Worthwhile cause inspires the fingers to type

Well of course that isn't true. As soon as it is time to write something specific, for a worthwhile cause (see previous post), the ideas completely dry up. A little lubrication via the drink department of ASDA seems to have little effect on sparking ideas. If I had a South American Tree Frog I may be able to induce some creativity via its hallucinogenic back sweat, but I am, as are ASDA, completely out of the inspirational amphibian. Likewise the only mushrooms in the house are closed cap and penciled in for tomorrow's dinner, I will have to look elsewhere for inspiration.

This is the universal bind of all bloggers, what exactly to write. Blogging is not for the shy, the belief that someone else, in the world is at least half interested in what you have to say, means that you don't mind telling them. It also means that someone else in the world is interested in the trivial things that make up your life, or the fantasy stories that make up your life, either way, interest is assumed... or at least hoped for.

The other option would be to write something of an opinionated nature, a sort of Daily Mail for the MTV generation. This is all well and good, but far too often any irony intended is lost on the comment whores who stalk looking for things they either agree or disagree with. So perhaps in the end, all that I am left with is a snapshot of my life, Darren, some guy who has a blog. Well here goes...

Today I woke up, I lived a little, and soon I will go to sleep. See you tomorrow.

Cold Tea Again

Is this the beginning of something new?
Is this a return to ancient ways?

Actually it is a little of both.

'Darren's Diary' is being renamed 'Cold Tea Again'. My other blogger blog, Cold Tea Again, will no longer be updated. However, I will be pulling in all the posts from that blog into this one. I will also be stopping Roundacow, and pulling those posts into this blog too.

Therefore, I will have 'one blog to rule them all'.

However, as I still sign up for every Web 2.0 site that is out there and have plenty of paid for web space too, this isn't the only place you'll find me.

The old ones are the best

There is a wonderful Laurel and Hardy short film in which they clean the chimney of a 'mad' scientist. In this film the scientist has created a formula to reverse aging. Due to several mishaps Hardy ends up in a tank of water into which 'all' the age reversing formula has been accidentally dropped - only a small pipette is needed to work.

The tank foams and froths with Hardy splashing around. Eventually the tumult stops and out climbs a chimpanzee, Hardy has 'age-reversed' quite a long way. The chimpanzee sits on the edge of the tank and in response to Laurel's question, the primate, in Hardy's voice, says 'I have nothing to say.'

Same with today's blog.

There is no point...

...sitting down in front of the computer, logging into blogger and clicking the new post button when you have nothing to say. That is a little like sitting down in front of the TV and watching Celebrity Big Brother... but still I find myself doing both.