Looking back is hard to do
Mar. 26th, 2008 09:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pinksonia I've been going through my past entries and assigning tags to all of them. Wow, that's a lot of work. Of course, in the process, I have to re-read all those past entries. I started this LJ in mid-2004, but was never terribly diligent about updating until I started my life as a shovelbum, mostly because zooropababy told me to keep in touch, and would actually comment, so this was the easiest way. Anyway, I find that I remember fairly well the things I wrote about in 2004 (this is with regards to remember that I wrote about them, not the events themselves) and what I wrote from Jan 2007 to the present. The times in between I have no idea about.
Looking back, I wish I had been more diligent. 2005 was my final year of college and I know I did things not represented here. That summer I did my archaeological field school, my first taste of archaeology, which encompasses one entry (and not a mention of yeti anywhere). Life seems much more interesting in the remembrance than it does at the time.
My early entries were by and large short and by no means in depth. I didn't start out here wanting to be a writer like so many other people, nor did I come from a background in journal keeping. I was never really sure what I was doing. I never had a plan for this LJ and it shows.
Going forward, I hope entries are longer and more informative. I hope all the back story is present, an annoyance I often find with others that I now realize I am guilty of too. And maybe, just maybe I avoid going months and even weeks without an update. I don't think even I can hope for an everyday type of schedule. Finally, I will keep on top of the tags, so I never have to do this type of overhaul again.
zooropababy told me to keep in touch, and would actually comment, so this was the easiest way. Anyway, I find that I remember fairly well the things I wrote about in 2004 (this is with regards to remember that I wrote about them, not the events themselves) and what I wrote from Jan 2007 to the present. The times in between I have no idea about. Looking back, I wish I had been more diligent. 2005 was my final year of college and I know I did things not represented here. That summer I did my archaeological field school, my first taste of archaeology, which encompasses one entry (and not a mention of yeti anywhere). Life seems much more interesting in the remembrance than it does at the time.
My early entries were by and large short and by no means in depth. I didn't start out here wanting to be a writer like so many other people, nor did I come from a background in journal keeping. I was never really sure what I was doing. I never had a plan for this LJ and it shows.
Going forward, I hope entries are longer and more informative. I hope all the back story is present, an annoyance I often find with others that I now realize I am guilty of too. And maybe, just maybe I avoid going months and even weeks without an update. I don't think even I can hope for an everyday type of schedule. Finally, I will keep on top of the tags, so I never have to do this type of overhaul again.
