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Building a blog is an interesting process. For example, there are ideas that just come alive on the 'page' and then there are ideas that die mid-type. It is a dynamic process. Stuff can just grow before your eyes.

There are days when there are many ideas that just tumble out. There are days that nothing rocks and nothing rolls.

Inspiration comes from a lot of places. When I began, my daily life inspired a lot of writing; journaling. Soon, I found I had used most of the material that comes from day to day living. The history had been explored. Today's material was added on to that; but, incrementally. There are no big gobs of daily life to ruminate. Not every day.

Then, I got kick started with stuff I saw and read on the web; news, other blogs, and so on. I still do. I like to cruise the lefties and more and more other sites have gained my interest. But, there is not a lot to write about with this stuff. Most of what I get out of it for my blog is reference, reccomendation, linkages.

Lately there has been a lot about politics. I have enjoyed doing it but now am beginning to repeat myself as both campaigns are doing. More of the same. I am sort of going back up my own ass; not a good place for my head to be. The campaign has been interesting and is nearing its denouement but, in these final phases, I know that my time is limited with it. Soon, there will be a winner, a loser, and another four years. A void.

The Daily Movies have been a sound inspiration since I started. They are, well, daily. And when I lack a disk there is still something to talk about with them. Often, it is just a small appreciation or review. But, I have noticed that, many days, they set off connections to other worlds;long runs through the net hunting down material that I wondered about as I watched the film and memory; either about the film itself or situations and stuff around the seeing for the first time.

I am getting ready for the rush of politics to end. I am facing the fact of diminishing daily life inspiration. I imagine the bore-potential of linking to other sites. I am beginning to think about re-booting the blog.

Starting today, for example, I am going to focus on the film and see if it makes a 'day' for the page. It will be a Danish film. FESTEN (THE CELEBRATION). A family holds a party for the 60 year old matriarch. A son disrupts the festive mood by some truth telling. Well, hell, I know that one. Right out of my pages, this one.

So, I will try a new approach. I will not abandon life, linkage, and the pursuit of politics; there will be some space for that. I think I will center more around the inspiration of the movie and the connections that I make from it. And. I will not limit myself to one writing on. Often, I have post partum material that arises but never makes the page as I am 'done' with the film. Now, I think I will keep a running string. See how that works. OK. Time to get to the new format and see how it works.