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introducing the journal
why have a journal? well, the first reason is probably the same as just about anyone else's. simply put, i'd love to have a way to easily share my experiences with friends, old and new. having the ability to just send an email ~ while in Europe this summer, at the coffeeshop tomorrow, or while traveling through Mongolia next year ~ and have it instantly published as a journal entry is wonderfully convenient.
i still can't bring myself to use the word blog, though. i think it sounds more like a Klingon dessert than a communication tool...
the second reason for having an online journal is that i hope to use this medium in ways that spiritualize a technology that i believe can be easily considered both soulless on one end and egomaniacal on the other. in an effort to separate the signal from the noise, i focus on writing only on topics that i strongly care about ~ whether it's simply about bringing awareness to issues like online privacy rights, or finding a way to report on events that are so out of the ordinary that they can't be ignored and must be shared with as many people as possible.
my final reason is purely a personal one. it's been years since i've worked on a website that wasn't a client's and i'm having fun learning what new tools and languages are available. to that end, i'm happy to share what i've learned and almost everything on this website is free for anyone to copy and use.
so here's the journal. please feel welcome to leave your comments.
let's begin.
~ Christefano, 01 March 2005
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Anonymous wrote...
Hey Jon did't know you are reading this too :0. Greets