Blog Identity Crisis
I started this blog a few years ago, back when I was working for my third (and I think final) dot-com. I was a copywriter at an online travel site. The position sounded cooler than it was because some people (mistakenly) believed that this meant I actually got to travel (on an expense account) and write about my trips.
But it was actually a fairly boring job. I wrote things like: "What is a red-eye?" and "Four-star hotels at two-star prices." So this blog was a way for me to write about things that I was actually interested in. When I later went to work for a hedge fund, the blog helped ensure that my creative muscles didn't completely atrophy.
And now I find myself in a good place — where my freelance writing is keeping me plenty busy, and it never feels like work because I truly enjoy it. People let me into their homes and, in doing so, tell me their life stories. I get to interview folks that, on some level, are doing things that I find remarkable. And I'm connecting with such talented individuals within the design community.
So I'm trying to figure out where this blog fits, what it's supposed to be, and why it still exists. Maybe it doesn't need to have a theme (e.g., raising babies, redecorating a house). Maybe it can just be random thoughts and updates.
Maybe I can just tell you things like: Sitting in front of high-pitched, squealy teenage girls at the Sharks game on Monday was less than ideal. The Chinese Consulate needs to never close again for two consecutive days; the lines today were ridiculous. Oh, and — this is important — Absinthe serves perhaps the best french fries in San Francisco.