being redundant isn't always a bad thing
So now everything is linked up to Posterous. I'm pretty much cramming my entire online identity into this one service so we'll see how that goes. Convenient service, or security issue? Guess we'll find out. This is all part of a shift in how I use my computin' time: I've moved to Google Chrome from Firefox mainly due to the bloat. I'll still use Firefox until the Rikaichan extension is fully imported and functional in Chrome (Rikaikun for anyone looking for it), but pretty much everything else I use Firefox for is either easily transferred (bookmarks, read later ext., etc.) or expendable (bookmarks i'll never look at again, built-in mp3 player as if it was really necessary, etc.).
Syncing everything up into Posterous serves multiple purposes. I'm trying to figure out ways to send as much info as possible out with as little tech as possible while I'm in Japan this summer. I figure we can send voice posts via tumblr for call-in posts and the like, and posterous for images/text/etc. for when we stumble upon internet access. (Lol as if internet access in Japan will be hard to find.) Plus, the more I do, the more I'll want to do, and right now I really should be writing for other things. (www.fanserviceftw.com and www.flashfictiononline.com specifically.) I guess in struggling against the spectre of "english majors have shitty job opportunities," it's only natural that I'm looking for self-publishing platforms. If I don't publish me, who will? At least I know what I'm doing, I guess.
That said, I suppose the issue of personal vs. professional posting comes into question. I figure, welp, I'm not getting paid to post any of this, so it's all technically personal now matter how professional it is or isn't sometimes. So I guess the best answer to that is...*puts on coolshades*...deal with it. I most certainly could go for professional articles only, but that would be boring, and I would look like a huge tool. A wise PR blogger once said "the more you talk, the less you're probably getting paid for it." True!
That and maybe now I don't have to mash refresh on Twitter and Facebook and Tumblr every ten seconds hoping for replies and mentions and talkie-time.
