thinking out loud--or, at least in text
Here I sit, late at night (i know--late is relative, and this particular hour would not NEARLY have been considered "late" a few years ago! alas, i'm growing older...), a bit insomnious even though I NEED to get some sleep because I feel like I'm coming down with a cold, and I am struggling with choices about this space I occasionally occupy on the Internet.
Like several of my friends, I am debating whether or not to continue writing posts for my blog. What I want to express--and how I feel moved to express it--does not seem to be well-served by a blog anymore. There are definitely some advantages to having an online presence, especially since I am not a Facebook-er or Twitter-er. I like keeping in touch with my friends. I like knowing what they're up to, and I like that they know what's going on with me. Except... I haven't really been sharing much (online) about what's going on with me.
And, more importantly, I don't know that I want to.
It's not that I have something to hide. On the contrary--if a friend asks me about what's up I am very open about it. Even if it's not pretty. Perhaps it's that I don't feel the need to broadcast the details of my life publicly any longer. Or perhaps it's that I enjoy connecting with people in actual reality more than in virtual reality.
In any case, this is certainly something for me to reflect upon as 2008 wanes and 2009 begins. A fresh page. Maybe also a fresh web page.