Geek in the Low Lands

I'm sorry, huge void of the internet. I am apparently unable to get myself to sit down and write even one substantive post for my blog. I've considered many things, including snapping shots of the food I'm cooking to at least make a recipe post, but obviously I haven't managed to do that. Some of it is that I'm still not sure what the theme of this blog will be. So I have unlimited choices, and that means I have too many options. Sometimes that's a good thing, but when it comes to down to me having to motivate myself, I think I kind of burn out. There are so many options, so many possibilities, that I spend too much time thinking about it, and not enough time actually picking one and doing it. I have no doubt that I am not the only person who does this. However, it is still extremely irritating to deal with. I think, however, I know a project that I'd like to do. I'm going to start with working on a translation of Stories from the Táin . It's ...

I haven't been much of a blogger. I'm afraid I am often unsure about what I want to write about. What should my blog focus on? This is my struggle everytime I sit in front of the blinking cursor icon on a white screen. I become plagued with self-doubt. The same is true when I attempt to write anything else, such as short stories or books. Somewhere along the way I lost my confidence in the value of my words. However, recently I've been without something to do, and I think it would be good for me to try again. I'm making no promises, but I would like to post at least one substantive post once a week. I'm trying for an easier goal than the 5 times a week I usually try to convince myself to do. So, by substantive I mean that I'll have either done some research or some translation or something more than whiling away on my thoughts (which means this post doesn't count). It will probably be on subjects like history or linguistics, but food is a possibility. ...