"...Croatia's Jude Law."

Well, it's that time of year again. It's the first day of classes here at UT and I'm feeling conflicted about it. A year ago I was so excited about my new job and being back in Austin that I didn't even get a hint of the melancholy I'm feeling this week. Then again, a lot of things were different. I was living in a totally different part of town, seeing someone (an older gentleman...sassy!), and felt a lot more connected to well, reality!

Not to say that I'm habitating limbo or anything, but I still feel like my life's turned into an extended episode of The Twilight Zone. There's this world of possibility and opportunity right outside my metaphorical front door, yet every attempt I take to step outside, I wind up in another room in my apartment. That's frustrating after three solid months of trying to metaphorically get out. It taps into anxiety reserves I'd much rather not make use of. I'm not saying that progress hasn't been made, that would be the ultimate self-defeat, but it's times like these; the beginning of one thing and the end of another, that depress me. I know I should be grateful that this terrible Summer is coming to a close in just a few short weeks, but based on my outlook at present Fall is looking to be pretty drab too.

In other updates, I'm moving to a new [cheaper] apartment on 6th Street (not the downtown part, a little west of there) and I've got a new room-mate who, if I were to compare him to a celebrity (and he's the first person I've known personally of whom I could do this type of excercise), I would say he's Croatia's Jude Law...

Maybe I should just cheer the fuck up and enjoy the...ride? I'm so cornfused right now!