A while back, I sketched out what was to be a piece for the Web Journalism section on “blogging as journalism.”

A lot has been written about it, but that’s not why the article never went anywhere. The reason, I think, is that the whole topic seems tinged with a sense of righteousness reminiscent of the early days of the Web. This is despite the fact much of the ideas being advocated represent what I believe online journalism should be.

On a related note, big-time blogger/journalist Andrew Sullivan apparently ticked off the The New York Times once too often by criticizing them in his blog. He’s been “barred indefinitely from writing any more” for its magazine—something he’s done a lot of in the past. Sullivan, for his part, claims “[n]ot writing for the New York Times is a better fate than not writing what I believe on my blog.”

Think I’m officially a geek now—though definitely not a Starwoid—as I just bought tickets online for the Toronto’s first screening of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Didn’t really want tickets for that night, but Thursday was already sold out.

Unlike three years ago, I have been avoiding all trailers and press about the movie to try and prevent myself from being disappointed. Wednesday will be the first time I’ve seen anything more than a few photos from the Episode II.