So I'm starting a new blog. I doubt anyone remembers my old blog, and they probably shouldn't - don't follow that link. I tried to recover my old blog, and found that I couldn't: Wordpress has moved on from me, and I should probably take the hint.
I'm not actually certain what the content of this blog will be. It will be geeky, to be sure. I'll probably write about video games, tabletop role-playing games, movies, and television. I might write about comics, anime, and manga. There's the possibility that I could make personal entries, or entries concerning politics, or other such silliness. Whatever else I write about, though, it helps to keep in mind that I'm a Nerd with a capital "N".
The purpose of the blog is a lot easier to define. It's to actually do something. I deal with Industrial Strength Major Depression. I may talk about that some on the blog, I don't know, but it is a factor in my life. Lately, I've been having trouble doing anything. If it involves more than laying on the couch experiencing depression and existential dread, I've had trouble doing it.
Writing, basic housework, playing video games, reading - all these things have been beyond me for an extended period of time now. I'm not honestly sure how long, but it's been more than a month. I've spent that time engaging in a self-destructive relationship with the television show Criminal Minds. I don't know why Criminal Minds. At its heart, it's a show about heroes fighting monsters, and I like heroes fighting monsters. I suppose I find it comforting.
At any rate, that's where this blog comes in. By writing frequent entries (I'll work my way up to daily, maybe), I will be doing something. Hopefully, this motivation will extend to other areas of my life, and I'll improve. It's like extra therapy. It was my wife's idea, and I think it's a good one.
On my old blog, I used to like to post about what was coming up next. I don't know what's coming up next, though. Heck, I don't even know when my next post will be. It may be tomorrow, it may be next Monday. One of those. Maybe something in-between. I dunno. I guess it depends on when I can turn off Criminal Minds and get off the couch.
