Time for a Change
Anyone who reads this journal knows that my writings in it have become less and less frequent over the past few years – but don’t get scared. I do not plan on stopping to write. On the contrary, the reason that lately I have written so little in this journal is that I have been writing quite a bit more than usual.
I recently acquired a position as a freelance writer for the online Men’s magazine Askmen.com. The best way I can describe it is as kind of a cross between Men’s Health and GQ. It’s owned by Fox Interactive Media. So in an amusing technical sense, Rupert Murdoch is my boss. I am currently a men’s fashion columnist for the site. I know: it’s remarkable. I can still remember the days I used to wear Wrangler Jeans and Haynes underwear. At any rate, as the days progress I will likely contribute to other areas of the magazine, possibly even as a sort of opinion columnist focusing on the issues that men should be thinking about – not so different from what I’ve done in this journal for the past several years, though with more of a focus. The beauty is that I am technically a professional writer now, and I’m getting paid to do what I used to do for free. Feel free to read my 1st article.
But don’t worry: I haven’t quit my day job. It pays too well for that! I still work in finance and travel more than I care to think about. I was in Phoenix and Chicago this week and next week I’m going to Orange County, CA. But in a way, that actually helps, since there are few better places to get things done then when alone on a plane – I have long used that as the setting where most of my journal entries are written.
So what’s that mean for my non-professional writing, i.e. this journal? It means that it’s time for a change. I still intend to write fun-filled essays about philosophy, politics, economics, and the most arbitrary topics imaginable. Will it be frequent? I’m not sure. I doubt it will be very frequent, and I’d be surprised if it were less than once or twice per month. It looks like I will be writing at least an article per week for Askmen.com – this week I wrote two.
Believe it or not, I am actually planning on writing more “fun” writing. I want to begin writing a more traditional blog (ha, a “traditional” blog) in addition to the essay writing that I do in this journal and the professional writing I’ve doing as a freelancer. So I have been faced with the question of how to organize it all.
I’ve decided to buy a domain name and begin my own personal website, which I will use mostly for writing, but also chronicling stuff for myself that others might benefit from (i.e. movie reviews, restaurant reviews, wine reviews, etc.). I will also have a separate section devoted to my famous “Arbitrary Rhetorical Questions of the Day”. What’s the domain? www.SynchroDan.com, of course.
I think that this website will serve as a great way to vocalize all of my thoughts in a central location. So I will be saying goodbye to easyjournal. It’s kind of sad, as easyjournal really has served me well over the past several years, but it’s finally time to move on. So this is likely my last journal entry for my easyjournal page – it’s the end of an era! I will move all of my hundreds of entries to my new website in time, but I’m sure it’ll take a while. I just need to find someone who knows how to build websites better than I do.
At any rate, the winds of change are a blowin’. I feel like this is the right decision for me, as developing a nice website where all of my writing is centrally location is a good next step for my progression as a writer. For now, I will use my myspace blog for my blog entries and just move them over to my website when it’s set up. There will be radio silence for a little while when it comes to my essay-like writings that this blog has – until I get my new website set up. But rest assured, in the profound words of the Governor of California: “I’ll be back!” So please visit my new site at:
http://www.synchrodan.com
It will likely be under construction for a while, but when it’s done it’ll be the coolest thing, ever.
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Today’s Arbitrary Rhetorical Question of the Day:
Did you know that if you put a tortilla chip in your mouth and take a sip of tomato juice, then chew, it tastes like you’re eating chips and salsa? (The wonders of coping with airline snacks.)
I recently acquired a position as a freelance writer for the online Men’s magazine Askmen.com. The best way I can describe it is as kind of a cross between Men’s Health and GQ. It’s owned by Fox Interactive Media. So in an amusing technical sense, Rupert Murdoch is my boss. I am currently a men’s fashion columnist for the site. I know: it’s remarkable. I can still remember the days I used to wear Wrangler Jeans and Haynes underwear. At any rate, as the days progress I will likely contribute to other areas of the magazine, possibly even as a sort of opinion columnist focusing on the issues that men should be thinking about – not so different from what I’ve done in this journal for the past several years, though with more of a focus. The beauty is that I am technically a professional writer now, and I’m getting paid to do what I used to do for free. Feel free to read my 1st article.
But don’t worry: I haven’t quit my day job. It pays too well for that! I still work in finance and travel more than I care to think about. I was in Phoenix and Chicago this week and next week I’m going to Orange County, CA. But in a way, that actually helps, since there are few better places to get things done then when alone on a plane – I have long used that as the setting where most of my journal entries are written.
So what’s that mean for my non-professional writing, i.e. this journal? It means that it’s time for a change. I still intend to write fun-filled essays about philosophy, politics, economics, and the most arbitrary topics imaginable. Will it be frequent? I’m not sure. I doubt it will be very frequent, and I’d be surprised if it were less than once or twice per month. It looks like I will be writing at least an article per week for Askmen.com – this week I wrote two.
Believe it or not, I am actually planning on writing more “fun” writing. I want to begin writing a more traditional blog (ha, a “traditional” blog) in addition to the essay writing that I do in this journal and the professional writing I’ve doing as a freelancer. So I have been faced with the question of how to organize it all.
I’ve decided to buy a domain name and begin my own personal website, which I will use mostly for writing, but also chronicling stuff for myself that others might benefit from (i.e. movie reviews, restaurant reviews, wine reviews, etc.). I will also have a separate section devoted to my famous “Arbitrary Rhetorical Questions of the Day”. What’s the domain? www.SynchroDan.com, of course.
I think that this website will serve as a great way to vocalize all of my thoughts in a central location. So I will be saying goodbye to easyjournal. It’s kind of sad, as easyjournal really has served me well over the past several years, but it’s finally time to move on. So this is likely my last journal entry for my easyjournal page – it’s the end of an era! I will move all of my hundreds of entries to my new website in time, but I’m sure it’ll take a while. I just need to find someone who knows how to build websites better than I do.
At any rate, the winds of change are a blowin’. I feel like this is the right decision for me, as developing a nice website where all of my writing is centrally location is a good next step for my progression as a writer. For now, I will use my myspace blog for my blog entries and just move them over to my website when it’s set up. There will be radio silence for a little while when it comes to my essay-like writings that this blog has – until I get my new website set up. But rest assured, in the profound words of the Governor of California: “I’ll be back!” So please visit my new site at:
http://www.synchrodan.com
It will likely be under construction for a while, but when it’s done it’ll be the coolest thing, ever.
---
Today’s Arbitrary Rhetorical Question of the Day:
Did you know that if you put a tortilla chip in your mouth and take a sip of tomato juice, then chew, it tastes like you’re eating chips and salsa? (The wonders of coping with airline snacks.)