Today marks PGPoA’s fourth anniversary. It’s hard to believe I’ve actually kept this blog going so long–generally my projects peter out after a few months, at best. I’m not sure what can account for the longevity except that I evidently really, really like toys.

As I’m sure you’re aware, 2011 was something of a tough year. I spent a lot of the year considering quitting the blog entirely, even going so far as to write the post where I announced it, but something kept holding me back. The time I’d invested into it, the positive comments of the readers whenever I pondered aloud the possibility of quitting–all of these things have kept me going. At this point, the biggest problem I’m running into is finding time to write.

So of course, why not compound that problem by starting a new blog?

Another thing I’ve often considered is broadening PGPoA’s scope to embrace other, non-toy topics. I decided I preferred to keep PGPoA’s laserlike focus on the toy collector niche. However, I’m desperate to write about something other than plastic playthings, and so I give you:

Poe Ghostal Unpegged!

PGU, as I’ve taken to calling it (at least until I found my own university), will be the place where I can ruminate about geeky topics unrelated to toys–movies, comics, videogames, books, and so forth. I’m not looking to set the world on fire, I just need an outlet for my thoughts on Christmas action movies and my thoughts on the IDW Godzilla comics. Down the line I may look for ways to integrate the two blogs more closely, but for now, PGPoA will remain focused entirely on toys, while you can go to PGU for everything else geek.