Goodbye Cathy

It's so weird to, via the Web, share in the most intimate lives of people you've never met. It's weird, but it's a gift too. Laura chronicled her cancer in excruciating and moving detail, and I followed her journey every step of the way. I still think about her, and thank her for sharing it with us.

Cathy Seipp was just as honest with us on her blog. I never met her, but I still feel a great sense of loss today, knowing that she's fading. I wish Cathy and her family and friends all the best. If only there was something I could say that didn't sound ridiculous.

Other blogs, other lives

I've spun off my two main interests--organizational methods/personal development and art toys--into two separate, more-focused blogs. Lifemuncher is my repository for GTD Web sites, listmaking tools, finance tips, and general productivity porn stuff. Arttoyz is where I talk about urban vinyl, artists, kaiju, and my major money-sucking hobby.

I've also been playing around with Tumblr, a really cool application for a more free-form sort of blogging, where you can almost effortlessly post links, photos, blog posts, conversations, and quotes. I hope you'll check it out.

Uncle Muscles

I recently joined Mybloglog.com so now I know what my readers are clamoring for. It turns out that the number-one way readers come to visit Blogarsay is by searching for "Uncle Muscles" on Google.

Sigh.

Fortunately for UM lovers, they can now go straight to their My Space Page and avoid all this nonsense.