On Blogging

Hi, guys!

It's been seven lifetimes, I know. And only two people bother reading this thing, which is cool. I mean, I'm not heartbroken or anything.

I've been down on blogging because it distracts from schoolwork-writing, which is overwhelming. But the truth is, I've been getting a lot of good essay ideas from old blog posts on this here puppy. So there is a value to using this, as long as I don't let it become my focus or a giant time-suck.

And, as long as any (tiny) readership I gather up understands that my energy isn't going into any high-quality writing, I might as well continue to blather here from time to time. Write about whatever motivates me. See if anything sticks.

Right now I'm working on the following, all due on August 1st:

- One long nonfiction essay, 25 pages or so
- One shorter nonfiction essay, 5 pages
- Fiction writing of any length, to try it on for size, in consideration for a genre-switch
- Two academic annotations on books recently read, each 2-3 pages long
- Reading the six books required for the month.

What a life, kids. Thank god I love this shit. Otherwise I'd expire.

Much love to anyone still lingering and maybe-reading! Hope to be posting more soon.