Age - How old are you now?
32
When you started your online diary?
april 2000
Marital Status?
Single
Occupation - What kind of work do you do?
art model and multiMEDIA artist.
Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this diary?
a weekly public access tv show 'goddessKRING' has aired since 1995. i go for long walks by mySELF and love movies/art/reading/meditating and animals.
Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
I live in seattle now. born in san diego california.
Why did you start writing your diary online?
Expressing is my PAssion. web/video/painting modeling and KringSPEAK audio/music that i Create. i write in a paper diary everyday in addition to my online diary.
Do you communicate with readers of your diary?
Yes. Live journal has 20,000 or so memebers we are linked and post comments to each other some journals are private- but i like to keep mine very Open.
How much email feedback do you recieve from your diary? Is it mainly positive or negative?
10 comments a day on average. i post many pics i take along with words/feelings/thoughts of my day/life/mood. 80 percent are Supportive and the rest are from people who judge my honesty and eccentricity pretty harshly!
Have you met any new friends because of the diary?
Yes. i have at least 3 new friends in person because of the journal and 20 or so online friends that share with me.
Has your motivation changed over time?
i have always wanted to share with anyONE interested in learning about me.
How has the diary changed your life?
i feel more Expansive. my mind is growing and healing and OPEN.
Do your friends and family know you keep this journal/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?
Yes. both my parents enJOY my Expression and are supportive. they are more private than me but they respect my freedom. Sometimes i worry about how much i share on a personal level...but i choose to move through my fear.
How has the diary benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
People tell me i inspire them to be more daring and trust their creative urges and Express more authentically.
Has your diary ever gotten you in trouble? If so, how? Scenerio: If you were wronged by a person that you know reads your diary, would you bash them anyway? What about family? What about co-workers?
i give poeple nic names. a few times i have upset people i know who feel their privacy has been invaded by my sharing online- so i keep it focused on me- and am vague about who i am talking about. i don't want to hurt anyone!
If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
just keep on growing and expressing.
Do you have any favorite entries?
i enJOY how i change from to day. many of my latest entries have gorgeous photos i have taken that i am very proud of.
What do you look for in an online journal, as a reader?
Passion, intensity, courage, strength, uniqueness, humor, intelligence, compassion.
Do you use your real name in your diary?
yes. shannon kringen 'goddessKRING' is my nic name.
Do you censor yourself in your diary?
i am pretty OPEN...i just try and protect the privacy of those i know and when i am feeling very negative i let it all hang out and then have to repair later!
Do you ever use fiction techniques such as imaginary dialogue?
i sometimes speak in Rhyme/KringSPEAK poetic dreamVISION speech...
Do you ever significantly edit/rewrite past entries?
Would you describe your diary as
traditional, essay, novel, rant, letter to someone, a theme journal, or
something different?
improvisational Life sharing documentation
of my experience- heart and Soul.
What is "one word" that would
describe your diary's content?
Authentic.
As an online diarist do you consider yourself
a Web celebrity, an
exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator,
or something
different?
Healer.
How do you tackle the mechanics of Web
design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what
you envision.
Patience and adapting to what works and doing
it as best i can. Follow through. no giving
up!
Why do you think people are interested
in what you have to say?
my passion and intelligence and artistic
talent. sincerity.
What compels you to design beautiful
pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of
"why an online journal")?
i am in Love with expressing and creating and
sharing with a 'tribe' of people in tune with
what i share.