Sympathy for the Devil

I have become horrible at blogging.

Or at the very least, grossly negligent.

Honestly, life has kind of swept me up and away from the keyboard. I don't think that is a bad thing either. Generally, I think it's good to be out places, doing things, interacting with people, yadda yadda, as opposed to staring at a computer screen. It has some bad aspects, though. Writing focuses my thoughts. I also think that it keeps my mind sharp. I write every day for work, but that's a different kind of writing. Rare is the day where I get to put a bit of myself or even a slice of creativity into a summons and complaint or an affidavit.

I'm going to make an honest effort to take some time every week to write something, even if it's just for my own edification. I should be able to do it with some minor sacrifices. I'm going to have to trim my reading time down a bit. I decided to not get TV service in my new apartment for as long as humanly possible (I have a TV, a big one actually, but I just use it to watch DVDs... no broadcast or cable service), so I spend a lot of time reading. It's working out pretty well so far. I figure that taking some of that free time and diverting it from reading/listening to music to writing isn't a bad idea. I guess it all depends on what I produce...