It seems like the cool kids are starting to privatate their blogs. It seems to make sense, at least for diary bogs such as this one. The intended (as well as actual) readership is generally confined to a circle of friends, so why not have everyone sign in and dispense with code names and veiled references and all that nonsense? On the other hand, I like knowing that there is a possibility, a non-zero chance, that this blog might connect with someone last encountered far away in time or space, but whom I would like to contact again. Seeing that the Big Plans for Big Changes around these parts are on hold pending developments in the bigger scheme (see, there's one of those veiled references), I'll probably let inertia rule and keep things just the way they are. For a while, anyway.
The year started off yesterday with a Search for Breakfast. We headed down to Fremont and Silence Heart Nest but they were closed - because they are closed on Tuesdays! Sheesh! So we headed up to Greenwood to the Library Cafe, but they, too, were closed. Dunno why. So we wandered to Ballard and went to Miro Tea. Okay, but a little pricey.
Other New Year's events included a walk around Green Lake and watching Pi at home on the Big Wall. I loved this little, low-budget, indie flick. I wasn't completely sure of all the details of the narrative - and the ending is deliberately ambiguous - but the filmmaking was some of the most innovative, creative work I have seen in a long while, very reminiscent of French New Wave stuff. I haven't felt this way about a film since I saw Alphaville in high school. It is disturbing, but very well crafted and engaging, intellectually and emotionally.
Today was filled with a lot of work: school work up at 3PB/LFP with Stella (while Otis did work-work with us) and then housework back here, de-holidazing the house and do some needed-done-yesterday deep cleaning. I did make a run to University Books to get a new laptop bag. I was torn between a couple of models, and eventually chose one because of its vertical orientation - and its model name.
I got a Blogger.
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Private blogs are as useful as talking to oneself in a mirror.
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