Doing the blog lifestyle

I've had a number of online diaries or blogs, but after doing away with all that, I still feel a need to express my writing creativity and vent about life in general.  I think I'm over using blogs to vent about specific people or situations, but I don't see anything wrong with writing about more general or open issues that affect me and everyone around me.  For the first time, privacy will be a part of my online life, which is something I'm not sure how to go about, but I'm sure I'll learn along the way.  I figure at this point in my life I shouldn't be afraid to share certain areas of my life with the world, as long as I'm safe and responsible about it.  I also am contemplating just sending out mass emails to friends about more personal issues or situations that may happen to me instead of just posting something for the world to see and judge me.  It's not needed.  Besides, I'm an adult, I don't need to answer to anyone about why I do what I do anymore.