I have spent that last three hours copying and pasting the archives of this blog onto my computer, to be saved onto disc. It's the first step of this project, the last step (hopefully) being a printed book with all the posts in it; at least, all the posts up to the moment it is printed. The book's just for me; I'm bankrolling this little endeavor in order to have a lasting, printed copy of my five-and-counting years of writing "huminbean". And I'll definitely be writing about it as the project continues, and letting you know how it goes!
But, wow, what a trip! I wasn't reading the entirety of the archives as I was doing my C&P, but I would read bits here and there. And when I'm designing and formatting the pages I'll be reading even more. I don't often think about the immensity of these archives, but doing this project it's right there in my face. I'm excited for what I'll uncover, for what posts I've completely forgotten about, for seeing if and how my writing "voice" has changed, for "time travelling" from 2002 through to 2008.
Oh and, I realize "immensity" is relative. I guess when I use the word I mean: the immensity of these archives to me, the weight of five-and-some YEARS of my own writing, which is usually left undisturbed in the musty closet of cyberspace.
I'm excited.
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the human behind the bean
I'm a 27 year old Canadian woman. I grew up on Cape Breton Island, although my parents and their families are from Quebec and Ohio. Currently I live in Cape Breton, in a small town by the Bras D'Or Lake.
I can make a good soup and tie my own shoes. I've worked as a nanny, a potter's assistant, a shop clerk, and a janitor. I've also worked in a library, and taught computers to seniors. I've travelled to Australia and New Zealand and across Canada by train. I spent two and a half years in university before I left. I like the way the air smells in the Fall.
Since 2002 - this is my blog, a place for me to write about life, what I experience, to share my photography and my writing. I'm glad you're here!
I can make a good soup and tie my own shoes. I've worked as a nanny, a potter's assistant, a shop clerk, and a janitor. I've also worked in a library, and taught computers to seniors. I've travelled to Australia and New Zealand and across Canada by train. I spent two and a half years in university before I left. I like the way the air smells in the Fall.
Since 2002 - this is my blog, a place for me to write about life, what I experience, to share my photography and my writing. I'm glad you're here!
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