Soul Sucker

I just deleted a post I just wrote gushing about my new iPhone. It wasn't even up for 5 minutes, and I was thinking merlin, what did I just post? No one cares! and deleted it. These three sentences basically are all you need to know about it - I got one, I love it, wanna suggest some free apps?

Now the actual reason for this blog. I have been thinking about the internet lately. More specifically, cutting back. (Ironic, because I just got a smart phone which will give me unlimited access.) I never use tumblr anymore, even after I've allowed myself to go back on it. I just don't care anymore. And I rarely go on YouTube after my month-long absence. Again, I just don't care. I think I'm going to clean out my subscriptions when I get home, and basically just start following Hank and John. And probably Mike Lombardo and maybe a few others, but honestly, Hank and John are pretty much the only ones I actually watch anymore. The rest I just delete. So. There's that.

I've also unconsciously cut Twitter down a lot. I rarely use it for my personal account anymore. I use it for the HPA a lot, but I don't go on Twitter a lot at home. Again, I just don't really care. I think I might go through my followers and cut some of them out too - not to piss people off (which I hope doesn't happen), but because, I'm sorry, I just don't care. But then again, maybe I'll just sign off for a while and see what happens.

Facebook I don't really enjoy, either. I go on it because a) I'm bored and b) a lot of my IRL friends that I don't see often are on there, and I want to keep in touch with them. But I don't care. I haven't liked Facebook for quite a long time, actually. I like it for sharing photos, but...honestly, that's almost it. I wouldn't delete my account, because of all of the photos I have on there that aren't mine, but I like.

So as you can see, I'm considering just signing out of social networking sites for a while. Unplugging. I've been so plugged in for so long, and it's cut into my creativity. I am either a) on the internet or b) watching Doctor Who (at least, that's how it is right now). I want to write. But every time I say that, it never happens, because the internet happens, or Doctor Who happens, or reading happens, or something. After I finish Series 1 of Doctor Who, which I have borrowed from the library, I'm going to lay off the tv shows for a while. I'm going to concentrate on reading and writing. Maybe some other crafty type stuff. But also seeing friends and hanging out. Maybe watching some more films on Netflix, which may seem a lot like watching tv, but it's not, I promise. It's inspiring for me. So, I'm going to finish my screenplay. By the end of the month. That is my goal. And then maybe start on another writing project. We'll see how July goes. So. Starting now (well, after I post notices on Twitter and Facebook so people don't get concerned if I don't respond) I am signing out, unplugging, for a week. See if I miss it or not.