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So again I find myself unable to stay away from writing on the Internet(s). I know it doesn’t make much sense that, instead of just continuing things on my current LiveJournal, that I create a new blog and basically start from scratch. The truth is, I can’t explain it really and it doesn’t make much sense when I say it out loud. Trust me though, I do have my reasons for migrating to Blogger; some are techie/web-related and the others are personal/creativity-related. That being said, welcome back to the irreverent nonsense that is my online presence (all five of you that may have followed me from LJ).

During my two+ month sabbatical I reassessed and re-evaluated a lot of things going on in my world and the world around me. I took a two-week road trip/vacation to Wilmington, NC, the possible destination of my future residence, possible employment and MFA degree. Also during this time I read a boatload of books (well boatload by my criteria anyway), watched an equal amount of movies and of course still be kept up on all of the happenings here and abroad as best I could. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to stay away from news and politics, no matter how angry they makes me. Here’s a quick list of what I’ve been reading (though not in this exact order) so you can see where my head is at:

• The End of Faith by Sam Harris
• Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami
• The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins*
• god is not GREAT: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
• When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin*
• Barrel Fever by David Sedaris*
• Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman*
• The Assault on Reason by Al Gore*
• Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman*
• Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
• Dispatches from the Edge by Anderson Cooper*
• Lies my Teacher Told Me by James Loewen*
• Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon (currently reading)

*Denotes audio book (hey they still count.)

Yeah, you can tell I’ve been a bit of a worm lately. The audio books have helped now that I have an hour drive each way to and from work. That’s another thing I did in the interim, I moved back to the 3-2-1, or Brevard County to the uninitiated. It has its pros and cons, but that’s another story.

For the most part posting here will be the same, with a subtle change in posting frequency and content focus. I won’t go into detail, you can judge for yourself. Oh and just a small authors note, if you are reading through the LJ syndicated feed and would like to leave a comment, please do so at the actual blog (that goes for all five of you.) I won’t get notification of comments on the feed and most likely won’t read it. If this is too much of an inconvenience then piss off, because that is just plain lazy. It takes a few extra seconds to follow another link, it won’t kill you. If the comment is worth saying then it should be no problem.

A real quick aside, this wins the best headline of the day award. Honestly, jokes with that group’s name never get old.

That’s all I’ve got for now. To those that know me, welcome back. I aim to entertain, inform and possibly make you angry. To those that don’t know me, get started!