Personal 29 May 2007 04:09 pm
Writing Retreat, moving this blog, and other varied things
This week, I’m on "vacation" - it feels a bit strange to take a vacation from a "job" I only started a month ago or so. But I decided that now was the best time to take some days off to write, before a big project that I’ll be working on will get going full steam. Well, actually, I’m editing, not really writing. I am finally going to finish editing the novel I wrote last summer, and print up copies to send around to people that have been waiting far too long for it. I have a list of names of people to send it to, but if you are interested in getting one, let me know. I’m happy to get any feedback that I can.
Next week sometime (or perhaps eariler, if I want a break from editing) I’ll be moving this blog off of typepad, and onto WordPress - great open source blog software that I can put on my virtual host, and stop paying Typepad, which will be nice. Two years ago when I moved the blog to Typepad, I other blog software wasn’t really ready enough for me, since I wanted to focus on the writing, and not the technology. Wordpress has advanced, and will allow me to still focus on writing. And save some bucks in the meantime. Good thing.
I’ve been pondering a lot the role of this blog. My technology blog is very focused, and has a good audience. This blog has a much smaller audience, and, of course, is a lot less focused. I still want to keep it going, but I’m pondering about the directions in which I might take it.
Spring has finally sprung here in the valley - our forsythias have now gone by, our lilacs are in full bloom, and the mosquitos are out in full force. The bugs here are ferocious! We’ve resorted to buying all sorts of poisons to spray on ourselves - lest we be completely bereft of blood, and covered with bites. Actually, we are already covered with bites.
on 29 May 2007 at 7:25 pm 1.Scott Wells (Boy in the Bands) said …
With your skills, I’m thinking the install might be a long coffee break.
on 02 Jun 2007 at 5:23 pm 2.Mata H said …
OK here is a great remedy for the itch of the bite — go to your bar of soap and take the gooey stuff from the bottom and slather it on the bite — or, use dishwashing liquid. I have no idea why this works. It just does.
(Now, do I get the prize for the oddest comment your blog has yet to receive?)