Hello there.

It’s been quite some time since I have last wrote something on this blog site, and I know this blog is a passion project of mine, but the truth is….I have not been feeling the passion this past year.

I have been so swamped and burned out from work and college that I have been neglecting this great Hall of Mercs, and it’s not fair to you. It’s not fair to me either! This place is meant to be a fun space for me to rave and rant about the pop culture and news scene, but I am failing at it. It is as if I can’t pull myself to continue writing. Can I only chalk it up to feeling burnt out, or can I route it to most new movies and TV shows being so terrible that they are not worth reviewing? I wrestle with these thoughts every night, and I always come out…

EMPTY.

I promised myself that I was going to return to this site, but nothing has been interesting to me. Then it hit me. Maybe I don’t always need to review a movie or TV show just to write a blog. I remember first starting “The Darkest Timeline” sub-group to write about social media and news headlines, and those blogs were fun because they felt more “me”. True opinions for more abstract ideas. So I decided going forward that at least once a week, I will write a blog called “Real Talk” where I will talk about…. me. Weekly check-ins where I talk about work, maybe chat about something online, maybe write about some goofy shenanigans I get up to with my friends, cosplay plans, or even chat about my girlfriend. Oh yes, since I’ve been gone, I got involved in a badass relationship.

I will still do my best to write my review blogs, but I think these new “Real Talks” might be a step in the right direction. This is something new and exciting for me, and I’m excited to have you, my faithful readers, read all about it. Cheers to the new era for this blog! This is your friendly neighborhood poolguy saying goodbye, and see you next time.