Welcome! (Finally.) After a tedious and tentative handful of days, the last of my media blogs is done. Out of all of them, this one is certain to be a work in progress. I couldn't find a template that I liked at all, so I'm stuck until I can find a more suitable skin, or until I get frustrated enough to code my own. (I am fine with HTML, but admittedly, I am a css novice...as of three days ago. I eventually figure out how to tweak it to my liking, but it takes me ages to accomplish anything lovely.*)
As with my film blog, I blame this blog's conception on Lists of Bests and an insatiable appetite for media. I admit it: I probably care too much about interacting with media instead of silently accepting its role in my life. Don't get me wrong, though. I make no apologies for my interest. I don't read, listen to music, or watch movies** with escapism as my primary goal. If anything, I want to experience life more fully through media-as-art. ...and truthfully, I am positively awful at allowing myself time to just sit and relax. I'm working on it.
In the past, I kept a large, blank sketchbook in which to record my thoughts about books as I read them. I found it easy to latch onto meaningful passages, because I took the time to let them rattle around inside my head. I'm hoping that this blog will basically serve as a public version of the paper journal, allowing room for others to discuss their memories, thoughts, and experiences. I'll be linking to my LibraryThing to share more formal reviews, and I will try to keep my posts as spoiler-free as I can, on this blog. As fair warning, my musings are often tangential and occasionally absurd, so don't be surprised if I offer up material outside the framework of individual books.
Rant. Rave. Laugh. Read. ...and by all means, share.
See you again soon!
*I have some grand ideas for this blog and my film blog, just you wait. The layouts for both are summer projects just waiting to happen. For the time being, I am more interested in starting to add some content to this site!
**For the record, I don't watch television. I refuse to schedule my life around prime time, and the amount of crap on most channels does nothing to justify the cost of watching the handful of programs that are worthwhile. This is one of the few media filters I have left, and I'm sticking to it.
