So… August.

Even casual readers have begun, along with the regulars, to remark upon the inactivity of this site. This is the longest I’ve gone without posting since its inception. Over the next week I’m going to attempt to explain why this is the case, in as many words as is takes. The short answer, for those of you who like teasers, is that the last two months saw the introduction into my life of three radically new things, which in shorthand you can think of as The Job, The Apartment, and The Girl. Dropping capitals now, the girl is actually the headliner of that list, so that’s what we’ll be talking about tomorrow. She’s also gone, as in out of the country, and has been since Monday. She also has a name, which is Alice. Starting to get an idea?

Rest assured that the vacation is now over. Reality is, for me, losing its heretofore uncanny feeling. For the first time since the I stopped writing, I can gesture around mentally, say “this is my life,” and not be surprised. I’m in a very different place now than I was just two months ago — physically, financially, emotionally — but in spite of that it already feels more or less routine. I fear I may be becoming an adult.

But we’ll talk about that tomorrow.

In the meantime, feast your eyes on the brand new domain name. Why sleptlate.org you ask? Believe it or not, this was my first pick for a name, and I was amazed when it wasn’t taken. Try thinking of any other two-sylabble phrase that encapsultes me as well. Sorry, stupid.com was already taken.