Entries from September 2006 ↓

It was a holiday weekend and the unofficial end of the summer, so I found it hard to write anything original. But then again, I’m unemployed so everyday seems like a holiday. Maybe I’m just lazy.

In any event, I spun the dial and found some blogs more interesting than my own.

Angela at Pica 12 is jumping on the podcast bandwagon and apparently loving it. She makes a good point about our need to tell our own stories. LINK

Nathan at 7 Magazine interviews fashion designer William Taswell III. LINK

Ronn at A Burst of Light promos next week’s book tour by author Adarro Minton at P.O.C.C. in Brooklyn. Minton is the author of Gay, Black, Crippled, Fat! He is an old friend of mine from when I lived upstate. LINK 1 LINK 2

Andres at Blabbeando is chronicling the lives of our fallen community members, paying tribute to Eddie Garzon who died five years ago, and Willie Ninja, who passed over the weekend. LINK 1 LINK 2

Jonathan at Just Be Dat has more on the whole Ne-Yo mess, from the horse’s mouth, complete with pictures and sound. LINK

Larry assesses what happened and prepares to move on, as a relationship ends. LINK

Mama Junkyard’s ponders the legal liability aspects of blogging. LINK

Var comments on an earlier phase in his life and proves some child stars have turned out alright afterall. LINK

And in case you missed it, the Black Weblog Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all you winners. LINK

We’re now past the terrible two’s, walking around upright, forming full sentences and defining our personality.

Three years ago today, Bejata.com was born, or launched, or hatched, or open for business, or whatever it is that blogs do when they first start. The initial posting was a bit cryptic, more of a tease campaign than a real message. I was trying to meet a self-imposed deadline so I’d have an easy-to-remember anniversary date. I made it.

For some reason it seems much longer than three years. But then it’s also all a blur at this point. I have no idea how many actual articles I’ve written or how many people have stopped by. The tracker down there in the lower right corner is not the original one. We lost that, and all the initial data, during a re-design, so the stats listed are everything since. I don’t know that I actually care about such minutiae anyway.

I claim to write this blog for myself, using it as a brain dump for my thoughts. But I will admit to a certain pleasure when I know people have actually read it and perhaps found a point of connection. I suppose after three years this has now become too much a part of my life to ever abandon completely, although I go in and out of bouts of indifference and enthusiasm. In any event, thanks to everyone who has ever stopped by. I hope you’ll come again.

Now, if you’d care to show your gratitude, you can always stop by my wishlist. (C’mon, I had to take a shot, it’s my anniversary!)