| A tentative LJ epitaph |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|07:09 pm] |
Time flies. It's been four years since I graduated from college, moved to New York, and started this LJ. A year or so ago I stopped posting, and at some point I deleted many of the more personal entries. Most of my friends list is no longer active.
I never got comfortable blogging. I didn't want to blog anonymously, but I definitely didn't want to get too personal on the public Internet under my real name. The friends list is a useful compromise, but most of my friends don't have LJ accounts. I also wasn't interested in blogging on politics or my profession or other interests (minus the occasional snarky commentary), and LJ doesn't feel like the right place to do so anyway.
What will I do now? I'm not sure. I think it's important to write about your life, particularly if you have a poor episodic memory as I do, and I regret not having written more and destroying most of what I have written. But I don't feel inclined to blog. Perhaps I will return to my private journal from college. I like LJ, particularly with its friends lists and communities such as ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.2) newyorkers, but in this age of Google perhaps Blogger would be a better choice in the future. In the meantime, this journal will remain as a monument to that part of my life. Take care.
-Mike |
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[Aug. 13th, 2008|08:36 pm] |
Today I wore a horizontal striped polo. I'm pretty sure that while walking home from work someone yelled "Where's Waldo!" at me.
I haven't heard that one in quite some time, possibly in more than a decade. |
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[Mar. 27th, 2008|07:47 pm] |
Random conversation in the elevator after my drum lesson:
Guy with artsy glasses: Are you having a good life?
Me: Yeah, I'd say so. [pause] I hope you are, too.
Guy: I thought I was. You've got to overcome those issues. Acting helps.
Me: ...
[elevator opens]
Me: Well, good luck.
Guy: Thanks. Have a good week. |
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[Mar. 23rd, 2008|10:05 pm] |
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My brain and hands remember how to play guitar surprisingly well given how long it's been (roughly seven years with only a couple gigs in the middle). This will make things a lot easier going forward. |
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[Feb. 15th, 2008|11:33 am] |
I like how I'm typing this on the same IKEA coffee table as the one I have at home. |
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[Jan. 7th, 2008|12:46 am] |
I've been up in New Hampshire for a couple days working for the Ron Paul campaign. New Hampshire is cold and snowy. Ron Paul 2008! |
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