UPDATE ‘08: So apparently somewhere along the line the comments database for this site became corrupted. All comments have been lost. Odd, considering I was not updating the site. I suspect the problem is be related to the constant bombardment of spam comments and the thousands of comments I had ‘awaiting moderation’. Well, looks like the detained comments grew impatient and broke free and the moderating job has been done for me! It pays to back up kids.

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Last weekend saw the TOD’s first birthday and, celebrations aside, I figured this was a good time to reflect on the future of this project, ie. whether I will continue working on it and if so in what format.

The basic problem I am facing is that I just don’t have the time to put as much effort into this site that I’d like to. I spend a good 20 hours a week doing research/reading/etc, and it would take at least as long to post everything I’d like to post. That pretty much adds up to a full time job and unfortunately I already have one of those. Currently I only end up posting perhaps a quarter of what I attempt to line up for posting in one form or another, which is an endless source of frustration. We’re also entering a particularly busy time at work. Something’s got to give.

So, I am going to put this project, at least in its current form, on the back burner for now. What I would like to continue doing is post occasional longer essays/posts, without trying to keep up my regular posting schedule (which is currently about 10 posts over 4 days a week, if you’re curious). Then perhaps when things clear up (or more likely when I get sucked into a shit fight I just can’t stay out of) I’ll be back.

This hasn’t been an easy decision because I have really enjoyed blogging and things have been steadily picking up around here. But its getting to a point where other areas of my life are suffering… which is kind of lame really. This blogging business is addictive!

So goodbye for now, but not really. I’ll now have more time to drop by other people’s blogs and rant and fisk and jibe on in the comments and perhaps even write some occasional longer posts of quality, rather than churn out surf-by quotathons and dive into self-indulgent fiski-cuffs.