B-list and *loving* it
Chris Zammarelli over at Libraryola wrote a post about the notion of blogebrity in the library blog world (the “biblioblogosphere,” if you will), where he declares himself to be a C-lister and revels in his obscurity. It’s a really good and interesting post.
I, too, must revel. I had the honor of being ranked B-list by Mr. Zammarelli, and I love it (he expressed some concern at offending the B-list crowd).
I’ve even been deemed to have a “broad reach by some measures” by Mr. Walt Crawford (way near the bottom of the page), which is really ideal and also an honor. See, while I am buddies with various A-list library bloggers, I have always said that if I did achieve any level of celebrity in my life, it should be a niche celebrity. No bright, shiny lights, no multitudes of swooning stalkers, rag articles about where my next job might be, or who the baby daddy might be. Just people who appreciate my brain, sense of humor, professionalism, and knowledge. (Honestly lately I hadn’t felt very talented blogwise until I got a link from Siva’s blog about his Daily Show appearance. *Too hot* for words.)
The nice thing about the B-list is that my name gets around, but I’m not too all sorts of famous. At least I don’t think I am. I can afford to spend time talking to people, although I’m notoriously bad with email. My deeds are highly regarded and my potential remains promising, but I don’t need to live up to horribly high external expectations (my horribly high internal expectations, however, are another story).
While, for the most part, I have only myself to answer to or blame for anything I do or say here, I still feel guilty when I don’t have something for my readers, especially when there’s so much I want to share in what I’ve come to call The Long Queue. But I haven’t given up yet. I come, I go, I do it for fun and professional development. And people keep reading my blog, which will never, ever cease to be novel to me.
So it’s really not about fame, or hits and sessions. It’s about the fun and fullfillment meeting and helping people, sharing knowledge, and riding the shift.
Thank you, Chris. 
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