Dipping a toe in my thoughts

I undertook an interesting exercise this week, mostly by happenstance: I reread some of my old blog posts. It was actually revelatory. Not because I think my writing was brilliant or my insights particularly incisive, but it reminded me of how much I enjoyed maintaining a blog. Perhaps the best insight it provided, however, was that I seemed to a far-more interesting person when I was posting entries! Which of course got me wondering: did I seem more interesting because I was able to pull out the best parts of my life when I wrote them down, or was I, flat out, just more interesting at one time? It's an important question, and it makes me examine some of the evidence:

- I was reading more books back then, not to mention I was more thoughtful about what I was reading
- I seemed to be going out with my friends more often
- I listened to more music and (seemingly) saw more films.

Ok, maybe that's not entirely persuasive! But it did bring a general feeling to mind that I've become a little staid and predictable. I miss the "rawness" that I enjoyed (albeit not all the time!) back then. I think I need to bring that back. Stay tuned.