The Way Forward
So a while ago I mentioned that I'd been contemplating the future of this blog, then I went quiet on the subject, then the next thing I mentioned was that I'm (we're) moving from London to San Francisco, then I went quiet on the subject.All these things are interlinked. The prospect and process of moving put a hold on my thoughts for the future of the blog, then the final details of the move, which in the end came upon me with startling suddenness, stopped me writing about that.
But now I've moved and have made some decisions.Yes, I'm in San Francisco. The Mrs and the cat are joining me in a little over a month, I've found somewhere for us to live while we're here, and although I'm currently without a home connection, I at least have a few minutes to write about what I want to do next.
When I was thinking about my blogging history (and this thing's been around in one form or another since 2001, so there's a little history to think about), I considered what I wanted the site (and note I don't just say the blog) to be early on and what it's ended up becoming.Originally the site was more than just the blog - I had a fairly substantial reviews section which I made sure I added to regularly to keep my critical faculties exercised. The blog itself used to be the kind of blog I liked to read - with plenty of comment on current affairs, links to weird and funny stuff I found on the web and an occasional comment about my life. This last element has increasingly come to dominate, and now I feel like I'm writing a bunch of entries about stuff I've done, and increasingly few about the world at large. That's not the kind of blog I like to read.
So it's time for a change of direction, some new ground rules for myself, and hopefully a more interesting experience for anyone who still stops by.
More in the next day or so.