Untitled.

I'm a terrible diarist.

Not because I don't like to talk about stuff that I do (those who follow me on The Twitter know this isn't true), or don't think that others might not be interested (see above parenthetical), and even am a terrible writer (perhaps not GREAT, but certainly not TERRIBLE). It's something subtler and perhaps (if you'll allow me to overstate dramatically) MORE INSIDIOUS.

I don't give myself the time.

As I've probably mentioned before, I started this blog a little over two years ago for a specific, and perhaps not particularly awesome, reason. I kept at it even when the reasons for doing weren't really all that important anymore. I writing hasn't suffered, maybe, but my blogging has.

And, from what little I've seen and what little I know about this blogging thing, the most popular or most read bloggers do it on at least a regular basis, if not a daily one.

I've been prone to taking long hiatuses here. If all I cared about was readership, I'd never do that.

I don't have what I consider to be an interesting job: I don't write scripts for television shows, or work with needy children or families.

I don't have a young child in my life, and so can't fall back on that child's amusing antics and anecdotes.

I'm not sure what this entry is. It sounds like "good-bye," but doesn't feel like it.

I guess we'll see.

Edited to add:

A comment by a good friend of mine via facebook:

In my opinion, a blog is not so much a commitment as a means to communicate. If you don't have anything to communicate, why bother wasting the time?

Of course, there are many people who feel a "responsibility," or a need to make an entry every 40 minutes or per day, but isn't that just an example of keeping up with the Joneses? Frankly, if you yourself wouldn't read the stuff you're writing (if you have nothing to say), would you want to subject others to it? In my humble opinion, the idea that (my) blog is the centerpiece of other peoples' day should be avoided and the understanding that the interested parties will just read (my) stuff when it comes down the pike and like it or not like it is much more healthy and less stressful. Maybe I should be less opinionated.