More changes?

EDIT: you know I'm brain fried from fatigue when it takes me half an hour to realize that the reason I need to edit this blog is to reflect that this is the unfiltered version. (y_y) But, to be fair, I have been extremely busy in the last few months, which has this week resulted in massive amounts of fatigue comas and time lost on the couch. Anywho, let's get on with this…

I know, I change my mind more often than a politician, but this might be one of my better ideas. Might, anyway. As most of you know, I run two version of this blog. One is this free site hosted with WP, while the other account is hosted through my site provider, GoDaddy. The theme is custom and was made to look like my old site. So for this reason, I tend to think of it as my real blog and this site as my mirror. (Behold, the power of editing! For it brings clarity of meaning!)

Thing is, I've found myself wishing there was a bigger difference between the two blogs. Some folks like that I'm not afraid to rant about troubling topics, but it turns off other people. On my more pissy days, I want to say "Well fuck them." But this is not one of my more pissy months. In fact, I've had a long sit down and a tea, and I've come to think that perhaps the two blogs SHOULD be a little different from each other.

So what I'm proposing is that the other blog will become the "pro-blog", with pro meaning positive "pros", not an abbreviation for professional. There, I'll try to talk mostly about book or game reviews, or I'll just ramble about stuff if I don't think it's going to scare people off. This blog will be the unfiltered stream. So if there's something really bugging me that I can't let go, I'll deal with it here and spare the readers of the other site. This is also fair warning that you may want to change your default bookmark.

This decision came after my choice to move All Maid Up to a home of its own. I was making that move as a consideration for people who only wanted the one story and not all the other posts. I started thinking that maybe the blog readers should also have that option, being able to choose a filtered or an unfiltered stream.

I know what you're going to say: "But Zoe, you hate all readers." Not true. I only hate YOU. Kidding! I'm kidding, come back! No, but seriously, even though I'm an amateur writer, I still want to make it easier for new folks showing up to get a feel for my writing in a way that feels accessible to them. Some people don't need the filter, but a lot of others do. And even though I often come across as abrasive and divisive, this does not mean I am inflexible. I'm kinda like a snake, I guess. (>_>)

So, just letting you know, if things feel a bit too crazy here, then you may want to head to http://zoewhitten.com/wordpress/ for the filtered feed. I don't expect there to be a HUGE difference between the two, so you won't have to follow both blogs. But this is just one more attempt to set up these two blogs in ways that are actually useful for y'all. Like my choice to have one dark color theme and one light, it's meant to give you the choice to use what's more comfortable for you.

Yeah, I know. You thought I didn't care. But the fact is, I rant so much because I care too much, even about random strangers who I don't know. But I need to separate some of my stronger emotions from one blog and store it here instead of spreading it all around. Besides, there's no need to be repetitive.

That said, I do not plan to do any more retroactive pruning on the other site. Of course, I might later change my mind. I change my mind like other people change their clothes. But for now, I prefer to acknowledge my past abrasiveness and leave it out there in the open. Truly, I have nothing to hide from y'all. I've given you every facet and side of me. And now, I'm offering some of you the choice to use a filter. Cause having options rocks.