, Chanalia likes to say, I'm too deep for her, and I try to find meaning in everything (like how I'm contemplating reopening my facebook account, so I can keep in touch with my friends, but I can't decide. She says, just do it!!! It's not that big of a decision!!!! But isn't it?)

So help me G-d, you people are nice if you are still reading this. Sometimes I write, and forget what I wanted to say, so I just write and write about everything. Sometimes I forget why I started this blog. Remind me. Write me something nice in the comment box, so I can go, awwwww, thats so nice. And then I'll cry.

Blogging from the holy land is gonna stay, for now. If I ever decide to change it, I'll need help deciding, since I am horrible at making decisions. So for now, goodbye people.

Forever.























































Na, nothing is forever.
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15 comments:

  1. Just like a guyJune 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    Hey, I should've changed my blog's name a long time ago...

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  2. chanaliaJune 14, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    i think diamonds are forever actually, also maybe you should see someone about your inability to make decisions/change........AWWWWWWW

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  3. inkstainedhandsJune 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    You can just leave this blog as it is (at 100 posts -- perfect number) and start a new blog under the same profile once you return to the US.

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  4. AltieJune 15, 2009 at 4:52 AM

    nope i'm keeping this blog, and the name. it just fits.

    and TRS, r u insinuating that u are no longer TRS? are u impersonating him?

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  5. Just like a guyJune 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    All's I'm saying is that currently I'm learning smicha and preparing to get hitched. Sure, once a Shliach always a Shliach (as the Rebbe told R. Groner) and every Jew is a Shliach, but still...

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  6. OokamikunJune 15, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    Can add an "s" to the end and/or a question mark.

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  7. eJune 15, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    I vote for change! You're starting a new Chapter in your life, get a new blog to go with it. I personally keep track of time by have many years it's been since I returned from shlichus. Probably coming back from sem is a similar milestone. Lady, don't get stuck in the past!

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  8. AltieJune 15, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    i dont plan on getting stuck in the past. i know going home from sem is a new stage in life, but i hate change and people pressuring me, stop trying to convince me to change it!!! it stayed the same for now. and if i need suggestions IF i decide to change it, i know who to ask

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  9. GeorgeJune 15, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Thing is, you might regret it later. Ask TRS or C if they regret leaving their blog names the same.

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  10. AltieJune 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    u ask them, i dont really care. forget i ever asked. why would i regret it? the name doesnt really matter, the content does.

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  11. Just like a guyJune 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    Regret is a strong word, George. I mean, I was "TRS" for over a year, and by that time I had developed a (relatively) strong identity. It was much easier to not change. Besides, having that be my name is great for search results.

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  12. AnonymousJuly 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    The link given in this post is dead. You may want to either remove it.

    On a separate note, a name is so much more than a flash of inspiration. A name is what shapes an object forever. No, it cannot just be changed with the drop of the hat, for that would be tantamount to killing the thing. The name is what provides the energy to the item. As explained in length in the esoteric writings.

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  13. AltieJuly 10, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    ya she deleted her blog long ago. thanks for the tip.

    so youve been going through my archives? :)

    perhaps, but then again if this blog was still called blogging from the holy land it would make no sense.

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  14. AnonymousJuly 10, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Every Jew is a mikdash me'at. letting your thought flow forth from your head, and then putting them on your blog, still counts as blogging from the holy land

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  15. AltieJuly 11, 2011 at 12:04 AM

    interesting take on it.

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