I haven't been posting. Why? Well, I believe I am suffering from what the Nonist calls a mid-blog crisis. It is described in their pamphlet Blog Depression.

I have all the symptoms. The thought of spending my leisure time glued to a computer abhors me. I have to be too careful with my blog (don't tell me I shouldn't be...it is not a choice. There are too many people I care about for complete honesty to ever be an option on such a public forum).

I am not sure that a blog is the best format for me to use my creativity at this moment. I need to rethink it. Rethinking it makes me nauseous. It could be a while.

What do I do with my pithy amounts of spare time. I have been reading a lot (La Sorcière by Marie Ndiaye, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski). Becoming a Gran Turismo star. Playing the oboe. Writing non-blog appropriate nonsense.

I can't promise I will write a lot. If something interesting comes out of my private efforts I will post them. But I don't like the limitations of the public forum. I need to germinate a little in private.

Please forgive me.

I will still try to publish some photos from my trip.