MONDAY
October 10th
2016
It’s Deja Vu All Over Again
Yes, I’ve written blogs before. In fact it’s about every three years or
so that I start a new one or... at the very least, attempt to. No,
blogs are not really the shining, precious, little darling of the
internet they once were. Now-a-days, if you’ve got something to
say, or rather, if folks want to read what you got to say: it’s
Facebook. You write and they, presumably, read a rather lengthy
diatribe, perhaps even written from your cell phone with two fat
thumbs, and they either ‘like’ or ignore or miss it altogether, given
the mysterious algorithm by which Facebook determines what
shows up in your feed. Does this disturb me a little? Yes, If I’m
being perfectly frank, here. It hints at a certain bottle-necking effect
which has been taking place with the internet over the past
decade. But I’ll spare you righteous blathering on all of that for
another time.
The real reason, I believe, I keep coming to this mundane and
seemingly outdated practice is because, somewhere, deep down
inside, I know this is important: to write every day, regardless of
whether or not people care to read... and really, there is no serious
incentive here to get you coming back, dear reader, to play in any
part in this endeavor… save for the off-chance that you may be
able to gleam some form of entertainment or amusement out of
this... and if that is indeed the case, then I say ‘good on ya!’
I mean it, I really do. I’m glad I could help. Granted, I’m not doing
this for you but I certainly do appreciate the fact that you’re willing
to hang in there and stick this thing out... with me. We’re going to
be tackling a wide range of topics here, a friendly heads up if
you’re looking for anything specific. In the past, I have tried to
meticulously categorize all of my blog entries... but that was more
or less at my peak... banging out one, sometimes two novels,
every year... completely full of piss and vinegar...
You find me now, at the tale of post-production on one movie and
in the midst of pre-production on another... I’ve got a novel started,
though it’s currently riding in the backseat. Shotgun=this pre-
production business I’m getting into and I am currently steering
with the post-production of my current project (hopefully not right
off a cliff)
The idea here is if I can just get back in the habit of sitting down,
everyday... or every weekday, rather,... and writing... Oh, what I
think that might be. Oh, what a thing that might become. Who
knows? We might actually become rather close, you and I, dear
reader. This could be the beginning of beautiful friendship... and all
you got to do... is take a slight detour off of your usual surfing...
just tip your toes a little bit down the hall, out the door, and off the
reservation. Don’t worry, Facebook and Youtube and Twitter and
Instagram... they’ll all be there when you get back... they’re not
going anywhere.
But you and I? We may just be carving out our own little hideout...
out here, in the wild open yonder... I look forward to watching
many sunsets with you... maybe whistlin’ a few tunes ‘round the
campfire, listening to the coyotes talk when the whole world has
gone to slumber...
.... Yeah, that’ll be nice.
Warm Regards,
Crazy J