…actually, you know what, this does seem like a great social media economy for taking up the whole “personal website” thing again.
When Twitter started collapsing on itself with all the majesty of a deflated souffle, I realized I’d pinned way too much of my online life to a place that could disappear at any moment. Honestly, I should’ve known better; I’ve spent enough time in library preservation to know that going 100% hands-off your digital assets is a crappy preservation plan. So here I am, wresting at least a few of my digital assets back from places that might vanish if a techbro decides it’d be hilarous to press the big DO NOT PRESS button at exactly 4:20p.
I don’t have any big, grand plans for this space yet. It’s going to be pretty much what it says on the tin: “weird things, cute things, stuff that makes me happy.” I might talk about something I’ve read lately. Or something I’m writing. Or a cool bookbinding project I just finished. Like a lot of stuff I’ve made over the years, it’s probably best just to let it sprawl outward a while, then trim back the leaves here and there like I’m sculping one of those fancy topiaries shaped like a rabbit. Until then, it’ll be a little messy and overgrown, and that’s fine. We’re in a weird, messy online era, anyway, and hopefully we can all embrace that a bit.