Breaking up is hard to do

Lot's of stuff today:

1. I broke up with Yahoo.

That might seem small, but it's really not. For a while now I've been addicted to ridiculous news articles, commenting, critiquing, becoming enraged by the stupidity that passes for news on the Internet. It's been frustrating and just plain bad. It brings out the worst in me and I've decided I don't like it. As much fun as it can be to go grammar police all over a poorly written headline or call out some internet journalist on their lack of research or their obvious lockstepping for whatever media outlet is making money off of disseminating false or inflammatory information - I never really feel good after having done so. Not that Yahoo news doesn't need a constant reminder that it serves no useful purpose in this world because it does [need a constant reminder], but I've just decided my time is better spent. So I changed my homepage to Google. I know. Google is a demon also, but at least I won't be hooked into arguments with insipid headlines for 45 minutes every time I log on the computer with the intent to get some real work done. Half the time, by the time I've commented and complained about everything that requires comment and complaint, I'm too worn out to do anything useful.

On that note, today I went for a walk in the park and took the above picture. A much better network to be surfing...

2. The transplanted polka dot plants were faking being happy. Today the larger one practically wilted and died before my eyes. It even had roots - so it wasn't like it hadn't grown. I don't know what went wrong except perhaps - and I hate to admit this - I may have over-watered it. The remaining one is limp and listless but it's still standing up right so I'm giving it air and letting it rest.

3. I'm thinking of genre hopping. And by that I don't mean sub-genre hopping - I mean main genre hopping. I've been so bored lately with my subject matter that I'm starting to think maybe it's time to really step out of my comfort zone and make the leap to a whole new world. It's better than quitting, and while it means some half finished projects may languish forever, it could mean that I can revitalize my muse and get excited about creating again.