Oh, Felak, Where Art Thou??

I haven't written in my journal for more than a month now, which is a personal record since I first got my LJ three years ago. This has been a conscious decision. However, I think that I owe an explanation to those whom I do count as friends, as well as new folks who have friended me on the basis of past entries and the expectation of ongoing interesting conversation.

I mentioned a while ago that I was "overhauling" my LiveJournal, and this is the start of it. I haven't been happy with my existence on LJ for about a year now. I've alternated with different ideas about how to fix what I saw wrong with my journal without ever coming to a solution that I liked. The problem is multi-fold. I don't expect everyone to care, so I'll put the rest under the cut for those who do.

( Reasons )