Look Back in August

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A small personal landmark that went past unnoticed. My tenth blogiversary - at around 10pm on August 22nd, I'd been writing here for years in double digits.

Ten years ago....

• I was dealing with the end of a hopeless relationship by getting pointlessly drunk and having lots of meaningless sex.
  
  This last weekend I got drunk with some old friends and afterwards decided to re-visit an old cruising ground, just to see if it still worked for me after all these years.
  
  And I had pleasantly meaningless sex with three strangers. One of who I kind-of almost fell for - we swapped phone numbers, but any thought of a relationship is, um, hopeless. Which is fortunate, because I only feel romantic when I'm drunk.
  
  That at least is different now.
  
  
• I was teaching myself to sing, and trying to record some songs. But constantly getting sidetracked by technical issues.
  
  Today, having promised myself I'd start work on some music, I hit upon a way to synthesise a strummed guitar instead. And spent the day working on that.
  
  
• I'd just finished a contract with an idiot employer.
  
  Yes.
  
  
• I was running around with a band of socialists, despite severe misgivings about their theories, strategies, and indeed aims.
  
  Now, most of my non-net friends are disenchanted socialists.
  
  
• I had vague ideas about being a science fiction writer.
  
  I have vague ideas about being a horror writer.
  
  
• I was back living with my parents.
  
  Yes. But they don't seem to mind so much this time.
  
  
• I couldn't figure out a snappy way to end a blogpost.

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