Today I unveil the new look for this place. Those of you who come here frequently have probably already noticed the changes. The most obvious is the color scheme, a huge difference from before and completely uncharacteristic of me. For a girl who really dislikes pink, I sure have plastered the place in it. It really does look like Barbie’s Dream Home exploded all over the webpage. Surprisingly though, I’m actually rather pleased with the way it’s turned out. However, I may let someone start a betting pool as to how long it takes me to return to my senses, the sugariness of the surroundings sends me into a diabetic coma, or my eyes caramelize in their sockets and I move on to a color palate that seems at least a little tamer.

The lack of activity here for the past two months can be completely blamed on the fact that my life has been getting in the way of being a good little updater. I’ve actually had very little time to devote to sharing the self-indulgent nonsense I usually put here. I haven’t even had time to play the new video game (new to me, but really about four years old by now) I purchased just before the big move.

This weekend, with it being July 4th on Monday, I hope to remedy some of that. I’m not sure I’ll play much of the video game or even find time to post something else here, but I want to have a little bit of a movie marathon. Nothing as lame as what they will undoubtedly be showing on cable, but one completely tailored around my own tastes and preferences. In other words: I’m hoping for a little slice of paradise.

Paul has been trying to get me to update here for several weeks now. This morning he politely pointed out to me that it’s now the middle of June and I haven’t updated since the end of April. From the lack of activity here, you may be able to tell that I’ve felt remarkably uninspired lately. Not that this place has every been a bustling place of commerce or social commentary. Some of my recent silence may have had to do with the move (finally over, and I’m just now starting to feel ’settled in’). Some of it may have had to do with the lack of internet access at home for at least two weeks. But I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I never feel like I have any time to do what I want. I look around at any given moment and I see ten different things I should be doing that have more significance than sitting down for a few minutes to write a coherent thought or two to remind you all that I’m alive. I really need a vacation.