I should be better at this

I have been running a Weblog or Web site of some kind for more than a decade. In all that time I have done this in varying levels of frequency and success. Over the last year I have been a rather lazy blogger. That isn’t to say I have been a lazy writer, my focus has just been on my day job as a newspaper editor.

The blog has been filled with virtual cobwebs for far longer than I want it to be. In an effort to make it a little more active I have been running my weekly Twitter feed through the site, but even I’m annoyed by this tactic.

I frequently say to myself “that would be a good thing to blog about,” but I inevitably find something else that takes up my focus and the idea floats away into the back of my brain. In the past I have attempted to give myself assignments through out the week, including “movie of the week,” “found links” and other various tricks that never seemed to click.

I’m doing it again. I’m giving myself assignments. I want to at least get something out once a week and if I can improve my frequency I’ll try to make it to three times a week or even nearly daily. Before I get ahead of myself I’ll try getting something out in the next few days. I’m already working on a few ideas, in an effort to encourage me to do them here is what I’m thinking about …

• Comics/graphic novels you should be reading
• A weekly Netflix/DVD/Blu-ray review
• Random podcasts, testing out podcasts that I haven’t watched or listened to before
• Buying a house

Of course these are all sketches of ideas at this point. After the papers go out the door on Tuesday night I’ll start to focus more on one or more of these topics. Until that point you’re stuck reading this cheap blog post. I’m sorry future Robert, you have your work cut out for you.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-29

• I like the new AT&T ad responding to Verizon's map claims. Still, there is a giant blank spot where I live so AT&T still FAILS! #
• I ran 5894m before hitting a wall and tumbling to my death on my iPod touch. http://www.canabalt.com/ #
• @dwj welcome to the future sir. in reply to dwj #
• I've decided to skip the comic shop today and wait until Saturday. I just don't feel like putting on another 80 miles on the car today. #
• I thought I lost my Morrissey MP3 collection in iTunes but a typo cleared things up. Big relief. #
• RT @ronxo: RT @tedleo: RT @pat_graham: The 120 Minutes Archive – Playlists & Videos – Episodes from MTV (1986-1995) http://bit.ly/5AfqFR #
• Watching I, Mudd from Star Trek season 2. Can't decide if it's a favorite episode or least favorite. I feel like 1 of the android in the ep. #
• @GeoffJohns0 my weekly trip is 40 miles one way. Well worth the fix. in reply to GeoffJohns0 #
• Football + turkey = happy Robert. #
• @JAFlanagan I heard something about a fan film once, but it's not canon sir. Whoever told you there was a third film is pulling your leg. in reply to JAFlanagan #
• Well Thanksgiving is pretty much over. Watching some TV through my Slingbox in my old bedroom. Work starts up again tomorrow. #
• First round of turkey left-overs done. Can't beat second day Thanksgiving dinner. #
• @krschuerman did you build the mythbox yourself? Duel tuner? Been wanting to do one for a while. in reply to krschuerman #
• @krschuerman I'm thinking of pricing out a system in the next couple months. I've been hearing good things about Mythbuntu. in reply to krschuerman #
• @krschuerman How are the drivers for the tuners? Is there a lot of back end work needed to get the QAM tuner working? in reply to krschuerman #
• @krschuerman thanks for the info. Will keep you posted if I pull the trigger. in reply to krschuerman #
• Watching prt. 1 of the Monk finale. Epic. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22

• Every time I hear a shrill voice on tv say "Don" it makes me want to drop cable more. #
• @dwj Ouch, sorry to hear that man. in reply to dwj #
• It really is true, a news editor never knows what day it is but I always know what time it is. I keep thinking today is Thursday. Ugg. #
• @cskilpatrick I have been trying to figure out which Parks and Rec line I would tweet. That was my first choice. in reply to cskilpatrick #
• I'm really feeling the urge to upgrade my Godfather Trilogy DVDs to the Blu-ray set. It just feels like I should. #
• I ran 4019m before turning into a fine mist on my iPod touch. http://www.canabalt.com/ #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15

• Retweeting @dwj: If the xbox was as quiet as the PS3 and played blu-ray, it would be the perfect machine. #whatireallywant – [ well said ] #
• There is a lullaby remake of Nirvana's "All Apologies" out there. Umm. #
• Stephen Baldwin as the smartest man in the room? This movie is totally unrealistic. Channel changed. #
• I've made a few jokes about it in the past but I bought a Snuggie and I have to say I like it. That must mean I am indeed a couch potato. #
• Catching up on last season's Grey's Anatomy. Not sure how I feel about people dancing like that to a Gomez song. Unnatural. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

• Proof cellphone companies don't get it. "Get ___ off these touch screen phones." Just because it's a touch screen doesn't make it awesome. #
• The Green Bay fans can keep booing Favre, it hasn't really helped them much yet. #
• @modsuperstar Canadians aren't suspicious. Canadians with flashlights though – shifty. in reply to modsuperstar #
• A good Monday night is when I know what the front pages will look like on my papers on Wednesday. That's a good Monday night. #
• Really hope the iTunes TV subscription rumor turns out to be true. I would pay $30 for that service. #
• Tuesday nights almost always end with a little rock n' roll at my house. Tonight it's "Say Anything." Not sure what that says about today. #
• Seriously, how could anyone have allowed the show "Cop Rock" to ever have been put on TV? #
• @dwj did you get that resolved? Not a cool problem. in reply to dwj #
• So I'm on Flickchart.com and I they just gave me Grindhouse and Death Proof as the opposing films. Umm, aren't they the same film? #
• @flickchart Went with Grindhouse because it has Death Proof and Planet Terror. in reply to flickchart #
• @ronxo In case you didn't know, Morrisey "Who Put The 'M' in Manchester" #
• @ronxo is streaming on Netflix (sorry for the double at). #
• Track down Jonathan Coulton's Space Doggity and put a smile on your face. #
• Spent this evening catching up on Detective Comic and Sweet Tooth. Loving both stories. Different and good. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

• HDCP is the worst thing to happen to home entertainment. Watching a movie shouldn't be this difficult. #
• The new Microsoft ad campaign seems to be their users complaining about the older versions of Windows. How does that promote Windows 7? #
• I really want a Kindle/Nook but my shelves filled with books don't like that idea. Sigh. So much reading to do. Not a bad problem though. #
• Watching last nights U2 concert streaming on YouTube on my Apple TV. Heaven. #
• @totallyradshow My Tuesdays run about 14 hours worth of work. I should be going to bed. But you release new episodes early. Thanks. #
• @alexalbrecht My dad took me to see Ghostbusters as a kid. We had to leave the theater with Slimer in the hotel. Scared the snot out of me. #
• @jeffcannata Thanks for recommending Friday Night Lights. The pilot might be the best hour of TV I have ever watched. #
• So I says to Mabel, I says… I'll continue this later. #

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