Dear Google,

Sorry, but you never really knew me as well as you thought.  I know I'm not the same man I was when you asked and I clicked "I Accept".  I warned you that I would change and grow, but I guess you're used to hearing that and it not actually happening.  We don't have to stop seeing each other, but I'd like it if you stopped trying to pigeon-hole me all the time.

If you really knew me, you wouldn't be giving me basic object oriented programming tutorials when I ask for "writing methods".  You'd know by now from my recent activity that what I really want is methods and approaches to creative writing, and you'd also know how much I loathe Java.  You would if you were paying attention, anyway, instead of just thinking you already have me figured out.

You've disappointed me, Google.  I had thought we had something real, I had hoped someone finally understood me, I...
Well.  I think maybe we should take a break.  Hopefully not a permanent break, but I need some time to get over this, and I need you to stop assuming you know me entirely and keep learning with me.  Life is a journey, and I can't be with someone who has stopped traveling that path with me.  I'm sorry it has come to this.  Goodbye, but not forever I hope.

I don't want to quit you,
-- Andy

Revamp

After letting this place rot for several years, I'm giving it a revamp and reboot.

I've recently taken to writing with some frequency, and found I enjoy it quite a bit more than I have in the past.  I used to think it was all about the content.  Now I find putting pen to paper (or type to platen) is more about giving me a chance to say things to myself and order my own thoughts.  I feel it benefits my mind in much the same way exercise benefits my body.  I've actually gone so far as to sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) this year, which I've never even considered before.

So I've decided to retool and restart this dusty old thing, for those occasions when I have something I'm willing to self-publish openly.  It won't be a journal, it won't just be for bragging of interesting exploits, and it won't just be essays, bad poetry, or personal news either.

Whatever it ends up being, I hope you enjoy it, or at least find it vaguely interesting on occasion.  I also hope the new typewriter inspired theme works out.

Here's to what comes next,
-- Andy