The problem with blogging is that it's addictive.

I noticed this the last time I got my blog setup. It seems to wane a little bit but it's especially noticeable in the beginning. I think it's a combination of suddenly having a 'voice' (maybe it's the vague anonymity it confers) and having a new toy with which to express yourself.

The new toy is a big part of it for me. Suddenly I've got categories, preview capabilities, and new templates to get looking 'just right'.

The last bit isn't limited to blogging. I knew a guy at varsity who studied for about five years in total and spent four of those setting up his desktop (we got Unix accounts in 2nd year for the first time in our lives; so much to configure!)

With blogging, at least for me, it sometimes escalates into wanting to record everything I'm thinking about or discussing (which can be a lot, but is often more quantity than quality) but that degenerates quickly. Without relay teams to feed me and give me sponge baths (mind the keyboard luv) it's tricky to record every waking moment. Mind you, Intel are playing with EEG technology (can't find the URL, it was a while back) with an aim to being able to record your 'state of mind' for future generations. The idea is that someday we'll be able to haul granddad out of storage and 'watch' selected highlights from his life.

Break out the popcorn, granddad's coming to dinner.