To Resume

It's been a long time since I've posted here, but that isn't because I haven't been writing. I HAVE been writing, but the most salient things that have been taking up my mental space and time are not things I want to post on the internet. I feel that this is a place for the sort of things you would tell an acquaintance who asked how you are. Just like you wouldn't tell a stranger all about your terrible morning; you'd say to the person who greets you at Bloomingdale's "I'm good thanks, how are you?" (NOT "I'm well," because "well" is an adverb--this drives me crazy). Or perhaps you'd say something a little more creative or charming, but the point is you wouldn't get too personal because that would just be weird. And that is how I feel about this medium--it is not the place for anything personal. Even though I suspect that the only people who read this are people I am close with and personal with in real life, I do not feel that this is the place for anything with much weight or depth.

Of course things have been happening in my life, and in fact I've been busier than usual lately with work and moving. Those may not be the most thrilling subjects in the world but they've been new and interesting to me, and everyone can relate to them, and most importantly I'm worried that I'll lose the motivation to do this if I put it off much longer. So, in the interest of giving myself something to work on that's not work (my first school-less September has just begun and apparently I already miss homework!) I'm going to insist on posting SOMEthing here about my experiences every day, or most days. I think I'm going to have to propel that along by focusing on things I'm doing, which right now is mostly work, but it's actually very interesting and I often end a day with a few really funny stories to tell later. The trick will be making them funny in print--but whether or not I'm successful at that, the point is it's a good exercise and it's something to do for me, and not because I have to.