The End of Mulholland Drive

After some thought, I've decided to finish up here at Mulholland Drive.

I've been blogging for over five years now, on and off.  I first started when I was working for Richard Prebble at the ACT Office in Auckland, at a time when there weren't many blogs about in New Zealand, political or otherwise, and it's been great to see blogging flourish as a pastime and a source of news and fresh opinion.  I've had a great time ranting about current events, engaging in blog wars, being provocative, and most importantly making people think about fresh perspectives that may have been outside the standard mindset of popular discourse.

After five years I feel like I've exhausted myself creatively in the blogging medium, at least as far as the short and pithy stuff goes.  People know where I stand on most things, and I don't have the same capacity to shock and surprise.  There's not much I can say with my own blog these days that the blogs on that list to the left of the screen aren't saying equally well, or better.  If anything, I would like to write longer, better thought out stuff, but I don't think my own blog is a good medium for that.  I want to do other things with my spare time.

I'm also a different person now than when I started, which getting hitched and having kids will do to you.  Some of the things I've written and done in the past embarass me now, but I don't have too many regrets inasmuch as I wouldn't be who I am today otherwise, and at the risk of sounding cliched, mistakes are how you learn and grow.

Thanks so much for reading, it's been a privilege to have your attention.  I'll be doing other stuff on the interwebs I am sure, but as far as Mulholland Drive is concerned, this is goodnight.  :-)

Comments

[Gooner]

Au revoir, all the best.

[Sus]

Those babes are beautiful. All the best, Blair.

[Lindsay]

I will miss you but those babies will appreciate all the time you can give them. One of my mostest favourite blogs.

[James]

Thanks for the laughs dude....;-)All the best

PS....Has Joe Karam got to you?

;-0

[Exclamation Mark]

One less blog to check every morning when I get to work.

Thanks and good luck.

[Paranormal]

Sad to see you depart the Blogosphere. Thank you for the insightful comment and entertainment. All the best and hope to see you in the real world.

Paranormal

[radar]

How about you stay and Murray and Adolf fuck off? Is that a fair trade?

[Angus]

I hope you'll be back when it suits you to. One of your greatest moments was the telling on the "Pannika" affair on your previous blog.

The whole post dripped with sarcasm, exhaustion & dread. The wording was brilliant !

[Puntiki]

Thanks and all the best for the future. Enjoy your time with your family. Cheers Rob in LA.

[ZenTiger]

It's all about family. It's all about something bigger than just us.

Of course, unshackling yourself from the chains of the blog doesn't mean you can't drop in as a commenter and run with those short pithy comments.

Best wishes to you and your new family.

[coge]

You have come a long way in five years Blair. Babies have a catastrophic effect on spare time.

[Emily]

I've read you for most of those 5 years I think - wishing you all the best.

[Exocet]

Farewell Blair and all the best for you and your beautiful new family.

No doubt I'll see you again, somewhere, sometime!!

TTFN