almost finished

my autobiography, which includes the name of this blog in its subtitle, is almost finished. ironically as of now i have said almost nothing about this blog in the text, and i have to address that issue. this blog has in fact played a huge role in my becoming a writer, and, since it goes back years and years, it is an extensive collection and almost a complete diary of my writing history.

but diaries are organized by time, not by event, and they are therefore hard to find information in, unless you are aware of the time. also i realize that i drive people crazy by using all these small letters instead of just giving in and writing like people think i should. i do that, as you know, to put my personal stamp on it and distinguish from things i want to sell in the market. this is my own personal space. and one reason this blog has made it longer than most others is that i have done it almost entirely for my own reasons as opposed to trying to get it seen, or read, or get more hits on it. i do it in order to keep writing. i do it when i have writer's block in other areas.

i should mention that it is part of a system of about forty blogs, most of them linked from the template to the side, and really i use them all for that purpose, although in general most of them have specific purposes quite separate from being a personal diary where i vent and muse about my life.

but we are nearing a time where i will be celebrating this blog as part of the publication of my autobiography, so it's time to fix up this blog a little and make it ready for celebration. it's like a wedding, or a coming-out party, but it's online. you will see this blog, dressed up and made presentable, very soon. but only if you read this blog, will you even know anything is happening.