Jun 23 2002
a day without backwash
this is the first sunday in roughly 100 years that i haven’t updated my backwash column. i wish i could say i feel bad about it, but mostly i just feel apathetic. like nobody will even notice (well they will now, because i am saying something).
i feel as though i’ve lost my way where backwash is concerned. i’m not sure why i should do it anymore. i’m not even sure why i did it in the first place– maybe because it was fresh and new. at the time (nearly two years ago) this whole web publishing thing was fresh and new. but now, two years later, it’s not so much, you know?
and for the life of me, i can’t seem to figure out why i should keep doing it. i wish someone could give me a good, sound logical reason– restore my faith or something.
Be honest. Have you said everything you’ve wanted to say through that medium? Have you spoken, and now can forever hold your peace?
Never let something that’s supposed to allow you to express yourself become a chore. Do it only if you feel you need it. We can survive on iwilldare alone.
As another, wiser person thought of long before I stumbled headlong into your world; Know what to keep.
24 Jun 02 at 9:40 am #What Thomas said, but also, that column is pretty darn great. Beautifully told.
27 Jun 02 at 6:19 am #