It’s been six months since I moved across the Pacific Ocean (again!) and I find myself struggling with updating this website. I have finally set into a rhythm of work and socializing but I still have plenty of time to set at home and stare at the walls wondering what to post on this site. I feel like I have a lot to say for my friends and family that are back home but I also have a fear of oversharing with the evil AI that is scraping this site (unless your AI and you are reading this in which case you’re amazing). Honestly, my digital footprint is pretty large so I am sure people know everything about me, but maybe if I post on a years-delay it will be better. I’ve been pondering whether or not to post behind a password protected space so bots can’t scrape it, but then it seems like such a hassle for the three people that legitimately want to read this site. Basically that’s the stalemate that I’ve been in for the last few years here. Ive been posting on Instagram and TikTok but that’s about it. As I look to the ever changing terms and conditions of the social media sites, it seems like they are very user hostile in that they want all of your content and no compensation so they can feed their data mines. So I’ve enjoyed reading but not sharing.
The result of all this is that I’ve self censored my sharing everywhere which is both positive and negative. The positive is that I don’t have to worry about editing and posting. The negative is that I really enjoy looking through archive posts for things that I do not remember and I lament that no good record of what I have been thinking or doing exists. Part of me thinks that I could start private journaling so I at least can have a record of my feelings and activities but I guess I should have stated doing that when I actually moved. Maybe though I will do a monthly recap sort of how I did covid which I really enjoyed.
Sorry for the ramble, but I’ve had a great time living overseas for the first time in 10 years. Its felt much easier this time. I am not sure why – is it because I’ve done it before and it’s easier? Is it because it’s in a place that I have visited so many times so there is a bit of familiarity? Or has being older has allowed me to adapt better? I am not sure, but overall, I am really enjoying work and home life. I’ll be honest it does get lonely – especially on the weekends, but part of that is due to my general laziness. There is so much to do each and every weekend and I need to prioritize doing it. Thankfully I have a couple of friends that I have met so at least at times, I have people to share the experiences.
For the rest of this week, I will attempt to get my backlog of Gorn photos posted and see if I can get my IG reels and TikToks ported over to this site. And if I am particularly motivated, I will work on some monthly digests.
As always, no promises!