Welcome
This is my cozy new home on the internet. I have given up on social media, a process that admittedly took far too long, and a decision I feel pretty strongly about. For the past couple of years the only social media account I have kept is Facebook, and as of this writing it has been deactivated for over five months. I don't particularly want to go back; it's outstandingly clear to me that these platforms have little utility for their users anymore. The personal cost of your attention and privacy is far too much for what little benefit you receive.
A couple years ago I made a Wordpress site as a way to maintain an online presence on my own terms. Unfortunately I basically never used it, so I finally decided it was time to stop paying for it. Alongside this, at some point a friend shared a Bear Blog post with me and I became intrigued by the platform. I really appreciate its simplicity and "old internet" feel. I suppose there's no reason to expect I will use it any more than I did my Wordpress site, but perhaps the simpler interface and looser feel will motivate me to express myself more freely and frequently.
I'm not sure just yet what this blog will be, but I hope to write a post about once a week. Perhaps it will be my thoughts about life and what's happening in the world. Perhaps it will be my perspective on movies and filmmaking. Hopefully I will even share some original creative work. I'll figure it out as I go, relieved of that nagging feeling I had on my Wordpress site that everything had to seem "professional," which really just prevented me from ever even starting. The anonymity of writing on a site that doesn't have my name in the domain is maybe just what I need to be more productive.
Anyway, thanks for visiting. Let's see where this goes.