I was going to make this into a blogcast, but I fired up Audacity, sat down to start speaking…and didn't want to do so. Eh, it happens, I guess.

Where were we? Oh yes — work.

In a surprising turn of events, most of the events of the last post have all but disappeared. The whole leaving-in-six-months rumor? Squashed. Director of design position with the hottie from the startup? Folded. Senior webmaster position with the non-profit? Still open, but I got some signs it would not be a good move. On top of these things, I've actually started getting recognized for my design work at Big Company, Inc., including a huge testimonial from a customer that actually started crying upon viewing the site. It's nice to be recognized, particularly at a place that prides itself on not recognizing talent.

But you know how it goes — when one thing evens out, something else becomes a little off kilter. In this case, it would be…the luuuuuuuuuv life.

Granted, I am not in an all-fire rush to get into another relationship, but here's the thing: after Opportunity, it took me a while to get to a point where I was mostly fine with being single. Sure, there would be moments where I'd want someone around, but on the whole, I was OK with it. And now, after three months of being in a great relationship, getting dumped, then spending two months getting over it (we're "friends" now, even though most of our conversations end in arguments), I find myself back in the dreaded position of trying to date in Atlanta. (By corollary, this could extend to any major metropolitan area, and I'm sure Atlanta's faults are present everywhere.)

Warning: There are links to some very NSFW images after this point, and I'm not responsible for whatever trauma (whether momentary or permanent) results from viewing these, be it vomiting, expulsion of whatever you're drinking all over your monitor, or screaming like a schoolgirl. Again, you've been warned.

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