i think part of the problem is this compulsive belief that everything i post on here be definitive. i'd much rather use this as a honest-to-goodness journal (i can't bring myself to say the b-word anymore, despite the fact that vs&l is powered by it; it's a word that's not meant to be said, in my estimation at least, and recently all anyone anywhere can do IS say it) instead of as a platform for honest-to-goodness polished pieces.

yes.