This blog is on life support, I swear.

At one time, I had a loyal reader base of approximately three dear friends spread up and down the east coast. If you're still out there...please don't give up on me! Allow me to give you the standard issue life update and then I'll resume this blogging thing as we know it. Many thanks.

I've had four or five DOFs (dear old friends) reach out in the past few days with a pressing question or two. "Um, Alannah? Where have you been? And exactly what are you doing?" Let me attempt to answer:

The Where:
Once again, I threw all of my worldly possessions into my loyal hatchback and zipped down 93/3 south, parking most often in Hanover at the DiBona family landing pad. In many ways, it's good to be home- the dog siblings are happy to see me, and the price is right (see next question for clarification as to the mysterious disappearance of my every paycheck).

The What:
I bid the PR world a fond adieu (that's a lie. I left at a pace normally reserved for fire emergencies) last spring and settled into Akamai. At the same time, I began two graduate programs. Simultaneously, I'm working through Lesley's counseling psych masters track as well as the RD program at BU. As you can see, I'm busily writing tuition checks, reading, highlighting, lathering, rinsing, repeating. If all goes well, I'll be on my way having completed classwork, internships, licensing, testing and certification within two years. My aim is to work in a therapeutic context with the eating disordered, specifically athletes. Naturally, this will also involve a good deal of sports psych and continued education pertaining to the latest and greatest developments in the world of wellness. I'm also seeing equine therapies as a natural tie-in, and am excited to figure out just how this will unfold. In the meantime, I'm privileged to sit in classrooms with some of the brightest, sharpest, most empathetic and inspiring proto-therapists the field has to offer. Very excellent.

Am I employed?
I sound a resounding yes! Thankfully and happily working as an exec assistant at a tech company in Cambridge (hi Akamai!). Just a spit down the street from school, and wrapped safely in the nerd nest that is Kendall square.

Still creeped by bellybuttons?
Yes, totally, maybe even more than ever. Must shower before answering next question.

Coffee addiction...on or off?
Decaf. On like Donkey Kong (I firmly believe in psychosomatic effects).

Do your shoes still have manure on them?
You bet your bippy.

What's next?
Let's handle this one geographically:
- April 16 - 19 - annual spring trek to DC. Allison, Holly, Rachel, Roopster, Stephanie B., the works. Weekend includes: Sterling cupcakes VA 5k, a traditional Indian engagement ceremony, and a whole lot of tbd.
- April 22 - 26 - Tribeca Film Festival! NYCing, eating, visiting. Please write if you'd like to play.