Where's My Jetpack?: Post Number 2000

Friday, February 04, 2011

Post Number 2000

I've tried to make this blog more about quality than quantity. It has been for me, above all, a creative outlet, because we all know how hard it is to actually be creative, even in a supposedly creative industry. (As I tell every "creative," keep a real creative passion on the side just to keep you sane, because you will never fully satisfy your need to create through your work.)

And with that, I'm putting this blog on indefinite hiatus. It's been a fun four and a half years, but it's time to do some other things. I need to sell a book, or write another couple. I need to land a full-time job*. Or get a degree in architecture. Maybe I'll record some more music. Maybe I'll put a little more effort into some other neglected endeavors. Maybe I'll clean out the attic. It's good to reinvent yourself. Just ask Bowie.

I will still be on Twitter and probably still posting things at Radio Free Babylon. And I might bring this blog back to its regular posting frequency after I've had some time to miss it. As I said, it's a hiatus.

* If you need a résumé, just search the archives of this blog and you'll get a good idea of what I do. I'm entertaining all offers east of the Mississippi. If you still want to play the old-school game of "objective, experience, education," find me on Linked-In.

Labels: blogging, creativity, publishing, Radio Free Babylon, where's my jetpack, writing

18 Comments:

Miss you already. By the way, every architect I know is layed off.

By Laneesha, at February 4, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Great. Now my ALREADY small folder of "Marketing/Ad Blogs Actually Worth Reading" has gotten even smaller.

You dick.

I mean... good luck.

By Corey V., at February 4, 2011 at 2:34 PM
WTF am I going to do without Coffee with Jesus?! And who else is going to make me feel better about hating social media so much? This is bullshit, Jetpacks. Bullshit!

By sara, at February 4, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Sara: You can get your doses of Jesus Coffee over here. As for social media, just hit that label on the previous post and you'll have enough old posts to keep you hating it for a while.

By RFB, at February 4, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Nooo! As another commenter said, the number of smart marketing/ad blogs is small. You consistently had some great stuff. Some of the best were the scathing cut-clear-to-the-bone takedowns of the social media BS hucksters.
I'll keep RFB in my reader. Hope a lot of the jetpack stuff finds its way over there.

By Chris Houchens, at February 4, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Good luck and thanks for all the fun.

By textferry, at February 4, 2011 at 4:09 PM
Just when I thought this week couldn't get any worse.

But you did say "hiatus," which implies coming back.

I'll be holding on to that thought.

By Paula Zargaj-Reynolds, at February 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM
I feel ya, man. Not literally, but you know, in a vicarious psychological sense.

I suggest a few glasses of wine and this song:

http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/No+More/39jskZ?src=5

By fred, at February 4, 2011 at 7:03 PM
You can't quit now, just as your dream is becoming a reality.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KczCp0OQ4

By AZ, at February 4, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Well... I was a non-constant reader from some remote side of the globe, but it was fun.

More people than what is expected switch from "serious" to "casual" activities. I hope you will find the right balance.

By Daniel Collico Savio, at February 5, 2011 at 5:31 PM
NOOOOOO! Yours is the genuine, intelligent cynicism I can only hope to achieve. Get whatever it is you must do done and please do come back. We'll all be waiting!

By adchick, at February 5, 2011 at 9:52 PM
Tell me you're pulling a Copyranter/Brett Favre, 'Packs. Seriously. Just tell me that. It doesn't have to be true.

By M.M. McDermott, at February 8, 2011 at 9:01 AM
sucks

By Lone Star Chris, at February 21, 2011 at 7:45 PM
sucks

By Lone Star Chris, at February 21, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Can't believe I missed tis post.
2 weeks closed already!
Shame on me.
Gonna miss Cold Call Carl.
But I'll probably miss The Jetpack more.
Guess I'll have to start paying more atention to you on Facebook!
Best...Stan x

By Stanley Johnson, at February 22, 2011 at 4:51 AM
awww man, the great ones keep dropping out on me. I'll miss you guys.

You not only kept me entertained, but you really helped me to cultivate my own blog.

By shaun., at February 28, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Really missing you, when are you coming back to us.

By Stiofain MacDhaibhead, at March 15, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Might come back to promote a book sometime soon - been writing something new.

By RFB, at March 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM