I haven't been writing enough. This is bad for many reasons, chief among them that writing makes me really happy. The reasons are standard. Work, lack of sleep, social life, nothing to write about etc etc. Standard but valid. These things take up most of my time, which is as it should be. But, I really need to write more. I can feel the skills atrophying, not just of stringing words, but of critical, organized, disciplined thinking. I can't lose everything I've worked on, and I think the day we completely give up our pasions is the day we die. So….
I will write two posts per week, every week. One will go live around Sunday evening, one around Thursday evening. To get started properly, I'll be doing two long series; A read of the Twilight Saga (yes, really), and a watch of Lost. One chapter or episode per post, one post of each series per week. Why these two series? Glad you asked…..
Well, I haven't read/watched either of them before. Twilight simply doesn't appeal (I'm a 25 yr old man), and Lost always seemed too insidery and obtuse when it was airing. But, they're undeniably two of the biggest pop-cultural phenomenon of all time, and I'm fascinated by those kinds of things. I like getting inside of stories, figuring out what makes them tick, and figuring out if they're, to borrow a phrase from Roger Ebert, succesful in being about the things they're about. Plus, I figure my reactions to Twilight should be good for some lulz for y'all. Not really sure, just yet, what form the posts will take. Probably a bit of re-cap to start, but it'll mostly be my reaction to these things as a cultural critic and commentator. Should be interesting, and will definitely be fun. First Twilight post will be up tomorrow, with Lost kicking off on Wednesday or Thursday. Hope everyone enjoys.
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