It's Been A Long, Long While...

For whatever reason, I decided to go back and read my first (and only) blog entry the other day, which I hadn't done since writing it in May of 2009. My, how things have changed. Although I know I was struggling with one of many bouts of depression that I have experienced since, I still sound strangely optimistic. I hadn't yet spent 18 months looking for a job (and mostly failing, unless you count the sort of half-job I have now, one that doesn't even pay the bills, as being satisfactory). I hadn't yet given up on having a career, or doing anything purposeful with my life. Or finding friends here. In fact, I was still living with my old flatmates, which while probably not the best cleanest or most stress-free way of living, was perhaps better for my mental health.
So here I am now, nearly two years older, maybe wiser, and certainly more bitter. I've decided to actually restart this blog, and make more of an effort than I did on the first go-round. I don't foresee this being a recipe blog, as I had originally planned, largely because everything I eat revolves around the central theme of carbs, which probably doesn't appeal much in this day and age. But it will be somewhere that I can share my thoughts; even though I doubt anyone will read this, at least there's some sort of slight chance my voice will be heard. And maybe it will help me cut back on my excessive use of commas and ellipses, though I do love them both dearly. (It's the English major in me, really (oh, and parentheses as well!))