50 days until Anime Weekend Atlanta
I keep falling into the same trap. I say I don’t want to fill this blog with short bits of junk just to say I’ve written everyday then I turn around and loudly or quietly declare my intention to publish something here everyday, a brief that I cannot possibly meet without loading this place down with junk.
I want to write meaningful things, if not for an audience then at least for myself. I do not want to make content. I want to engage with the arts and with people and to think about the things that make humanity tick.
This is not to say that I regret those first 100 days of anime several years ago. That was a wholly worthwhile experience. It restored my confidence in my ability to write, something which I confess I need to do again.
But back then I was not quite two years removed from my time as a college journalist, and I was working a job that ended at precisely 5 p.m. and included no weekends. I am close to ten years further removed from the Chase who successfully published 100 Days of Anime. Suffice it to say, circumstances are changed.
In fairness to the Chase of Today (who still ultimately thinks of “Trying Again” as an ethos), I did come at this 100 Days of Anime challenge with a different plan that what I ended up doing. I wanted to write and engage for 100 days but not necessarily publish 100 blog posts.
Then Things Happened, and I forgot my plan. Day 1 came sneaking up. I got spooked. I started on bad footing. I faltered and stopped. Such is life.
I will probably go back and scrap most of those firsts posts or cannibalize the good stuff out of them. Remains to be seen.
We’re 50 days out from Anime Weekend Atlanta now, and I think I’m ready to pick things up and try again closer to my original scheme. I’m going to try to watch some new anime and some old favorites. I’m going to write, and I’m going to try to publish something once a week or every ten days, whichever comes first.
I would like to bring this blog up to a regular posting schedule, but I will not do that until a regular schedule can provide meaningful, thoughtful posts or at least informative ones.
That first 100 Days of Anime, though I’ve hidden most of it away, was a very meaningful experience for me. I’ve rarely felt more accomplished, and I enjoyed learning more about a thing that shaped my interests and friendships along with friends and strangers.
Next time, I’ll finally be writing a good solid post about why Anime Weekend Atlanta became, essentially, a holiday for my college friends, one that we still try to observe to this day.
Until next time!
