Given those are the very black holes that divert my thought stream from this blog, I’m starting to realize something.

a) I’m not really interested in writing unless I think it’s going to elicit a response or close the loop on one.
b) Not really all that turned on by people who write long things in their blog as if it expects to be read
c) I don’t really have much time to really think about what I’m saying so short quips and responses works great!

What I’ve realized today is that I’m glad I have a blog to write such things…feelings about blogs. But more importantly..I’m increasingly dumbfounded at how much c) (above) is affecting the quality of my life.

I’m starting to nurture a burgeoning respect for using writing as a tool to help process thinking instead of using it as a distribution channel for formulated thought.

I’m also sort-of realizing that there is value to be gained from doing something outside the realm of your own understanding..and very often that realm isn’t much further than I can reach (often much closer).

So it is with this idea that I’m cracking open pandora’s box again…who knows maybe it’s a fleeting thought that will end when I press the publish button.

Or maybe I’ve finally reached beyond myself to view blogging as something which can be personally useful no matter the outcome or response.

Only time will tell!

A colleague was showing me wordpress features on his 2.8.2. version and it struck me.

I have wordpress 1.5….and I never update my blog, let alone my wordpress…ya ya…judge me.

What’s even more is that since my last post I’m new to twitter, facebook, myspace, and blip.fm. So ya…if I was to update this…it would be competing for time with all of those.

What do I do with my time? Try to figure out which of these “channels” of “social networking” makes me feel more “connected” to all of you.

I can’t make any promises about the future of this blog…I’m not even going to feign guilt in this post and pseudo-shame myself into “being better about updating more often”.

All I can really do is thank you!! Thank you for many many things, but most importantly thank you for even noticing this update.

-Jiminy Cricket

I’m starting to wonder if “wondering” is what keeps you in it.

for example:

If I want to know how not to get bitten by a shark I’d probably get bitten several times before I come up with a conclusion based on experience.

And even then, would I know all the ways? would I keep exploring? would I have anything left worth biting?

Spent many hours watching this video as an aspiring skater kid in LA. Not knowing years laster it would be the norm to be chillin in SF on a hot day rockin out to Tommy Guerrero as a musician.