This blog post is arriving way later today than I intended for it to arrive.

For some reason the big 7-0-0 sent me into a tizzy – what to write? what to say? what to feel?

20-Nothings.com has been around since 2007. Somehow that feels like both a mere 25 and the full 700 posts ago. 

At previous hund-o markers, I’ve reflected on how the blog has changed my life (because it did) or listed my favorite past posts (it’s really just the Laundro Matt series) or talked about how rewarding this writing has become (wildly so). One time I think I used a number marker (500 was it?) to implore you readers to pass the blog along to potential new fans (and you did it! Thanks!)

At 700 though, I have to be honest with you, I’m somewhat disappointed.

I wish I could write more, I wish I could cover more, and I wish I could dedicate the proper time needed to turn these twice-weekly posts into more of a community experience. Other blogs have come, been turned into book/tv/film deals and gone since 20-Nothings came about. Some have turned into successful YouTube video channels, well-followed Podcasts, or easy-to-digest Tumblrs.

This little project of mine remains a passion play. It’s a place where I come to think things out and hope you can help me in the process.  It’s a place where I share ideas that I think people need/want to hear. Ultimately it’s the place where I found my voice as a writer, and that’s worth every single one of the 700, no matter how few or many people are reading. It has been recommended that I go “gimmick” – turn it into a series of dialogues between R and me, make it about my advice for moving to L.A., or embark on some crazy Eat, Pray, Love journey that readers can obsess over. None of those are bad ideas, but all of them seem too different from what I set out to do here. If I remember correctly (Pierson?), I set out to write interesting pieces about all aspects of 20-something life, as often as I can manage to write them. In this world where every Twitter feed seems to turn into a TV show, it’s easy to feel like that’s not enough, but at the end of 700 posts (many of which I re-read by way of “celebration”), I know it’s plenty.

ALL of that said, since I have no intention of stopping at 700, I think it’s worth looking at ways to enhance and revise this content for how ever many posts it takes until I hit the end of my 20s (I bet I could figure this number out, but it’s way too scary a proposition). Maybe one long posts and a few short thoughts per week? Maybe more video content? Maybe guest writers who are actually in their early 20s? Maybe the whole thing becomes a Tumblr instead of a blog??

Your thoughts, suggestions and comments are welcome.

And, AS ALWAYS, with every milestone I must, must, must say THANK YOU. As much as this writing is for my own process and development, it’s much more for you and your enjoyment. Keep the comments coming, and hey, why not pass it along to 5 or 10 or 200 friends who aren’t yet readers. Consider it a little 700th post gift 😉