Palate Cleanser

I’ve decided to start writing again. Actually, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time now—maybe years—the idea of writing short reviews of the media I consume. Maybe the occasional bit of sports writing, who knows. So, using this platform, I’m going to start writing 150-200 words to get my thoughts out about things. The reviews will be egocentric. The editing will be minimal. The style guide will be mine. The topics will not likely be timely. The idea here is to write for me, a living diary of the classic or contemporary things I’m reading, watching, playing, etc. Some may be first-time experiences, others may be repeat experiences. 

I also want to exercise my writing skills again while using some critical thinking. So much of what I do gets distilled down to a star rating on another platforms (some of which are linked on this very page) and my memory is so bad, I wanted to get some actual words behind the ratings to refresh myself for future reference. That does not mean these reviews will be intellectual (though they will probably still be pretentious?) But that’s okay, these are meant for me to revisit, and anyone who stumbles upon them, lovely, welcome, I appreciate you!

I decided not to go back and delete any of the pieces before now. Not because I think they are any good (quite the contrary: some would be difficult to re-read, I’m sure). No, I’m not deleting them, mostly because it would take work, and there’s no real point. Essentially, those were written by a different person, and the posts are there as relics, as artifacts. Plus, I was at least somewhat proud of them at one point in time. In fact, I even attempted something like this before, regrettably titled "Best Thing I Did Last Week." I want to keep it simpler than that. Hence, this interlude of a post serves as a palate cleanser, bridging what I use to write and what I will write going forward.

We’ll see how long this idea lasts. For now, I’d like to shoot for three days. Then, maybe a week. Then, maybe another week. The point is not to hold myself to anything. Not to mention, there will be days or weeks where I don’t engage with much of anything or feel compelled to express thoughts on them. That’s okay, too. And if nothing else, I’ll have this post, right here, to revisit when I don’t feel like writing anymore or when I get the itch to write again in a few years, whatever the case may be. This is for me, to stretch my creative thinking, to retain my memory better, and simply, to write words I want to read.