Well, I know it's been long overdue, but I finally got some downtime to write about my life - specifically concerning the new job that I just started last week.

In the event that you're in the dark, I work as a strategic communications planner for an advertising agency, and was just offered a promotion at another agency for considerably more money. The trick: the new agency's a little further down the road. About 20 highway miles. So my commute's a good 40-60 minutes again. But the money more than makes up for the loss in gas.

And the new gig seems pretty cool. Although the agency has a different way of doing things (not bad different, just different), it appears that I'll have an account team that can actually read! So there's an improvement right there. ;)

Laura and I still have not had any verbal communications, either over phone or in person. I've kind of decided to drop the idea for the time being, for personal reasons that I won't share. It's not that I'm mad at her or still not encouraging people to support her right now (please keep being her friend and supporting her) - it's just that my depression has caused me to feel a bit discouraged. So it's time for a break, time to get my own life back in order...time to get back into a routine and do the things that I enjoy.

And continue to surround myself with good friends that support me during this trying time in my life. I've engaged in a few exchanges with mutual friends of ours, and they've told me some cute stories that cut me deep - but at least reinforce that what her and I had was very real. I guess she used to show pictures of me to her friends and say, "This is the man that I'm going to marry." And it certainly would have happened, too.

So it's good to know that she was happy too, and that what we had was real. Because sometimes when you're depressed, you start asking silly questions like, "Did she really ever love me?" and blah blah blah. Well, I know that she did - and these stories reinforce that knowledge. And that's a good feeling.

And I know that I'll be that happy again someday...in time.

For now, though, it's time to focus. On comics, on career, on my kitten.... on moving forward. On my new job! Which brings us full circle, and allows me to bring this blog post to a close.

Thanks for all the love and support so far, and be aware that more comics are coming! Until then, peace!

T