The follow up:

I know my last post was a bit dramatic and I apologize for that. I especially apologize since it was the first time I had posted in a few months, and out I come with this dreary, mysterious post about mistakes and moving on.

The mistakes I was speaking of were not my own but someone who used to be very important in my life. I hadn't known the details of how my heart had been mangled but was then given them out of the blue a few days ago.

Luckily I moved on a long time ago and so hearing this news was no more than a temporary sting. It's a beautiful thing...the passing of time and how healing it can be.

So moving on...it's a rainy day here in New York and I am in the midst of finals. A few more days and I will finally have a few weeks to myself to relax, read leisurely books instead of academic articles and spend hours with the people I love doing nothing and everything all at once.

I'm thankful spring is here even though it is hiding today, and I am thankful for my new and wonderful job in the midst of the recession we are headed into...

And so, with a new season that brings flowers and sunshine back into this city, my life continues to surprise me and make me happy.