Random quotes, images, and thoughts from Ed Ireson.
A few things are happening in the next 6 weeks — and I’m making a conscious effort to make a few changes around those events. First off, work is getting incredibly busy again. Which is great, I thrive in that environment. Except this time, it’s not here in Austin, it’s in India. I’ll be leaving in less than a week or so to spend about a month in Hyderabad, India. Which means that I’ll have lots to do, and nothing to do, all at the same time.
Because of this expected increase in available downtime (that would normally be spent out and about in Austin, or just generally being busy), I’ve decided to disconnect from the media for the time that I’ll be out of the US. Mostly, this means that my TV consumption will drop, and that I’ll spend less time in Google Reader/Facebook/Twitter every day. The goal of this is to increase my consumption of “fine” literature and get back into the groove of writing on a regular basis (of which I’ve not done since finishing my undergrad studies).
My blog (which also makes up the majority of my Facebook posts and Tweets) has recently (the past year+) been heavily focused on the republishing of other content. It’s content that I deem interesting, of which you may or may not agree; but, in the end, it is content from others. This next month or so, I’m going to stop reblogging, and increase my original content output. This should be easier, given that I won’t be consuming as much media in general — however, it will clearly require more time to produce in the long run.
I’m mostly writing this post to serve as a marker; defining the change in direction I’m going to be testing over the next several weeks. However, I’d also like to get the 10 of you that read this on a regular basis involved. (Mostly for selfish reasons — I’m going to be living in India without much social structure, so y’all better Skype with me…) I’ll probably be sending rough drafts and other random thoughts to you — with the intention of getting your feedback and expanding my view points. I’ll probably include those responses when I deem something ready for public consumption. (Which, of course, I should point out, is going to be a very low threshold. My goal is to increase my original content, not increase the quality. You’ll still have to put up with my bullshit.)
I’m putting this out there, because I’ll feel like an idiot later on if I end up not producing any content… so this is an insurance policy to get me to live up to it.
