Cause the whole, world, loves it when you don't get down
(bah da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you make that sound
(bah da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you're in the news
(bah da, bah bah bah-da da)
And the whole, world, loves it when you sing the blues
(bah da, bah bah bah-da da)

--Whole World, Outkast

An interesting talk with Omar last night left me with mixed emotions, like an addict who no longer really craves the high but still can't quite break the habit.

Having slept on it - and still not having heard back from Bob - I'm pretty sure I don't want to do another louder than words, and even more positive about not wanting to do some variation on it. If I'm being honest with myself, the format needs more work than I'm willing to give it, and more of a committment to promoting than I'm able to give it. If this were a few years back, when both my profile and concern for the community were much higher, it might be different.

Add in the fact that I lost the need to be onstage shortly after coming back last year - and the past three shows, while varying levels of fun, didn't really change anything there - other than habit, there's no good reason I can think of for me to continue the show.

Of course, that doesn't mean someone else shouldn't do it.

It also doesn't mean I can't monkey-rig my original idea for a different forum, either on its own or as part of Word Street or GotPoetry.

Either way, I need to make a decision by Tuesday. If I haven't heard back from Bob by then, it'll certainly make it a lot easier.

One good thing to come from all of this is that I can officially cross #3 off my To Do list for the run-up to 35. If only I could say the same about the first two things on the list.