So it's December and I'm a month away from a blog called Clay's 2007 Movies being hopelessly out-of-date. My readership — numbering in the ones and spanning the globe from South Florida to Vermont — deserves better.
Initially, I considered starting up a new blog for Clay's 2008 Movies and continuing that pattern indefinitely. But then I realized that it isn't just the year in the title that limits the blog — the "movies" part does as well. I have posted on television and music, and I would like to explore those arenas more going forward.
So I hereby launch Meet Me in Montauk, a blog for musings on movies, television and music (as well as anything else I deem worthy). I will continue to blog on every film I see in theaters or on DVD, but I will post more often on the rest.
The title comes from my favorite movie of the past decade (and a candidate for my favorite movie ever): Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I chose it because I needed something quick, I liked the alliteration and because of what it represents in the film — a whispered memory, something that dances in the back of your mind and tries to manifest itself as action. That's kind of how I've felt about my aborted attempts at screenwriting and other creative pursuits, and perhaps this blog can serve as an outlet for those ideas. I look forward to it.
2 comments:
Your candid blog provides insight into your unnatural :-) adoration of Ratatouille. Though you have traded in screenwriting ambitions for composing these witty and wonderful reflections, you should consider Dad's suggestion to open up your readership beyond the handful of family members who are your loyal followers. Still, if you choose not to let others also meet you in Montauk, you can bet I'll be there with bells on.
Can you elaborate on the Ratatouille connection?
While I wonder what any right-minded stranger would find worthy in a blog like this, I am going to up its profile a bit by providing links to other blogs and enhancing my Google presence. If I get an occasional straggler, I'll welcome him/her with open arms.
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