Looking back at "yesterday's" post from ten years ago made me think it might be interesting to look back at a few more things and see how much stuff has changed in the last decade.
Today, ten years ago, I was contemplating the matter of "celebrity", and how the world of nerdy pursuits had its own celebrities who would doubtless be completely unknown to people outside of our circle of interests.
Interestingly, the specific example I had at that time was Wil Wheaton, who I described as an "admirable human being" on the grounds that he was "not a dick". It's a little disheartening to think that the last time I saw Wheaton do anything, he was blocking anyone and everyone on Twitter because they didn't like how much of an unpleasant person he'd become; he'd become the very definition of what used to be his own credo: "Don't Be a Dick".
I was also determined to write a novel. Technically I've achieved this a few times now — though only one has been self-published, and I'd like to revamp that in some way to make it a bit more accessible and/or affordable. I have done it though; this isn't to say I don't want to do it again, or make something more of it… but as with everything, it's all a matter of time.
Well, you may say, you have ample time on your hands right now. And that might be true — although I'm still working the day job from home, I might add — but I'm managing to keep myself surprisingly busy, and I think that's a big part of why stir craziness hasn't set in just yet.
My wife Andie heard that it may be getting on for September before she and her colleagues go back to work "properly", depending on the situation, and she wasn't at all happy about that. Me, I'm delighted, to be perfectly honest; I don't have to sit in a soul-destroying office environment, and any time I'm at a loose end with nothing to do — or just bored — I can go and do something else. Which is, y'know, nice.
I'll look back on a few more of these decade-old posts in the next few entries; in the meantime, if you want to read my old ramblings, don't forget you can do so at https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net.
Have a lovely day!
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