Wow.. it’s been a while. I haven’t forgotten about this place, mind you, not at all, but there has been so much going on over the past couple of months that I don’t even know where to begin. There’s stuff I want to talk about, and things that I can’t reveal yet. Some of it is good, some of it is bad, but overall I’m hoping the good outweighs the bad.
I suppose I can start with the biggest event: I’m single again. Natalie and I broke up a few weeks ago, and I’ve since moved out, and am currently staying with some good friends in a new apartment while I figure things out. I’m not going to go into details on the breakup, this is not the right place to talk about something like that, and out of respect and love for her and for the 5 years we spent together, it’s not worth airing out dirty laundry here. Suffice it to say, it was a mutual thing, and we’re still friends, and I hope we will continue to be friends for a long time. I still care for her deeply, and I wish her only the best of things in her life, no matter where our respective journeys take us.
So, with the breakup, me moving to a new apartment, and trying to get my life back in order, I suppose you can see why there hasn’t been a lot of posting going on here. I keep meaning to change that, but the more time passed, and the more things happened, the harder it was to find a place to start. But finally today I have a little time during lunch, and, yes, I should probably be doing something more useful with my time, but I figured, what the hell, let’s do this.
So, being single for the first time in 5 years, I’ve taken some time to really take a hard look at my life and where I want to be and go. I’m going to be 29 in a week, and it really seems like I should at least be trying to accomplish something right now, something for *myself*. So, I’ve made a decision: law school. Because, dammit, there just aren’t enough lawyers out there who actually understand technology issues. Sure, I don’t have a BA yet so I can’t go directly to law school, but I’m working on that. I enrolled in an online Associate Degree program in Paralegal studies, and I should start in on that this week. I already checked the accreditation on it, and called up a few universities in New York to make sure that, once I get the AS degree, I can continue on to a BS degree and my credits will transfer, and they said no problem, so I’m on my way. If I play my cards right, I could be Katsushiro: PimpNinja At Law, by the time I’m in my early 30’s. Ph34r.
What else? I’ve started going to the gym, just this past week. I mean, I knew I was out of shape, but nothing beats a machine telling you, in no uncertain terms, that you are a pathetic girly-man. I’m hoping this situation will improve as well.
More to tell, but I think this is a good start.
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Seriously, though, go see this movie. I have not laughed so hard in years. SoaP is destined to become a true cult classic. I will buy the DVD. I will buy the Extended DVD. I will go to SoaP revival parties, dressed as my favorite snake. 
