Farewell

Alright guys, this is it: I'm done. Bytes Media is over.

I know, I know. This is sudden. But I'm tired. Not of writing for you guys, the exact opposite in fact. I'm tired of not being able to write much. Over the last year or so everything that I have done for this website has been sort of formulaeic. Now I feel like there's only one format I can apply here (humour) and it's just not enough.

I can't upload fiction to the internet: I need to sell it for my living. I can't find time to write many reviews. Nothing else fits.

That's why I've decided to leave and find a new slice of internet to dwell in. Don't worry, it will still feature the occaisional review, joke and observation; but it will also have other stuff: writing advice, literary criticism, anything I can turn my hand to.

So come on over.

Oh gee, a blog post!

I was going to Vlog this because I genuinely don't have too much time for the website these days, and everyone knows that speaking takes less time than writing. (Only a little if you're me, but that's besides the point). Unfortunatley, today was the day that my camera decided to lag like a motherfucker, so I've been forced to do this. That and my throat hurts like a bitch after drinking on saturday.

Anyway, I figured that I should probably go through my seasonal (Christmas and New Year) check-list and tell you what happened to some of the things I promised. Excuses are in bold.

• A special, festive review or two. - Done.
  
• An audio commentary for a film. - My microphone decided to kill itself over the holiday. This and a lack of time meant that the project went unstarted. I've been promising this for a while now, so I'll look into it when I get the chance.
  
• Some new fiction. - No time/no motivation/'I was working on my novel' excuse.
  
• A completed essay. - I honestly had no idea what to write about.
  
• A 'best of the decade' list. - It got started; I will attempt to find the time to finish it in the next few days.
  

What else can I say? I'm genuinely busy most of the time; either working on my novel, working for university, or trying to maintain my social life (which you still aren't privy to). I did have the intention of adding some form of political blog entry here; but Bytes Media isn't really the format for it.