Well, I've not had much time to update this blog for some time - I've a half finished redesign, and plenty of other changes floating around my computer which I'm realistically never going to complete. And during 2011 that's only going to get worse as I'm moving to North Yorkshire, so living out of a hotel initially, followed by house-hunting and settling in is going to take up at least 6 months of next year...
I'm not giving up blogging permanently, but certainly will be for the whole of 2011, and I am retiring Obsidian as I'm evaluating a few changes in my life. Firstly I'm going to seriously start investigating setting up a political party and placing out feelers across various parts of the country, and I can't do that and be a keyboard warrior at the same time, and as we saw with the DK/Brillo debacle if you manage to get yourself noticed politically, then having a swearblog isn't going to help you out any.
Secondly, there are a few things I'd like to do before I get married and start a family. Again, if I'm spending my days frothing in outrage on the internet, that's time I'm not spending doing something more personally useful.
Thirdly, I've been enjoying share dealing. Started 6 months ago, and I'm 60% up - had I not inadvisedly bought into Barclays, and instead invested further funds in Xtract then I would actually be around 500% up. Not bad for a beginner, and the good people at Cityunslicker have my gratitude for posting helpful information which I have used as a guide. I see this as a way to build up funding for my life and retirement plans, again blogging will distract me from that, and when I start playing with tens of thousands as opposed to hundreds of pounds, distractions would be a bad thing.
So I'd to thank everyone who has contributed to comments, and to those who actually inspired to start a blog and to wish one and all a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011.
I'm not giving up blogging permanently, but certainly will be for the whole of 2011, and I am retiring Obsidian as I'm evaluating a few changes in my life. Firstly I'm going to seriously start investigating setting up a political party and placing out feelers across various parts of the country, and I can't do that and be a keyboard warrior at the same time, and as we saw with the DK/Brillo debacle if you manage to get yourself noticed politically, then having a swearblog isn't going to help you out any.
Secondly, there are a few things I'd like to do before I get married and start a family. Again, if I'm spending my days frothing in outrage on the internet, that's time I'm not spending doing something more personally useful.
Thirdly, I've been enjoying share dealing. Started 6 months ago, and I'm 60% up - had I not inadvisedly bought into Barclays, and instead invested further funds in Xtract then I would actually be around 500% up. Not bad for a beginner, and the good people at Cityunslicker have my gratitude for posting helpful information which I have used as a guide. I see this as a way to build up funding for my life and retirement plans, again blogging will distract me from that, and when I start playing with tens of thousands as opposed to hundreds of pounds, distractions would be a bad thing.
So I'd to thank everyone who has contributed to comments, and to those who actually inspired to start a blog and to wish one and all a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011.
