SoapBoxBlog

I've thought about it a lot the past couple years -- about how posting here is becoming more like something I feel I should do, versus something I really want to do. I've been blogging here since 2002. That makes this blog like almost 800 in blog years.

I don't know why I started; curiosity mostly I guess. I do know that I continued because it was an outlet -- a way to tell my stories. A way to share my life. And then it became mostly just an outlet for my anger at government, homophobes and misogynists. It's frustrating constantly pointing out an injustice and seeing that most people's reaction to it is to just yawn or roll their eyes.

Most of the time now, I feel like I'm just spitting in the wind.

So I think I'm going to close up shop for now. I was worried I would feel sick about it; that I'd fret about doing it. But truthfully, it's almost soothing; it feels as though something has been lifted and I'm a little bit lighter for it.

I don't know what it was that I wanted to accomplish here. I don't know that I did accomplish anything. But, it was an experience that I'd do over again, and maybe I will -- just in a different incarnation.

So for those of you who stuck it out: thank you.

And for those of you who are rolling your eyes: fuck you.

Take good care, love hard and live life.

-- CLD