Oh my god...is that you?

It's been such a long time! How have you been? What are you up to these days?

Me?

Funny you should ask. I've been searching long and hard for ways to procrastinate on my thesis (ch. 1 deadline = Jan 2nd...cue ominous music).

And having read every article on nytimes.com--except, of course, for the ones in the sports section, which I am required by good taste, sexual orientation, and law (in 15 states) to forgo--having devoted myself lovingly to the creation of a new facebook.com group, having poured over ever piece of denim, knitwear and outerware on sale at every major on-line retailer, having memorized the selection of knitting patterns archived on knitty.com, having watched every available episode of "Desperate Housewives" on abc.com, having listened to the oral arguments for most of the recent Supreme court cases on the blog Oyez.org, and having checked my e-mail so many times that I think I might have single-handedly taken down a google server, I have no recourse for internet procrastination except blogging.

So here I am, on my hands and knees, supplicating to you, by now non-existent readers of this blog: "Readers, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your blogger."*

Yes, I am the prodigal blogger. Though I know not if I shall successfully resume a consistent blogging regime, I do know that I cannot but fail if I do not try.

And so, in the spirit of procrastination...I'm back.



*Luke 15: 18-19