hey, look! it must be August 10th because i’m actually blogging.
happy 20th existence anniversary to this here blog!
as i wrote in my anniversary post back in 2010 (oi!), this is pretty much the only time i ever come to write something here anymore. honestly, you could just take that post, change 10th to 20th and christopher to brad and it’s all still entirely applicable.
the blogging world as it existed in the 2000 is long gone. if you’re not selling something, a personal weblog isn’t the place where you spill your guts on the internet anymore. i haven’t used this space as anything more than a way to remember things which happened from 2000-2010 in, well, 10 years. even that’s been replaced by an app (hi, timehop).
i will always be thankful for the people which were brought into my life because of this, the adventures i had, the things i learned; but, i think it’s time to stop pretending that i’m going to ever use this as an actual repository of my life again. yeah, i did briefly think about pivoting into making this a sewing-centric space since that seems to be my jam these days (@whatheathersews); then, i had to be honest with myself about the amount of time and energy i actually have to pursue that kind of commitment. i’m not motivated to spend the time required to make something like that worth it.
so, yeah. after today, i don’t expect there to be any more new content on fubsy.net. i’ll see what’s involved in locking it down into a searchable archive, but that’s about it.
thank you all for playing with me these past two decades. you all have permanent places in my heart and i’m thankful for every memory we share.
if you’re looking for me:
@hessiebell – twitter – mostly retweets
@hessiebell – instagram – mostly cats
@whatheathersews – instagram – mostly sewing
facebook – mostly arguments with racist relatives
linkedin – mostly crickets
email (how retro) – mostly spam
i still like presents – july 3rd
2019: (i missed that whole year, it appears. was i asleep?)
2018: old enough…
2017: sweet seventeen and all the gruesome details
2016: sweet sixteen!
2015: fifteen is a nice, round number
2014: shit, sorry
2013: lucky number 13
2012: it’s not goodbye. yet. maybe.
2011: time files (and so do i!)
2010: pass the cake!
2009: well, fuck me running
2008: belated, like always
2007: (it looks like i was busy trying to buy car, and forgot)
2006: trolls and stalkers and spam, oh my!
2005: belated blogday
2004: four fucking years!
2003: (there were technical difficulties of some sort, it seems)
2002: time flies
2001: who woulda thunk it
2000: the post which started it all