How long have I owned this domain? Since 2001 I think? DataAngel goes back a little further than that, to IRC. I’ve been through a couple of domain names (all DataAngel adjacent) but kept this one through it all.
The decision to come back to this place isn’t significant in any way. I just got tired of trying to remember all the other logins, and tired of paying for all the domains.
I have a plan to make this work, though. I’m not going to tell anyone I’m posting here. If I assume no one is reading because no one knows about it, it’s ok. It’s better than pity-reads from your mom and a couple of friends.
I also don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up that I’m going to be good about updating this, so if I don’t tell them…
Anyhow, if you’re reading this — hello. Welcome. I’m DataAngel. They/Them (because neither data nor angels have gender). Technical writer by trade, comedy writer at heart. I’ve never done it professionally, but I think I’d probably be good at script doctoring. I love writing dialog and I’m awful at writing plot. One thing I’m going to post here is random bits of fiction that I like too much to keep in my head, but can’t do anything with them.
This means that while this is a personal blog for life things (because maybe I never got over the loss of LiveJournal) there’s going to be stuff on here that’s absolutely fiction. It’ll be categorized and tagged, but it’s going to be scattered in with everything else. So before you call bullshit on anything, check the tags.
Also be aware that any posts involving real life will have serial numbers filed off. Stores, restaurants, people or dogs’ names, and the like will all be made up. I’m gonna mess with the geography, too.