Hey thar.

If you’ve been here before and wondered what happened, don’t worry.  This is the same website, and I am the same person who has been in possession of this digital spot these last several years…well, kind of.  It is difficult to say that I am the same person I was when I began this website.  Change happens.  And this space has thus been re-purposed to reflect the passage of time and the needs of the day.  I’ve kept the same mantra – “Simplify, simplify, simplify” – but now, it has a different interpretation.  I will actually be simplifying my life.

Simply put, this website is now a collection of the resolutions and goals for the year, a tool with which I can track myself, what I’m doing, and hold myself accountable.  Because this website is project and goal driven, certain personal aspects will be left purposely vague.  My other, more protected blog will remain, and I’ll write there when things become too personal or depressing.

Ground rules:

I must post at least once per day. Anyone who has worked on blogs will know that daily posting is tough stuff.  New content, being and remaining moderately interesting, creative, with a constant momentum…I’m regretting having written it already, and it’s only January 1.  There’s also the idea that quality trumps quantity.  I agree, but I figure this: I will focus on quantity forcing quality.  This will be more about practice and habit, that 99 perspiration that builds the foundation for the 1% inspiration.

I can plan out entries days beforehand, for timed releases, but I cannot not make up for old, past-due posts.

I must provide a visual with each entry: a photo, drawing, video, animation, etc.  Text is boring.  It also, in some ways, forces me to draw again.

Posts that consist of a link to another website do not count towards daily posts, except if it is to advertise, support, or advocate for a charitable cause.  Linking to another person’s work, I feel, is a bit of a cheat.  I can easily turn to my RSS feed reader and post something ingenious that someone else came up with; there’s a lot of awesome stuff out there.  But I need to focus on my goals.  It is too easy to be sidetracked.

I cannot submit an angry/negative post. Setbacks, process, failures, that’s OK to write about here.  It’s all a part of the work necessary in obtaining goals. But sarcasm, cynicism, frustration, bitterness, and rants, these types of posts will be written on a password-protected blog.  I will, however, count these as a daily post.  They are still cathartic, but more so, these posts are often long and time-consuming.