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Well, no, not really.
It is the end of the line for this address, however. It's been obvious that I haven't been doing much with it lately, despite spending more time than ever (if possible) online.
This blog started out primarily as a personal space, for me to tell anecdotes and indulge in long-winded rambling about a variety of subjects. Now, however, the structure of my life has changed somewhat, and after repeating the same story or conspiracy theory multiple times to my relatives and friends (basically, anybody willing to listen) I often manage to bore myself enough not to want to write it down.
Also, I have some issues with blogging as a medium. I enjoy blogging for its instant connectivity - in seconds, you get to publish, and within minutes (OK, days or weeks) somebody comes along and reads it. But often the impatient urge to publish gets the better of my good intentions to produce something really worth reading. I've never been pleased with the quality of my writing online, especially on subjects close to my heart.
After almost seven years, I now know what blogging is really good for. It's for the small things: for the minor, glittering pleasures of schadenfreude, wish fulfillment, daytime escapism. Big things belong in books, or at least in self-important magazines and journals. Those are mediums that demand time, research, long hours of editing, nights filled with self-doubt. Not one Publish Post button in sight.
I want to write about big things, true. I'll do that someday. (Maybe tomorrow...) For now, I'm shifting over to another address:
http://this-modern-life.blogspot.com/
Obviously, the (not-so) new address is less personal. There, I'll be blogging mostly on featherweight topics. I think this will actually be far more challenging - you try writing intelligently and accessibly about say, fashion. My blog has always been about my inner life; now I think I'll let my outer life have its say. For one thing, it will be way less angst-driven.
Anyway, thank you for reading, if you've come this far with me. I'll see you over on the new blog.
