This is a blog.
This year I’m refraining from adding content to social media, for reasons that I may or may not write about later, and claiming this little piece of the internet for myself to make some notes, track some progress on personal goals, tell some tales, share some photos and practice writing and editing.
What is four09?
To name a few things, it’s a highway in Ontario, a cleaning product, an http error… and it means 4:09pm.
About 20 years ago, I had an administrative desk job that I felt stuck in.
Every Monday through Friday afternoon I would start to feel the joy of getting to go home soon–so sure that it was finally 4:30.
But almost without fail, when I looked up at the clock it would be 4:09 and I’d have to sit there and look interested in the work for another 21 minutes; feigning interest is not a talent I have ever possessed, nor is having patience for the mundane. It was torture.
A few years later I bought this domain name and vowed to make four-oh-nine whatever I wanted it to be. Ugh, that reads really cringy in hindsight, but the name is suitable for this purpose and I don’t feel like buying another domain.
Thanks for reading so far.
Keep following along if you’d like.
I promise it will be boring.
W.
