To new beginnings

     Remember that time not so long ago, when blogs and forums were a thing? When it wasn't all about the number of likes and followers, when you didn't feel pressured to post content, when you didn't end up doom scrolling for hours, when you actually took the time to write an article for your blog or reading other people's blogs, comfortably sitted with a cup of tea? I miss that blissful time. I miss writing down my thougts and unpretentiously sharing the things that make me happy with whoever wants to read about it. Blogs are like journals available for everyone to read. They keep precious memories, give a sense of achievement when an article you spent time on writing is eventually published, and most of all, they feel like home. A tiny, intimate corner of internet that belongs only to you and the ones who read it. I used to have a blog many years ago (La République Horizontale) and I sometimes go back to that cozy place; it still feels like home. I felt burned out of social apps which feel more like gigantic shopping malls flooded with waves and waves of loud people; Such a place is exhausting. I'm building a new corner here, without any like button but nice things posted at a human pace. You are welcome to grab a pillow and some hot cocoa, make yourself at ease and let me tell you stories I've lived in different worlds as a LARP or tabletop RPG character, let me show you the things that brighten my day, let us share a moment of bliss in this snug internet lair.

    Back in the days on my old blog, I had a weekly column called The Sunday Outing about an exhibition, a movie or an interesting thing I did during the week; I quite liked that, it motivated me to go out and do things. Giving the current pandemic, going out to do things isn't possible nor wise, but I have other plans for weekly chronicles. I'm not planning on posting lots and lots of articles and maybe, in the future, I'll make a monthly newsletter available to keep you up to date. We'll see how it goes. For the moment, let me refill your cup. Oh, and grab some biscuits as well.