So, what’s it going to be then?

For a while now I’ve been thinking that whilst I have a WordPress account I’ve been doing very little with it (I haven’t posted anything since 2022) and haven’t really been looking at the accounts that I’ve previously followed either. I’m reluctant to get rid of it as it’s something I’ve enjoyed using to write my thoughts down in the past but whether through a lack of time (both at home and work) or a lack of subjects that I want to write about I’ve never gotten around to doing anything with in that period.

With all of this in mind I’ve sort of made an early New Years Resolution to start things up again here perhaps with a few changes and maybe a little more focussed than previously where it sort of wandered from subject to subject depending very much on my mood. Things have sort of gotten in the way of this happening pre-New Year but it’s been ticking away at the back of my mind over the break.

Firstly I’m also aware that I’m something of a tinkerer with things like this – projects are never really finished in my eyes and I’m happier to go back and revise things on an almost constant basis (although I’ve not even done that here) rather than start something new, so one of the first things I’m going to do is clear all the older pages and start afresh. I’ve still got copies elsewhere of all the older posts & pages but this may discourage the tinkerer aspect of me and encourage me to focus on new stuff instead.

Secondly there’ll be far less personnel stuff (probably none) and no work-related stuff – the first is a private decision and the second one driven by professional responsibilities that I’m not going to go into any deeper than that. There’s likely to be no politics either, not because I’m disinterested in politics as a subject, but discussions tend to attract parties I’d rather not engage with on something I’m trying to restart for fun.

Thirdly there’s likely to be a little more focus. I’m likely to still be discussing film as it’s something that I enjoy but I’m not going to limit myself to just cinema releases. Like many most of the films I see these days are via streaming services. Bigger and grander things (or stuff likely to be picked up by more fringe streaming services) may still warrant a cinema viewing but for the most part things get their first viewing on a smaller screen. Similarly there’ll probably be more of a focus on board gaming and other gaming as well and still a little bit on cycling on occasion.

I’m not going to promise to change my posting habits overnight but I’m hoping that this might give me a little kick in the right direction at least to encourage me to start visiting here a bit more.

Or at least that’s the hope.