I know, I know. I haven't really been dedicating the time and energy to this endeavour that perhaps I ought to. I've been wondering why this is the case, given that while in the past it may have become a bit of a chore, it was always something that I could rattle off in a few short minutes (and often it showed!). More than that, however, I used to have time to go around 'commenting' on other people's work. Here I use the word 'commenting' advisedly, because more often than not I was just cutting and pasting comments that I had saved in a text file! And why not? It saved time and repetition. After about a week of that, I decided that I was commenting simply for the sake of commenting, and that I wasn't really saying anything useful. So, shortly after I stopped blogging, I stopped commenting. That is not to say that I have stopped completely, for I still make the odd comment on the occasional image that really strikes me (or to let the people who have not abandoned me know that I still look at their images - as I still look at the pictures of those who seem to have stopped dropping by this little corner of the web). Not long after I stopped commenting, I discovered Flickr and began to spend more of my time there. I did feel guilty at all but abandoning Pbase... Still. That's life. I'm definitely finding it more difficult to blog than I ever did before, and much of the time I really have nothing interesting or witty to say - so why bother saying it? I have made a decision about my future, and I am a much happier person for having made it. Now I have time to read books that I want to read, listen to music and watch films without feeling guilty about it. I may be worse off financially, but I am better off in so many other ways. Then again, the credit card bill is due, and the council tax has just gone up....

LISTENING: Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
READING: J R Coetzee - Disgrace
WATCHING: Lost - Series 2