Moving to Noopieville

So.... I've thought about starting a blog for quite some time now and have been playing with the idea for even longer.  Each time the thought crossed my mind, I would go to the internet and just about the time I would click to start one, I would tell myself "Am I loopy or what, no one wants to read what I have to say".   Today is the day!   I have finally gotten to the point where I no longer care if anyone wants to read what I have to say, I want to write what I am thinking just for my own pleasure.  

As I was signing up for a blog on Blogger.com, they ask you to type in the characters in the box to verify something?!  I don't know what I'm verifying or anything else, but to get to the blog I want to create I have to type the characters in.  I want a blog, I've finally gotten the courage to start one, so I'll just type in those silly little letters and numbers.  I've often wondered about that box, what does it do, what does it verify, how do the letters and numbers come up?  I'm assuming they are randomly chosen which brings me to the reason why this blog is called Noopie.  It gave me a chuckle that as I was thinking I was loopy for creating a blog, the randomly chosen letters in that little box were Nooppizess.  Loopy......Noopie.....now you kind of get an idea of how my brain works.  Shazaam! I have a name for my blog.  No it's not deeply intelligent, it's not professional, it's not formal, but it is funny.  I mean who names a blog Noopie?  Well, I do.  So in the interest of creating a new word, what doesNooppie mean?  Silly, funny and whimsical, I guess for me that is what it means.  

This last year has kinda been a Noopie one for me (Funny, but doesn't quite make sense in the grand scheme of things).  I've been through lots of ups and downs, encountered some really interesting people, and along the way have learned a lot about myself.  I consider myself a people person but without the longing to be around people.  I do well in situations where I am in front of a computer screen communicating with folks.  It takes away the intense fear that I have about putting my foot in my mouth because I can measure my words a little better.  I still tend to eat a little bit of my own toe jam occasionally, even when I am "measuring".  

My problem is that I am too forthright with my thoughts.  I'm a big girl and can take what most people dish out, but others are not always that way.  There's the crux of my problem.   I spew what's on my mind while they reel from my spewing.  The funny thing is that I have gotten a lot better over the years, thank goodness most people in my life now didn't know me "back when".  So now I have a blog and can spew, measure and eat toe jam anytime I want to.  Quite a selfish act, but as one who has raised three kids successfully I figure I deserve a little selfishness once in awhile.  After all, if they don't like what I write, don't read it.  Ahhh, the beauty of blogging.  So if you've read this and didn't like it, thanks for the one time visit!  Now you can be on your merry way to a better and more interesting blog, and I can continue to write what I want without the worry of what you think.  Life is grand.