I haven’t been updating for two reasons. Reason one is simple enough: I’ve just been too busy. Job stuff, so I don’t really want to get into it here. But I’ve been having to put in a lot more hours lately, and it will probably be like that through June. Things already feel less chaotic now, at least.
Reason two is more complex. It’s not like I don’t have anything to share for this blog, but its subject matter has felt especially trivial in light of the national tone and the widespread protests at the moment. I’m glad I stepped away for a little bit, and even with my little platform, I think it’s important to avoid being another white, cisgendered, heterosexual man sucking up all the oxygen and attention within a space. That said, things were bad before. And bad systemic issues definitely aren’t getting solved overnight. I’ve decided I take enough joy out of writing and sharing these posts that I want to keep doing them, and I don’t think they’ll get in the way of anything important.
So, I’m not coming away with a mission statement or anything. I’m going to keep writing about what strikes my fancy within my own pop culture niches (and I’m sure that will continue to have way too much emphasis on the giants of Jurassic Park and Star Wars). I enjoy doing that, and I don’t think it hurts.
All that to say, I think I’ll be back to posting things again. I’m looking forward to that–and that’s enough for me!
