I'm making a concerted effort to be more active on this site. It's not the easiest thing in the world for me, though, as I'm generally a fairly private person. It just seems like I could be utilizing my membership in a more proactive way; two friends in five years of--admittedly intermittent--membership isn't exactly inspiring.
Blogs aren't something come naturally to me, though, so we'll see how faithfully I can do this.
So what's new in the life of Jake? Well, I'm finding myself in a position to reassert and generally redefine myself on the corporeal stage as well as the online one. My partner of four years has recently (and quite abruptly) decided to move on to what she thinks are greener pastures and has consequently liberated me to seek greener pastures of my own. What this kind of fundamental life-change has meant for me historically is a consequent change geographically, and I'm finding myself quite inclined to do exactly that.
I was told that there was "no urgency" for me to move out of the home that we had created together these past four years. My heart didn't agree with this sentiment, however, and I now reside in the drawing room of the tattoo parlor that employs me. While some might find this to be something of a childish and reactionary response (and ultimately may be correct), it doesn't seem any more reasonable to me to continue to cohabit and pretend that the situation doesn't bother me. So the plan as it stands is to save money for a move to a state where housing is cheaper and where the eventuality of returning to school is a more realistic prospect.
Not sure anyone will read or respond to this, but I guess that's the nature of this phenomenon..... we shall see.
Blogs aren't something come naturally to me, though, so we'll see how faithfully I can do this.
So what's new in the life of Jake? Well, I'm finding myself in a position to reassert and generally redefine myself on the corporeal stage as well as the online one. My partner of four years has recently (and quite abruptly) decided to move on to what she thinks are greener pastures and has consequently liberated me to seek greener pastures of my own. What this kind of fundamental life-change has meant for me historically is a consequent change geographically, and I'm finding myself quite inclined to do exactly that.
I was told that there was "no urgency" for me to move out of the home that we had created together these past four years. My heart didn't agree with this sentiment, however, and I now reside in the drawing room of the tattoo parlor that employs me. While some might find this to be something of a childish and reactionary response (and ultimately may be correct), it doesn't seem any more reasonable to me to continue to cohabit and pretend that the situation doesn't bother me. So the plan as it stands is to save money for a move to a state where housing is cheaper and where the eventuality of returning to school is a more realistic prospect.
Not sure anyone will read or respond to this, but I guess that's the nature of this phenomenon..... we shall see.