Awkward! The Indie Blogger Roll Call

The indie blogger roll call. This thing everyone got sick of on QQ Zone has now spread to indie blogs. Uh, you know what, I got tagged by TTkea and yumao. Maozi’s version is in traditional characters, uh, which looks so awkward to me. OK, here we go

Rules: 1. Answer the questions below seriously and truthfully 2. Look back carefully at how your blog has grown, then answer the questions from rule 1 3. Get sentimental if you can 4. Feel free to add your own questions or modify the questions 5. After answering, pass this on to 3 blogs from your blogroll, and urge them to answer and keep passing it on 6. If you get tagged, finish as soon as you can, then pass it to others 7. Nobody gains anything from this, it’s just a trip down memory lane 8. Whoever gets tagged copies everything below the rules 9. No tagging back, OK

How long has your blog been around? Do you remember the day it officially launched?

My blog has been around for about 141 days. It officially launched on February 21, 2010. My first hosting account has the date on it. Come to think of it, I’ve switched hosts many times since.

Will you keep your blog going?

Absolutely. I’ll keep it going forever. Some other major reason might force me to shut it down, but I believe I can keep at it.

If one day you gave up on your blog, what do you think the reason would be?

A major reason: I’m gone, or I’ve moved somewhere else, or I’m too broke to afford a blog, and so on…… There are lots of possible reasons……

Did you have any other blog before your indie blog?

Does QQ Zone count? QQ Zone felt like garbage. Oh, and I remember having a Google Sites page, but it got XX’d, so I stopped. After that I had one on a business-blog site called Qibowang, kept it up for a while, and then abandoned it.

Do you remember your first domain?

It’s this one, blueandhack.com

What does your first domain mean?

It’s my one-of-a-kind ID online, so if you google blueandhack, it’s all me…… unless one day I get famous and someone impersonates me!

Do you remember who your first link exchange was with? How are things between you now?

I remember. It was Buxin Ercai. He was the first one to leave a comment on my site and the first to swap links with me. I have no idea how he found me, heh. We haven’t been in touch for a long time, but we still link to each other~

How did you feel when your blog got its first comment?

How did I feel! How do I put it~ it was complicated. Mostly I wondered how he’d found me~ uh~ I was baffled~ Overall I was really happy that someone could get to know me.

You’ve spent a lot of your time on your blog. Have you ever regretted it?

No regrets! To help me set foot on American soil, ideally~ I want to turn my blog into a portal~ That’s my grand dream!

Do you think friends you make through blogging are reliable? Do you trust them?

To quote Maozi: “Why wouldn’t they be reliable? Why wouldn’t I trust them??”

If one day a blogging friend, or you yourself, had to leave this circle for some special reason, would you still come back to visit?

I’d come back. After all, I’ve put a lot of feeling into it. I’ll always miss the indie blogging scene

Why did you start your blog?

Honestly, my reasons for starting a blog weren’t all that pure. It was for applying to American universities. I hope my blog can help me out and give me a hand. The blog serves everyone, but to quote someone else: “A blog is written for yourself to read”

Has your reason for running your blog changed?

Mainly for fun, and secondly to serve everyone

Does your blog bring you a lot of happiness?

Now it’s not just happiness. Sometimes it’s nerve-racking, like when the server goes down. Basically, my moods move with my blog.

Do you feel OK if you go a day without visiting your blog?

Well, the first thing I do when I turn on my computer is log in to my blog and check the comments……

Are there people from your real life who interact with you on your blog?

Not really. None of my friends are into this stuff. They’re all about to take the gaokao, the college entrance exam……

How many of your real-life friends know you have a blog?

Pretty much all of them, but not one has ever left a comment. They say commenting is too much trouble~ I give up~

What would you like to say to your blogging friends?

To quote Maozi again: “I’m a newbie, but I’m working hard to do better”

What are you right now? Working? Or a student?

A student, of course. Not many middle-aged guys are into this kind of thing, right……

Who are you going to pass this on to?

Well, I won’t drag too many people into this. I’ll pass it to Crazylin, hey33 and Brother Dahui, just these three~ hehe. If I think of anyone else, I’ll add them. HOHO, I’ll get them all in trouble and feel no guilt! (^__^) If they don’t see it, oh well! Actually, let me add one more: Qianshuiyu~