A little more justification...

My daughters and friends and other young writers that I know in Brazil all indulge themselves with this kind of on-line diary. When older people write they are seen sometimes as a bit 'childlike'. So I have been told. But it is a liberating mix - for publication, but not for publication. Personal, but not as personal as a secret (handwritten) diary. Self promotional - undoubtedly.
Practical - yes. Procrastination? A sign of someone 'wasting time'?
Well I want to indulge myself with working out some self-knowledge. And some review and writing work that is not so 'academic', but reflective.

I spend some of my time with intelligent young people because they are not strung up on possessions in the way my generation still is. On a journey of discovery common to quite a lot of 'empty nesters', where making up the loss of time spent on my two wonderful daughters and a self-employed husband is much more fun than fussing about health and pensions.But I am interested in the way different generations and different nations work out communication. Especially via culture such as film. How much do we need to understand before we 'label' and 'patronise'. Especially in 'development'.For now, a postgraduate student at a major London University. For tomorrow? Anything that I can be!