We have all heard that “change is inevitable” - usually this is stated either as a lecture towards those who are averse to change, or as a message of hope to those waiting for change. But change is essential for living things. Only dead things don't change (actually they change too, but at a much slower pace). This blog has essentially been dead for over 5 years, and while I doubt anyone cares, (I would be the most likely person to care, and even I didn't for a long time) like so many times before, I am going to attempt to jolt some life back into it.

My motivation for reviving this blog now is, admittedly, a bit weak. I was doing some server admin and realized there was some old content here that I think has outlived its relevance, but to only remove that content would leave this site even more barren than it already is. As fate would have it, I watched a vlogbrothers video today by John Green where he encouraged the viewer to write their memoirs. Even though I don't have any reason to think anyone would be interested in my memoirs, my poor memory (probably due in part to my recently-discovered ADHD) means that if nothing else, someday I will be interested in reading my own. And while a private journal would arguably suffice for that, the idea of having the excuse to post here and justify this site's existence seems too good to pass up. If it makes it seem less self-serving pretend it's the equivalent of long posts on social media - which I almost never use outside of doomscrolling.

To ensure that this post isn't another one-off with a multi-year interlude when my ADHD brain inevitably loses interest, and I don't actually follow through, I'm challenging myself to write one post a week through the end of 2022. Not all the posts will be about the present, some will be about landmarks in my own life. They may range from philosophical musings to rants about whatever thing I'm struggling with at the time. Here's to new beginnings, and to documenting the inevitable changes of life.