Go South, not-so-young man!

Okay, it has been forever and a day since I last updated this or my comic book blog, Infinite Opinions. There is a reason for this: My life has changed.

Unlike many, who blog about their lives, I had reached a point where the only thing consuming me could not be publicly discussed. I was getting ready, thanks to an offer from a company in Melbourne, Florida, to move there. People I work with might be reading this blog, and I didn't want to tip my hand too early, and hurt my career there, in case this move didn't work out.

And so I have. I said goodbye to my friends, and to my wife, for about a year, not counting visits, and headed down here. The choice was tough. I had been at my last job for so long that I'll miss it quite a bit. But, three days of driving later (I had to be careful with the speed - I was towing a trailer) here I am, living in a dingy motel for another week until I can move into my apartment. Then, at last, I will be really here.

Which is when I expect the missing people to start to settle in. So far, I do miss my wife, but more in a "I went on vacation without her" way than a "we won't be living together for a year" kind of way - although I did cry when I drove away from her to start my journey. I expect the full impact to hit me once I have settled down here, though.

I do feel somewhat badly - I didn't give any good-bye speeches, even at the events that people organized for me - for fear that I would start crying, or start others crying that would be a chain reaction and we'd all float out of the bar we were at on a salty river of tears. I don't tend to be demonstrative when it comes to my emotions, but this was definitely tough on me.

By the way, for what it is worth, I will, and do, miss you all. The hardest part of having this dream is knowing that it meant walking away from the best friends a guy could possibly ask for. You've all been there for me when I needed you, and I know you always will be. Anytime after the 1st of October, you are welcome to come visit me in my new apartment, right on a golf course, here in beautiful Florida. Although, for the nervous among ye, you might want to wait for hurricane season to end, although Melbourne typically doesn't get it too badly.

Anyway, right now, I do not have internet at home, so don't expect regular updates. But once I am all set up, I should have a little more time on my hands than I have of late.

Weather's great. Wish you were here.