Rather than write humorously paranoid columns about drugging your spouse and taking them in for memory erasure (currently working in mice) to get rid of all those pesky ex-flames or crafting a “welcome Obama” op-ed musing on the next four years of sexual health, education and attitude in this country and beyond…I’m pretty much keeping up with XKCD and CuteOverload and Savage Chickens, and spending a lot of time on a particular horsemanship forum.
I wrote a column about tech burnout and its effects on relationships:
Even Geeks Need a Breather
I think today I’d say ESPECIALLY geeks need a breather.
Taking my own advice, I’m letting you know that I’m not dead, not abandoning ship, just being more careful about managing my energy and prioritizing what I want to blog about.
I’ve been lining up some speaking engagements and consulting with people in the middle ground between porn and mainstream, gadget developers and sex toy retailers and the like. But I don’t know. Without the column as an anchor it’s increasingly difficult to track all the feeds every day and compose my thoughts into a coherent, organized whole.
I’m not discouraged exactly so much as … overwhelmed with everything else.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Kar6point7 // Jan 22, 2009 at 10:12 pm
I know it’s tough when things fail to come together, so I just wanted to say Thank You.
The work you do fantastic. I have learned/discovered so much from both Sex Drive (with is sorely missed) as well as your wittings and musings here.
You really have changed the way I think about things (especially in regards to what makes a “real” relationship). Even when I don’t agree with you I find that I always respect your point of view, and frankly to find such intelligent discourse on a topic that is still (sadly) misunderstood and misrepresented is a rare treat.
Keep up the good work, and again, Thank You.
2 thermalsatsuma // Jan 23, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I’ve certainly enjoyed reading your blogposts here over the last couple of months, but I completely understand if you need to take a step back to catch your breath. I look forward to reading whatever you turn your hand to next!
3 Amber Rhea // Jan 28, 2009 at 6:23 pm
I so know what you mean about needing a break. I’ve been finding myself needing those more frequently, and I’m respecting that.
4 regina lynn // Jan 30, 2009 at 10:41 am
Wow thanks everyone for being so supportive!