Well, at least I'm not crazy.....

Just the other day my girlfriend Shannon made an observation that really tripped me up, made me sit up and take notice you could say. She said that it was a little ironic that I have been blogging about social media on the shared blog of some friends of mine, when I hadn't written for my own blog in a while, or been much involved in social media of late(specifically Facebook and Twitter). Well, let me tell you, that was a slap in the face!And though it stings, it's true, I haven't posted here since the end of October. Now it's not that I haven't been writing, I've actually been working on a notoriously difficult short story, and also trying to set up a regular writing schedule, and also trying not to think of clever and outlandish ways to kill myself. Alright, that was over the line, I admit it. In truth, I've been struggling with some mysterious 'other' health issues, and a bout of depression, from which I have suffered for many years now(and it's entirely possible the two are related). It's not really something I've touched on much here, if at all, but it has occurred to me that writing about it might help. I might do that one day. The problem with doing things when you're depressed is...well, you just don't feel like it. I mean, sometimes I do well to remain conscious; I'm sure you're aware—perhaps you're not— that a depressed person can sleep, a lot. Well, that's because the brief oblivion of unconsciousness that sleep delivers is sometimes preferable to facing the real world. (Interesting bit of information there, but I'm not sure why I brought it up because I don't really have that problem; I guess it's more along the lines that I often wish for unconsciousness to spontaneously overtake me, which could mean I want to be diagnosed with narcolepsy. Go figure.)I know what you're thinking, I can hear the wheels turning. I'm not looking for pity here, and if you've read this far and are starting to think, 'Oh Gawd, this is turning into a sob story, it's time to head over to the fail blog.' , fear not I will only trouble you with my infirmities for a brief moment. Although, having said that, I certainly wouldn't object to a deluge of nice, supportive comments down below here! I believe what I'm really trying to do here is apologize for being a blog bum. A blogum? A blum? A deadbeat blogger—no wait, that's Perez Hilton. I really, really, really am going to try harder to get regular, and without the aid of fiber. Tell you what, I'll go on record right now: My next post will be on Monday, December 21, one week from today! I'm gonna be smart and use some of that fancy 'head science' on myself. I'll see you next week, and just an FYI, I'm a guy, but feel free to send me some chocolate to help me feel better(wink, wink)!