Update: Absences, apologies, and economy rants.

First things first, I am so sorry. I am so deeply sorry for my absence lately. It's been too long and I am so sorry for not being here, for not reading your comments, for not caring. There is no real excuse but there is reason. And it has kept me not only from caring about things I am passionate about like feminism, equality and you. It has also kept me from wanting to share with you where I have been and what I have been doing. Truthfully, I have felt like I was doing nothing. But you see, the truth is, I am in the same situation as millions of people across the world right now. I am job searching and doing anything and everything I can not to lose every shred of purpose I once thought I possessed. And in the last few years, I have faultered, completely and in the process completely shut off from those of you who took the time to read my posts and cared about what I had to say, and what I felt. And now having wandered back onto my site I want you to know that whoever you are, know matter how many or how few, you have uplifted me and for that I am truly grateful. I wonder, are any of you dealing with this? Are any of you struggling to find work, dealing with subsequent depression? If so, I want nothing more than to make you feel as... un-alone as you have made me feel now, and to say that no matter how hard it may be and how unworthy of you I may feel, that I will try everything I can to never let my struggles lead away from you again. Just keep letting me know you are out there. Let me know you are out there, wherever you are, and let me know how YOU feel. We can feel it all together, rather than being ashamed alone.