shadows of echoes of memories of songs

For me, at least, LJ is an anti-mask. I spen[d/t] vast chunks of my life being one thing to one person, and another thing to another (and often, a third to myself). This is highly sustainable providing you keep your social circles isolated, without overlap. I've been more open (I almost said honest, but lies of omission aren't really lies, now are they...) with more people as a result of LJ than I can remember. Whilst a quick glance at my "friends" list will establish that there isn't much overlap yet, it's definitely moving in that direction --- on a personal level it's the One Big Thing that bothers me about my participation in this whole 'blogging exercise --- it leaves me nowhere to hide Who I Really Am.