This is why my mom is hilarious.

This is a conversation I had with my mom Friday evening. Keep in mind that it is my goal in life for my parents to never find out about this blog since it's likely they'd disown me when they realize how warped and messed in the head I turned out. Anyway, here's the conversation...

Mom: This USA Today article says these "blogger" people went home and wrote on their "blogs" after being involved in the London bombings. What's a blog?
Me: Blog is short for weblog. It's like an online journal.
Mom: So what reason is there for having it? Do these people just write about themselves?
Me: (getting slightly defensive now) Well, some people have theme blogs, like they write their own movie or music reviews and stuff.
Mom: But not all of them, right? The rest just write about themselves if it's just a journal?
Me: Um, yeah, I guess... Some people do it to keep relatives updated about what they're doing and stuff. Some people just use it as a soapbox.
Mom: Ok, so how would you find someone's blog?
Me: (measuring my steps here, avoiding saying, "do a google search!") Usually they'll give you the address or other people will provide a link to the blog from their own blog.
Mom: Wait, so people who write about themselves will point you to other people that write about themselves?
Me: Um, I guess, yeah...
Mom: These blogger people have too much ego. The whole blog thing sounds kind of stupid, if you ask me. Who would read that anyway?
Me: Um, right. Say, you know what TV show I really miss? Seinfeld. That Kramer sure was funny...

And people wonder how I ended up so cynical. I doubt I need to worry about my mom finding the blog. Please, nobody tell her. Thanks. Her opinion of me is low enough as it is, what with me not being a doctor or a lawyer and not being married with kids and all. No need to add "raving egomaniac who spends entirely too much time updating his blog" to her already-diminished image of me.