A Tearful Goodbye

As Dave did many many months ago and HE just recently, I think it's time to officially pack it in.

I started this blog about 6 years ago. I had just finished high school, and was into college. I was unsure of many things, and what direction my life was headed. Was I studying the right subject? Was business the way to go? My first several posts were either about school or girls. That was about it.

I bitched about both subjects frequently, and over many months I gathered a group of fellow bloggers who provided me with great advice and a kind word. Total strangers. What a concept this blogging was. I was blogging all the time then. It was almost a social thing, even though I had never met any of the people with whom I shared very personal experiences in both directions.

Eventually, I made my way to University, and studying accounting demanded more of my time than I would have liked to give it. That, along with the introduction of a girlfriend, meant my updates became less frequent.

I didn't have to bitch about girls anymore, and I didn't bother with posts about school because I could finally see light at the end of the tunnel. I officially graduated in December '09. Woo.

This blog had acted as my venting outlet, and as I found more and more things in life going my way, I didn't need to turn here as often. What I ended up with was a dead blog. It seems like a lot of blogs are dying. I don't know if people are moving over to Twitter or what. Facebook maybe, but I think they serve different purposes. Regardless, I think the personal blog thing is slowly dying off. This was an inevitability.

I'm days away from heading down to the USA for a final interview for a job. What little spare time I do have will be spent doing things other than blogging. Doing an official goodbye is sad. I've had this thing for over half a decade.

I thought about deleting it, but there are so many good memories here. I want to be able to look back at it years from now. It's like an e-journal.

Thank you to everyone who ever read my blog, and an extra thanks to those who commented.

A extra special thanks to the small group of bloggers who read my blog and commented on a regular basis. You know who you are. Most of you aren't around anymore, and will never read this. But on the off chance you come back, thank you. You really don't know how much your advice and kindness helped me out.

I may pull a Brett Favre and add another update or something in the future but I doubt it. I just want to reserve the right to do so.

Thanks all,

A/B

PS: read second last post for babes w/pics.