A change is gonna come (to this blog)

I should apologize for being inconsistent. It's been hard for me to keep up and part of the reason is because I never really had a theme for the blog. It was supposed to be a hybrid of a personal blog with a number of general rants about politics, the 'isms and current events.

Over the last few weeks, I have struggled with posting updates on my life and writing about current events. And I decided, once and for all, this is no longer a personal blog. It's been many weeks since I've posted anything about my life and quite frankly, I don't have much to say that I can share on the Internets.

Because I promote this blog on Twitter and Facebook,I can no longer simply update my friends on what's going on in my life. All that said, I'm glad my audience has been extended beyond my small circle and I'm proud of the feedback (positive and negative) I've received from friends and family and from complete strangers.

Although there isn't much activity in the comments sections (several people have complained about the inability to post anonymous comments...Sorry, not changing that rule), I get lots of feedback via email and Twitter. I'd love to have more. Let me know if you have an idea for a post, a complaint or just want to argue a point.

I hope you'll all continue reading and I appreciate the support.

I'm back...Kinda

I know...I know. I haven't updated in weeks. I didn't forget about my faithful readers (all ten of you). I've just been incredibly overwhelmed with school. The semester is almost over, which means that I will probably freak out within the next two weeks and have a total breakdown...If you want to see some real comedy, bring a video camera to said breakdown...It'll surely be a viral video on YouTube.

There isn't much to report on a personal level. I have no social life and haven't ventured outdoors in what seems like forever (other than to go to school or work). In the meantime, see my post below.

I have been doing a lot of writing lately. But I'm not ready to share it with the world. So maybe if you ask nicely I'll send you an excerpt.

I promise to return to the real world again soon.

Until then be well and pray for good weather.

OK...OK...I get it

Jeez, people. I had no idea so many of you were reading, but I'm glad to know you missed me. I've attempted to post several blogs, but always get distracted. So tonight's post will just be a general update about the goings on of my 20-something life.

I've been a tad busy. Every day has gone a little like this:

9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

• Wake up
• Shower
• Read email
• Make instant coffee

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

• Catch up with reading from the night before
  
• Read email again
• Read work email
• Freak out about work email
  

11 a.m. to noon

• Freak out about personal email overload
• Consider declaring email bankruptcy
• Turn on sad music
• Start working again
• Cry
  

Noon-till whenever class starts

• Write proposals/reports
• Work on policy projects
• Eat
• Listen to more sad music
  

Whenever class starts until 10 p.m.

• Pretend to listen to professors talk about issues in jargon that I only half understand
  
• Sigh over the never ending workload
• Meet with policy group
• Rant with policy group
• Take subway home and try to avoid creepy men (see previous posts)
  

After this, it usually varies with some combination of talking on the phone, g-chating, writing, reading my mentee's work, working on proposals and trying to save the world.

But yeah. It's been special. Not that I completely hate it. I love writing and I love policy. Combining the two seems to be a good mix for me, but I'm so tired of looking at a computer screen. I mean even when I'm not looking at a computer screen I'm considering looking at one.

These days, I have to clear my inbox every few hours. It's crazy. I have emails from my clients, I have emails from nonprofits, I have emails from my mother and friends. I love hearing from people, but I can't keep up with you folks.

So that's my brief update for the day. I'll get back to y'all with something a little more substantive later. I'm thinking about a topic...It'll most likely have to do with race...since that's been on my mind lately.