Thursday, May 03, 2007

On quitting

Ronni's most recent post got me thinking... I'm not very disciplined in keeping up with most of my online pursuits.

Witness Yelp, where I wrote 13 reviews, added a few random friends to my list, and... pretty much fizzled out. Or what about last.fm, which made me feel like I was being thrown under the hipster bus every time I hit Play? I had a decent run with goodreads and enjoyed seeing what books my friends had recently read and enjoyed, but I really don't read enough anymore to make frequent updates...

Netvibes
is about the only thing I use religiously to organize my feeds and stay on top of my gossip, foodie news (Tastespotting was a great recent find), and friends' blogs when there are updates. :)

And speaking of quitters...

* Snoop Dogg looks uncommonly sober at the Warriors game tonight. Seriously, I don't think I've seen his irises since 1995. Good for him!

* I'm leaving my current job on May 18 and joining Teach for America on May 21. I've never quit a job before--usually it's just time to pack up and go back to school--and I've found it to be awkward, delicate, and sad on a lot of counts. But I'm really excited to start my new job and explore some new possibilities.

3 comments:

isacatch said...

what's with the weird pictures??

Unknown said...

i've recently reached a new low: quitting before i've even begun. i've yet to accept your goodreads invitation, for example. though i may deprioritize that further, since you seem to have abandoned it yourself :-/

TeenieTravels said...

okay, i guess i would have known that you were quitting if i'd been keeping up with your blog... :P