Just in time for the year to end, but ideas and thoughts wait for no one. I’ve decided I wanted to get back into blogging again back in July. I dipped my toes back into Tumblr when I realized it’s now owned by wordpress people (that’s what this thingy is on). It’s fun over there. Random. Like a closet that you just put stuff in you want to sorta keep and maybe get to again.

But here. I want to really think out loud again. I think the best days of blogging were when my friends did it too – Xanga and Livejournal days. It felt like a different way to hear my friend’s thoughts and communicate with them. But you guys don’t keep blogs anymore T_T (this is a crying face in case you don’t keep up with emoji).

Short form video, I just can’t really get into it. When I use Instagram, I have my phone on mute all the time anyway. I miss old Insta. That was really how my friends still “blogged”. A quick photo, quick blurb, just life things. Even Tumblr does images better. It feels like channel surfing and I really don’t hear my friend’s real voice, just the random thought bubble. Sure, I enjoy the every so often meme. I’m guilty of reposting those videos too. Lately, I’ve subscribed to all the PBS accounts, NASA accounts and overall education focused stuff to beat back the constant selling of random product. Overall, It’s just not the type of experience I want to have all the time.

I prefer reading. Which is what leads me to Reddit a lot. It’s annoying though that AI junk has made it’s way in so many places. I use Reddit more for current events at this point but it’s still the activity of see reddit post -> try to go to a different news source -> ask myself questions on the validity of anything that’s said. It’s just a lot of mental workload lol.

So, if you don’t mind reading blog posts again, let me know! I think this blog allows for email subscriptions if you still use email. I might just find a way to text out blog posts for fun or something.