It is rather interesting to re-read my first entry, outlining some of the original intentions for The Mysterious Vault. Essentially, I created the blog as an outlet for my own writing, with music, film, and books being the primary focus. It is also somewhat amusing to read the comment that I had originally conceived of a blog dedicated exclusively to music films, something which I had almost forgotten. Despite my love of music films, they've barely got a mention in the blog so far (something I hope to address as I move forward!). Over the past year, The Mysterious Vault has defined itself through the content that has been posted, and it is quite revealing to me that the subject matter has been predominantly music-oriented. While there have been a few entries devoted to books and film, if the reader were to revisit the last year in the Vault, it would be primarily comprised of words and images about music, music, music.
I have not abandoned the idea of writing about books and film, and now that I see that these two subjects have taken a back seat in The Mysterious Vault, I will attempt to broaden the scope of the blog a bit more to accommodate these interests. As it turned out, over the past 12 months I largely used this blog as a place to post songlists from my DJ nights, writeups and photos of live shows that I attended, and some record, film, and book reviews. Sure, it's a bit self-indulgent, but that's the general nature of blogs, isn't it? I am writing from my own experience, and commenting on events that I am involved in or have attended, so the focus is pretty close to home. However, I hope that I am offering something beyond my own reflections, and will over time create an interesting and unique archive of images and writings about the music scene and beyond.
In many ways, it feels like I have just started this blog. It's been a year, and I've barely touched upon some of the things I intended to write about. Back in January, I was pleased to look back over 2008 and see that I had completed 15 posts in my first 8 months. Not alot, but it seemed like a good starting point. Now it's May, 2009, and I haven't made a post since the end of January, so The Mysterious Vault has really taken a hiatus. This doesn't mean that I have stopped writing, however. Like alot of bloggers (I assume!), I have numerous unfinished entries from over the past few months that never made it on-line. In fact, I have almost as many unpublished posts as I have finished entries! Whether I ever find the time or motivation to go back and complete these postings is anyone's guess, but let's just say the best intentions aren't always realized. It has been a fun and sometimes frustrating experience maintaining this blog, and I want to thank anyone who has visited over the past year.
I was considering marking the first anniversary with a post containing writing on music, film, and books, to summarize the three primary subjects of The Mysterious Vault. But then I realized that I was being too ambitious, and that this would lead to another unfinished entry. Rather, I will just keep my comments to the blog itself. Once again, it is revealed to me that music is my prime interest and passion (no surprise!), and other concerns tend to take a secondary role. So I celebrate the vast world of music, and look forward to exploring more sounds, sights, and words for as long as The Mysterious Vault stays active. Keep rockin'!
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