August 30, 2003
Home again.
Well, I'm back. Not entirely rested and refreshed, I'm afraid; it's tough to get real rest when one is constantly worried about one's continued lack of a job. It was good to get away, though. We did manage to drive through Big Sur on the way home, stopping an inordinate number of times to gaze at (and take pictures of) the stunning beauty of the place. Here's just a single example:
After driving from Santa Cruz to Big Sur, then driving through Big Sur, then driving from there down the coast to LA, I was much too tired to post last night. This evening, however, I am much rested.
Again I am reminded of just how nice it is to be home. Travelling can be fun and it was certainly nice to see some old friends and some gorgeous scenery, but home is where I am truly comfortable.
Speaking of one of those friends, this particular friend expressed some shock at the fact that I had actually taken up weblogging. In the past (ten years ago, now, in painful fact) I posted quite a bit to Usenet, particularly to soc.singles and later to soc.singles.moderated as the former group was overrun by idiots, fools and spammers. Unfortunately, in this the Eternal September, Usenet has become a waste of time. There are no more heated discussions of religion or morality, or of just how stupid a statement "nice guys don't get laid" really is. Instead, there is a remarkable conformity of opinion and when someone (like, um, me, for example) writes something that is perhaps controversial or inflammatory, said someone is royally excoriated.
None for me, thanks. While I'm not thin-skinned, I'm also neither a glutton for punishment nor one to waste time where I'm not wanted. Instead, I get my writing done here, for what it's worth. I do miss the old arguments and debates, and even the flamewars, but those days are gone.
As for what I write here, I hope the three of you reading this like it. I also hope that if you don't like it, you will say so. Be prepared to defend your opinion, though.