Hello Goodbye

It's been a while since I've posted here, but I have an announcement to make:

This blog is over. Another is on its way.

As someone with a long history of starting blogs, abandoning them, and then starting new ones, and in particular given that I decided with this one not to do that again, I feel like some justification is in order, so here it is:

1. Wordpress. It seems better.

2. The name. "Blue Curious" was always a compromise. I originally wanted "Curious Yellow," the name of a Swedish film and also a crazy virtual-reality drug in the Jeff Noon novel Vurt that was kindly lent to me by Mr. T. D. some years ago. "Curious Blue" is a related film, but that name was taken too, so I settled on "Blue Curious," which has the twin disadvantages of sounding like "bi-curious" and connoting depression. I always imagined that the name "Blue Curious" would evoke confusion and discomfort in people seeing it for the first time, and even if this isn't the case, I'll be happy to be rid of it.

3. Balance. The new blog will keep biographical updates to a minimum. I will endeavor not to post anything unless it is of general interest. In general, posts will discuss academic, political, or technological topics, with observations about Japan and other such things that I deem to be important. There will be a separate section for essay-length works.

Thank you for reading.

To be continued, here.