I have a few moments to myself tonight and I thought I'd write a bit here (a novel idea, I know!)

My media fast is still going. I have to admit that I don't really miss all the blog posts and podcasts. Once in a while I'll think, "I haven't read anything by ________ in a while" and then I remember that I'm on a fast. Most days I don't even think of it because I don't have the podcasts on my iPod and I don't have Google Reader showing up on my homepage anymore. Seeing how little I miss it all, perhaps when I go back to those things I'll try to cut down on the number I subscribe to.

So how have I been filling my time? I'm actually not sure. I suppose I'm spending more time just playing with Daniel or talking to Erika, without the constant background noise. I've also been quite busy at work, but I've discovered other ways to procrastinate.

I've also realized that I have gradully been losing interest in blogging lately. I just rarely have anything I feel is worth saying. I'm not sure if that's because I have so many other things going on or because I'm just bored with it.

I mentioned a fleeting interest in starting a new blog devoted wholly to publishing scans of Winsor McCay's Little Nemo strips exactly 100 years after their original printing dates, but I've decided against it. I'm gung-ho about McCay now, but that will probably fade by the time I finish reading the collection I have. I think that's why I've never found a consistent style or content for this blog: it's hard for me to sustain interest in just one thing for a long time. In the meantime I may scan the best pages of Little Nemo I find and post them here with some commentary on why they're so great. If you're not a fan of early American comics, tough luck for you.

And on a final note partly related to this media fast of mine (and partly in keeping with the hodge-podge nature of this post) I have made it my personal goal this year to not view or hear a single campaign ad. I think I can actually do it: I listen to no commercial radio and I have no TV service in my home (what few shows I watch I download). The more election cycles I see the more I realize that campaign ads (and most television reporting, for that matter) pretty much do the exact opposite of informing and educating the public on who candidates are. My best advice for anyone this election year is this: whatever you're listening to watching, just turn it off and you will be a much better informed voter.

I'm sorry for the curmudgeonly tone. I think reading and watching 100-year-old artifacts may be making me feel old beyond my years. I'll try to be in a better mood next time you hear from me.