You know I couldn't stay away for long.  Funny thing; even though I had no feeling of inspiration left for the site, as soon as it was gone I felt as though a piece of me was missing, and like I had things to say but nowhere to say them.  (I wanted to comment on a couple of things danah boyd had written on, but the time's passed, things like that).

So I'm back, but in a bit of a reboot.  This new speakeasy isn't connected to the old speakeasy.  There's no 'back' button from this entry forward.  I'm curious to know what you, the reader, would like to see in this space. 

Do you want me to start writing more about my research area?  I'm giving a paper with Kirsten in June that expands on the themes that emerged in my thesis, so I'll definitely be thinking about it.  I'm also thinking more about other social media outside of blogs, and how identity works within them.  But I'm not sure that's of interest to anyone here.

I've kept personal posts off this site for the most part, having been burnt in the past by upset family members, so it's not likely that I'll get into too much personal here. 

Another possible direction for the blog is to rediscover writing fiction.  I've had an itch to get back into it (it's been awhile), but I'm not sure if I want to make my stilted progress there public.

I guess I'll figure it out. But if you have any suggestions, please leave a comment (they're working now, I swear).