When you haven't posted in a long time (cough MONTHS cough), there's this odd pressure to make the first post back something monumental, or at least really funny and interesting.
Well, folks, this ain't gonna be that post. Sorry. I just can't perform under that kind of pressure.
Instead, here's a random sampling of my life in the past several months.
-- I've been working -- a lot. There are weeks where I've worked about 80 hours. Apparently this place gets slower in the summer, when all the attorneys and judges head to their fancy summer homes and escape the heat of NYC, but I haven't seen it yet.
-- I've had a fantastic amount of visitors. My entire immediate family except my dad has been here, and a lot of friends have found their way to my tiny apartment and pullout couch, including Brandon, who adopted me as his roommate for a few weeks while he was doing research for his doctorate.
-- To keep from constantly thinking about work, which is an occupational hazard in this business, I've been taking on a few side projects. I've been working on some art stuff and have begun writing a children's book. It's totally fun, and I hope it will be the first of many. If things go as planned, the incredibly talented Terrence Henesy will illustrate the book, at which point we'll actually pitch it for publication. Hooray!
-- I am running my first 5-K in September, and I'm really excited! I have a great running trail that begins practically outside my door and snakes along the East River, so I really don't have an excuse NOT to run. In addition, I just joined a really swank gym, which means that the next time you see me, I'll be able to kill you with my bare hands.
-- My cat keeps getting cuter AND fatter. Poor thing is cooped up in the tiniest space ever, which makes her crave attention and limits her exercise. I might buy her a harness and take her for walks, which would make me that crazy cat lady on the block.
-- Not working at a newspaper means that my grasp of current events is slipping, and I sometimes find out about major world news from random people, like my mom or a guy on the subway. It's shameful. In addition, I've severely decreased the pool of fantastic grammar goofs, so start sending them my way!
Seriously though, I'm sorry for being a horrible blogger, and I promise to be better.
I'm too afraid of the snarky "update your blog" comments to wait this long again.
Thank you for updating me!
Posted by: Your Blog | June 25, 2008 at 08:46 AM
bout damn time
Posted by: updateyourblog | June 27, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Your blog is insightful.
Posted by: Romana Quimby | June 29, 2008 at 06:07 PM
wouldnt it be nice if you posted about your life in newyorkcity instead of middletown you stopped doing that and its too bad because that was the nicest part of your blog how a girl is able to get by in manhaten please post more more often please please please
Posted by: Gloria Estefan | June 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM