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# Raw Materials
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/raw-materials/
- Published: 2007-10-30T14:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:42:00.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: blogging, Personal, Raw Materials

I thought I'd start a new category on my blog (not that they're exposed in my current theme, but whatever) called "Raw Materials". I oftentimes have thought fragments or observations that seem to be part of bigger trends or ideas that I don't tend to blog about because they're not substantial or clear enough to warrant a full post. But then later on, I realize that it would have been helpful to be able to cite earlier pieces of my thinking that lead to the current revelation. Rather than simply collecting Asides ([as Matt does](http://photomatt.net/category/asides/?ref=chrismessina.me)), I want to record, primarily for my own sake, where my head's at and what's filtering in to it. I mean, I could [use Twitter for this](http://twitter.com/factoryjoe?ref=chrismessina.me), but sometimes, well, I have a little more to say than fits in 140 characters.