Everyone is just waiting

Anyone out there?

There comes a point in an unintentional blogging hiatus where the "coming back" post becomes less and less approachable. Do I pretend I never left and just jump back in? Or do yet another "Sorry! I'm sure you didn't notice I was gone, but I was and I've been VERY BUSY and now I'm trying again!" posts?

I'm going to go somewhere in the middle. Because it's already obvious that I've been missing by that November date on my last post. I'm not going to lie, though...I can't say I've missed blogging. It's true - I've been busy: helping with another blog and other things for that same band, doing lots of photography, and I've brought my focus in this new year back to writing longhand, even delving back into some poetry and creative writing. It's been a LONG time since I've done much creative writing. I'm also on a reading binge: I'm on book 2 of the Game of Thrones series (which I'm enjoying more than I expected), and systematically digging through a VERY LARGE pile of "to-read" books that I stacked together not long ago - that's my bedtime reading. Right now it's Flannery O'Connor. Oh, and I do have a real full-time job that demands 40ish hours a week of my time.

I even accidentally took a long break from Twitter, and found I didn't miss that much either. I started back in the last couple weeks, but I'm considering a big revamp/unfollow/actually use groups and columns in Tweetdeck project soon. In my spare time. (Side note: if you haven't upgraded your Tweetdeck to the new one, DON'T. The new one sucks a lot. I had to do a computer reformat and got stuck with the new one.) But I have missed those of you I communicate with primarily via Twitter or blog comments. So if you haven't removed me from your feed reader or bookmarks because of my delinquency, I'd love to hear from you and how you're doing. :)

I will share one of the most remarkable things I've seen on the internet. I've shared this on my Facebook page a couple of times, but I just can't stop watching it. Seriously, watch the whole thing (it's about 7 minutes long). It's beautifully edited and filled with wonderfully unique and beautiful people. I just think it's perfect!

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge - Autumn Splendor

Every now and then I get my act together to enter the I Heart Faces Photo Challenge. This week's theme is Autumn Splendor, and I thought immediately of a fun shoot I did in the mountains last weekend.