Poor Old Michael Finnegan...

{Begin Again.}

Because truly, there's no sense in pretending that this is a totally new thing, that I haven't been blogging already for nearly two years. In secret. Or um.. for like 10 years, on and off, if you want to be a stickler for such facts (holla back, LiveJournal).

I did do that. I had a legit "these are my feelings" emo LiveJournal [briefly!]. I also had a super-secret anonyblog wherein I posted all sorts of mess about my life (minus the emo and certainly minus any revealing details). It was a witty little blog, but I later deleted it (within a year of its creation) in favor of beginning a blog I would actually tell people about... Except that I never did. I posted once about the book I was reading, a few times about giving up food with gluten (and life post-gluten- 8 months now and counting..), many times about the stupid people I come into contact with every day (if I type about them, I won't murder them!) and every Saturday to celebrate Caturday (which I do intend to do every. effing. Saturday. Get READY.)

Happily, no one read those blogs. Or even knew they existed. So I have no one to apologize to. [Insert evil laugh here.] I'm starting again, and this time I think I'll publicize it. And then the legions of fans will assemble.

Why am I blogging, you ask?

Well, for one, my survival job du jour (or de l'anneé, as it were) is temping at various offices [read: staring at a computer monitor or into space for 8 hours at a time]. Hence: blog reading and writing. For two, well.. the public simply DEMANDS it. As is evidenced by the following comments on my various Facebook statuses (stati?):

• ha ha ha ha. that is hilarious!
• hahahahhahahahahahahhhahahahhah Lol!! [yes, that's a direct quote]
• I just literally LOLed.
• This is the best thing I've seen in years!
• you should write a book about all this stuff that goes on at your job.
• Classy. and hilarious.
• Stop watching 16 and pregnant.

and the following responses to my "25 things about me" (also on Facebook):

• So, in all seriousness...do you ever consider writing professionally?
• Impressive and hilarious.
• Next time I see you, I will be completely focused on your pointer fingers.

I mean... with demand like that, I must provide an ample supply of lolz. And perhaps deep thoughts. And probably a lot of discussion of gluten.

Welcome!