Don't Call It A Comeback...
I stumbled across an old bookmark I had set on an old internet browser, and jumped back on here for a bit to re-read all my amazing (emphasis is for sarcasm) previous insights into old cartoons, video games, and other garbage.
It's somewhat of a mixed bag, emotionally, to be honest. On one hand as I've gotten older I've become more and more oblivious to the passage of time, to where I'll see entertainment packaged as special 10th anniversary editions and be stopped dead in my tracks by it.
That movie isn't that old! It's what I think of as a recent movie! It only came out in (Google search) 200X. Shit, it is that old.
By my normal chronometer, 3 years is nothing. Playing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is still on my 'to do' list. No appreciable amount of time has passed since I stopped updating this.
And on the other hand, it feels like ancient history. A personal blog? One not dedicated solely to explaining a particular niche of technical issues? In CURRENT YEAR? How quaint. Perhaps you'd like to socialize on myspace and download some songs from Napster while you're at it.
Right now I don't even know if I'd categorize this as nostalgia. Obviously that's exactly what it is by any analytical standard, and there's a high probability more years will pass before I ever touch it again, but when all you ever do is think about the past it seems like nostalgia is more of the default state rather than something dipped into on wistful occassion. I know I'd rather be sitting on a couch watching Conan the Barbarian with old friends than go and see whatever's in theaters.
Looking over this livejournal I can say I wish I had worded some posts better. Not that I'm about to go all George Lucas and re-write everything (but, I mean, I could, who would even know?) just that in hindsight it's kind of a mess. And I sound indignant sometimes which strangely enough bothers more than when I'm being a complete asshole.
Other than that, the ol' LJ really hasn't suffered from being neglected. I can easily see the posts I would've made if I had stuck with it, and none of it is consequential. I got a PS4. The Deadpool movie, I liked it. Quit smoking to start vaping. Uber is strange and weird and I won't use it, even though it's far superior to taxis.
Also, in every way that genuinely matters, I haven't changed at all. Personal growth is for losers and born again hippies.
It's somewhat of a mixed bag, emotionally, to be honest. On one hand as I've gotten older I've become more and more oblivious to the passage of time, to where I'll see entertainment packaged as special 10th anniversary editions and be stopped dead in my tracks by it.
That movie isn't that old! It's what I think of as a recent movie! It only came out in (Google search) 200X. Shit, it is that old.
By my normal chronometer, 3 years is nothing. Playing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is still on my 'to do' list. No appreciable amount of time has passed since I stopped updating this.
And on the other hand, it feels like ancient history. A personal blog? One not dedicated solely to explaining a particular niche of technical issues? In CURRENT YEAR? How quaint. Perhaps you'd like to socialize on myspace and download some songs from Napster while you're at it.
Right now I don't even know if I'd categorize this as nostalgia. Obviously that's exactly what it is by any analytical standard, and there's a high probability more years will pass before I ever touch it again, but when all you ever do is think about the past it seems like nostalgia is more of the default state rather than something dipped into on wistful occassion. I know I'd rather be sitting on a couch watching Conan the Barbarian with old friends than go and see whatever's in theaters.
Looking over this livejournal I can say I wish I had worded some posts better. Not that I'm about to go all George Lucas and re-write everything (but, I mean, I could, who would even know?) just that in hindsight it's kind of a mess. And I sound indignant sometimes which strangely enough bothers more than when I'm being a complete asshole.
Other than that, the ol' LJ really hasn't suffered from being neglected. I can easily see the posts I would've made if I had stuck with it, and none of it is consequential. I got a PS4. The Deadpool movie, I liked it. Quit smoking to start vaping. Uber is strange and weird and I won't use it, even though it's far superior to taxis.
Also, in every way that genuinely matters, I haven't changed at all. Personal growth is for losers and born again hippies.