The Cauldron

As far as Things To Write About go, I'm not sure I can remember a time like this. Yes, there's always something to write about, but... let me see if I can explain this.

I only write with my fan brain. In late 2008 I decided to take all of the fan thoughts in my head and start a blog. I don't write news articles because what possible fun is that? I have no desire nor inclination to write "Lincoln Williams Late Addition To Illini Class" articles. What fun is it to be the one who tells you that something happened? I want the Lincoln Williams thing to go into my fan brain and then come out the other side weeks later after I've spent hours thinking about it while mowing the lawn.

That's my "process." Everything goes in and then comes out, in some form, at a later date. I maintain this, I don't know, cauldron of Illini information and even while I'm trying to fall asleep I'm stirring it and stirring it and stirring it, cooking up bangers like "Up To Speed, May 13, 2026" and "The 88 Illini: #84-#81."

I've noticed lately that the cauldron is fairly empty. This is a very, very good thing. I believe they call this "contentment" but I'm not sure because I've never experienced it before. My mow-the-lawn thoughts and my trying-to-fall-asleep thoughts just aren't there. They are always based in some type of concern, but currently I find that I'm not really concerned about anything.