Thinking about shutting down for a while

So, would anybody notice? I blog other places, and comment other places. I guess Lynda would notice; I'd just have to e-mail more often, wouldn't I honey?

When I was out of work, or going to school, or suicidal, or evacuating from a hurricane, I had interesting things to write about. My life is so hum-drum now. I'm going to Ohio for a week next week, but I'm going to work while I'm there, just like I do every day. The only thing really absolutely top notch indescribably amazing about my life is my sex life, and that's way more information than any of you want to know, I'm sure.

Maybe it would be good if I was more passionate about things, and more expressive in my writing about those things. It's probably a result of all those years of programming. If Then Else and Select Case Default and Do While Loop Exit End and For Next don't leave a lot of room for nuanced expression. The goal is specific and concise.

I'd been reading Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, and was really excited about writing for a while. Blogging seems to dissipate my discipline to write. I can just babble on the internet and don't have to develop characters or set scenes. My writing skill is adequate to the task at hand, so I don't stretch or push or try to make something "more" of it. Maybe if I focus my writing elsewhere for a while I'll feel pushed to stretch myself. Then again, maybe I'll just play Collapse and Spider Solitaire.