And...We're Live
in five, four, three...
Posted on 2 December 2024 at 23:49 CST
Yep, here we are: my inaugural post. I'm so glad you're here with me.
Welcome to Noirée, a portmanteau of "noir" + "soirée." En anglais, this means "black" + "party." Woop woop.
What is it?
This blog is home to writing centered on a few subjects, including astrology/-nomy, philosophy, sociology, media analysis, archives, and more. If curiosity's your thing, you'll love it here.Black...party?
Yeah. It works on a couple of levels. Black is the backdrop for the stars. Black is the other, the outlier, the outcast. The unknown. Black is ink to paper. Black is the box, at least for now. Shoot, black is your screen if I can make you put your phone down.As for the party, well, that's you and me.
Why?
I consume a ton of information. I've been such a great audience member to a host of people waxing long about whatever they're interested in. After a while, it started to feel selfish and greedy to watch and consume and scroll, fixated on the endless rush of media I access on my phone, when I can create and contribute to the collective conversation instead.While I've had the desire to commit my thoughts to the page (or screen, rather...or hard drive, maybe?) for some years now, the conditions didn't feel quite right. So I searched for the websites I remembered from the early '00s, found some videos and apps that teach web development, and here we are.
Welcome to the party.