In Absentia

Been really busy and feeling anti-social the past few days. Holiday shopping and other annoyances have me wishing I could retreat into a warm, dark cave and hole up for the Winter. This seems to be a normal cycle for me, actually, so don't sweat the silence when it comes. I'll be my normal gregarious self again before you know it. After all, what good is having a blog if I can't spew forth rambling, vitriolic monologues at regular intervals? No good at all, says I.