Despite the fact that each January I resolve to write something longer than 140 characters in the next 12 months, another blog-less year has passed.

Frustratingly, I’ve read millions of ‘end-of-2013’ reviews that have included condensed or expanded versions of blog posts I never quite got round to publishing at a relevant time. You’re all missing out on such exceptional social media and content-related content, I apologise.

To get myself motivated this year, when MTV asked where I see myself in a year I said ‘with a book deal’. Let’s see how that works out…

Most of my other resolutions revolve around Pinterest. In the off chance I stick to them, keep track here. Words can’t express the joy of committing to a new network that’s like, actually a network. I was so devastated when Highlight didn’t take off. Oh #2013.

I’ve had a couple of new additions to my media page recently so check that out, and do get in touch if you want to work with me on something this year or just have an overwhelming urge to talk about Twitter in 2014.

Peace, love and hashtags
LMW x

Just a quick note, on the off chance that anyone is looking for me in cyberspace: I’ve deactivated my social media profiles so that I can get some work done. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Draw Something were proving too distracting, but I’ll be back soon to update you excessively on what I’m doing, or more likely what I’m not doing.

I know we joke (with undertones of complete sincerity) about my addiction to and reliance on social media that goes far beyond that of your average 21 year old in this generation, and I probably should seek help for that at some stage, but this is just a temporary measure.

The first 24 hours have been emotional to say the least, so expect a full post on withdrawal in the life of a social media addict as soon as I’ve finished this degree. I’ve been livetweeting it all in a notebook, with a pen.

Hope the Internet’s treating you well.

P.S. My Google+ profile is still active and no amount of longing to network has made me start trying to use it just yet.

EDIT – I just saw the empty sidebar of my blog where my tweets would be and the error message made me sob. That would have been a tweet.

So here I am again, having casually not posted anything for quite a while. This time I haven’t come with promises that I will soon privilege you with my inner dwellings in longer than 140 character bursts. I’ve come to terms with the fact that anyone who actually looks at this site follows me on Twitter so knows more than enough about what I’m doing on a daily basis, so let’s just say I’m an exceptionally dedicated micro-blogger and leave it at that.

This post then serves as a round-up of my current activities, probably more for my benefit than anyone else.

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Hello! Long time no blog, shocker. This blog is heading in a new direction now, in the way that it’s going to be about something I actually care about: Social Networking. I’ve decided to call it Twitter & Glitter because they are the only constants in my life.

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I know I keep promising glorious posts which I also know you are all sleeplessly waiting for, but the situation happens to be that since the last occupation at UCL of the registry, and the arbitrary victimisation of the UCL 13 (of which I am one, oh the joys of over-sharing on Twitter) I’ve just tried (and failed, I hasten to add) to get some actual, English Literature-related work done, just in time for The ‘E’ Word.

Whilst I’ve been perfecting the fine art of intense procrastination I’ve been suffering from that oh-too-familiar guilt and instead of reading or writing anything that can even be described as ‘useful’ (other than an unhealthy amount of tweets, which I will stand alone in classifying as entirely ‘useful’) I have found myself three seasons into a Sex And The City marathon and a regular on the threshold of the library.

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