To whom this may concern:

I was just saying to a friend (prior to my receiving your email, ironically) that there's no such thing as "blog ettiquette" because once you make your post public, it's out there, and whoever is going to read it is going to read it, and they are going to do with it and make of it what they will. It's a risk I accept.

I also believe that I don't have anything to hide. I did consider slapping my password protection back into place after this incident, so I could maintain a rein on who was reading what I was writing, but, like I said, I don't believe I have anything to hide.

Having said that, had I known you were one of my readership, I would not have posted as I did earlier today.

I can't defend what I posted in my post earlier today because it is the truth, but I can offer a little more context. At the same time that I value your friendship and smile over the good times we have shared, I feel on edge when I talk to you- I think it's because I'm afraid of offending you by saying something I didn't know you were sensitive about? And with respect to my comments that I had placed myself in a less than favourable situation, if you read my blog regularly (especially during December 04), you'll see that it's almost a trademark of mine that I regret something I've agreed to, then proceed to find out after it's all over that it really was the opposite of what I had dreaded. So, like I said, I can't and I am not trying to defend what I posted, but I hope this has clarified things somewhat.

However, truth or not, and clarified or not, I am really sorry that this is the way you found out my feelings, and for any hurt that that caused. I realise I probably should have said something to you earlier about my feelings in order to try and work this out- all I can say is that I'm a non-confrontational sort of person and that this is probably an instance where I should have got over that and tried to work it out with you for the sake of our friendship. I hope that you can forgive me, and that our relationship will be able to move beyond this given time.

I'm sure I will have a very nice life (which, should you ever be bored one day, you can continue to keep up with via this website) and I wish you all the best for whatever the future holds for you if we're not in touch in the near future. Of course, if you would like you get in touch, you know how to contact me.

Sincerely,
em