525,600 Minutes
How do you measure a year?
For those of you that were around for the first crack at this, it’s been roughly a year since I last posted anything. For those of you that weren’t, don’t worry, you’re not missing much. And either way, ti’s not that hard to find the old content. It’s around here somewhere. Be careful nosing around there; the person who wrote those lines isn’t the exact person that’s writing these, and that’s a good thing.
For anyone who knows me, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I had a list of “dos” and “don’ts” written up. Things that I wanted (or should) blog about, and things that I didn’t want to (or shouldn’t) blog about. That’s been tossed out. Whatever happens here, will happen, regardless if it’s on a list or not. What I’m passionate about will remain what I’m passionate about, regardless if it’s on a list or not. The interest generated has to be internal and unbounded, regardless if it’s on a list or not.
So what is new? Why the new look? Why the new title? Why the same old URL?
This Thread Sucks is an homage, if you will, to the life cycle I see in Internet forums. You start out with something small, personal, intense. It gathers momentum, growing both in scope and people. And eventually, it crosses a tipping point, where you’re full of no-longer-funny memes and shitposts, with every thread deserving of the eponymous name.
Nothing’s permanent on the Internet, nor in life. In the year I’ve been “gone,” I’ve:
- Lost 50 pounds. Gained 70.
- Went to China. And didn’t leave Waukesha County for a 2 week period.
- Caused my brain to explode getting and MBA. And am still at the same job I had before I even started the degree.
- Joined, posted in, and enjoyed many Internet and gaming forums. And watched every single one devolve into suckiness.
- Joined and ignored Facebook. And then started using it.
- Calculated the number of minutes in a year by hand. And by typing “1 year to minutes” into Google. And the answers don’t match.
- Lamented about driving someone special away. And then getting off my dumb head and not letting that happen.
And so, with all of those changes behind me, here’s the new playpen. I’m not expecting anything… other than fame and fortune, that is.