Okay, ladies and gents. Some of you may have noticed that I've been away for quite some while this time, with little to no contact with anyone. There are several reasons for this, and for once in my life, they're all good.

One. ThatGuyInBlack, the famed loner and hopeless romantic is no longer so hopeless. I've been seeing a beautiful girl named Amber for a short while that seems like a lifetime, now. We mesh perfectly. I'll have to tell you all more about her later, as I don't have much time at the moment. (Those of you who feel hurt by my not telling anyone, just remember- I'm the type who jinxes himself constantly on things like this, so I kept her my little secret for a while.)

Oh, I should mention that she has two awesome kids, Makaila (4 yrs. old) and Seth (2 yrs. old), whom I'm currently educating all about the fae.

Second, I'm getting a promotion at work. So now, instead of being embarassed when I say "I work at Blockbuster", I can be embarassed when I say "I'm a manager at Blockbuster." Ah, well. It's a step up and more money.

And third (this is where most of my energy goes right now), I'm currently involved in the "rescue" of a local metaphysical/pagan/knick-knack shop called Hall's Haven. I've become very close friends with the owner, Linda, and am doing everything in my power to help her keep the store open and change it into what she wants it to be. An educational center and day-spa for the Pagan, Wiccan, Shamanistic, and what-have-you community. That's going to take a lot of money, so I'm going through ideas left and right of ways to collect it, but I'm determined to help her turn her shop into the community center we so desperately need.

I'll write more to you all later, but for now, I need to get ready for work. Love you all.

-TGIB