8 months later...

I noticed my last post was in February--eight months ago. So, have I been able to stay away from Farm Ville? Yes. Have I even wanted to go back to Farm Ville? Yes. Why? Well, I'm sure a good psycho-analyst could come up with a myriad of reasons. Of course, I'm not a good psycho-analyst. Let's just say, "Idle hands are the devil's tools." When I'm not focused on what needs to be done, especially when I'm procrastinating, that's when I am at my most vulnerable. We all have certain things that we enjoy doing. Sometimes they become addictions (i.e., "idols"). Then, whenever we find ourselves with nothing to do or something that we don't want to do, that's when we become vulnerable to relapse. Fortunately, with this Ph.D. thing I'm working on, I shouldn't have much time for frivolity. I say "shouldn't" because sometimes I do. It usually happens when I've had a steady diet of elephant (as in "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time"). Anyway, I've been catching up on some things and this was just one of them. I'll be back sooner next time.