Random thoughts for the day.
I'm not really sure what to do with this journal these days. Obviously I haven't updated in ages and then some (unless you're on my very hush-hush specially-trusted-people list, in which case you have seen some updates). But essentially I haven't written about anything and I don't feel like I have much to write about either. Rambling about my life doesn't feel particularly appealing, actually for two reasons: 1) very few of my friends are active here anymore and 2) thse days I'm content enough about my life to not have of the great drama that once filled this journal, which leaves me with very little of substance to write about.
I have on several occasions considered turning this journal into a more serious blog of sorts, possibly reviewing albums and/or books and/or other completely different things. But that then arises the question of why? Again, very few of my friends are active here and they probably have little to no interest in my possible album/book reviews or other possible ramblings on subjects like public transport. And if I do go down that road, the previous content of this journal sits ill at ease with the newer material. A more serious blog would probably also be better placed at Blogger or some other platform that is at least percieved to be more serious than LJ.
And then there are the questions of time and self-esteem. Writing reviews or somesuch is a good idea in theory, but do I really have the time to cram that into my schedule alongside studying (with for the moment at least includes plenty of reading and writing), daily workouts and doing amateur journalism for a Finnish seafaring e-magazine? Not to mention my involvement in an organisation for the advancement of rail-based public transport in Finland, which might possibly also be consuming more of time in the future... I guess what I'm arriving at is that for the moment there really is no meaning or reason for this journal.
That isn't to say that I would be considering deleting my LJ account or anything. I do want to stay in touch with my friends here. Just don't expect anything apart from extended silence from this journal in the near future.
I have on several occasions considered turning this journal into a more serious blog of sorts, possibly reviewing albums and/or books and/or other completely different things. But that then arises the question of why? Again, very few of my friends are active here and they probably have little to no interest in my possible album/book reviews or other possible ramblings on subjects like public transport. And if I do go down that road, the previous content of this journal sits ill at ease with the newer material. A more serious blog would probably also be better placed at Blogger or some other platform that is at least percieved to be more serious than LJ.
And then there are the questions of time and self-esteem. Writing reviews or somesuch is a good idea in theory, but do I really have the time to cram that into my schedule alongside studying (with for the moment at least includes plenty of reading and writing), daily workouts and doing amateur journalism for a Finnish seafaring e-magazine? Not to mention my involvement in an organisation for the advancement of rail-based public transport in Finland, which might possibly also be consuming more of time in the future... I guess what I'm arriving at is that for the moment there really is no meaning or reason for this journal.
That isn't to say that I would be considering deleting my LJ account or anything. I do want to stay in touch with my friends here. Just don't expect anything apart from extended silence from this journal in the near future.