Hello, Blog. It's Me, Shannon.

Me: Hey, Dot.  Look, I know it's been awhile.  Things have been kinda hectic, after all, what with work, grad classes involving very archaic Renaissance texts, discovering new television shows that have consumed my life (hello, Once Upon a Time, why must you toy with my emotions so?), finding time to write creatively, and general procrastination...Needless to say, I am sorry, and it will never happen again--

Dot: That's what you say now!  Do you know how long it's been?  Huh?  Do you?!

Me: Well...

Dot: Almost a year!  A YEAR! Do you know what that kind of thing does to one's self-esteem?  

Me: It's not like I wanted to stop seeing you, it's just--

Dot: Don't you start with me!  I thought we HAD something!  I thought I MEANT something to you!  I guess I was wrong...

Me: No, Dot, really!  I never meant for things to go this far!  Honest!  There were times when I truly thought of writing, but I...well...I just didn't know what to say.

Dot: Well, I guess that makes two of us. *sob*

Me: How about this?  Why don't we start over, okay?  New year, fresh beginning?  

Dot: And what?  Get my hopes up again?  I don't know if I want to reconnect with you, anyway.  You're mean and get easily distracted by other websites and other people's blogs.  I've seen your browser history! And who is this Rumbelle you keep reading about online?!

Me: Never mind them.  It's you I came back to in the end.  I want to make this work, I do.  

Dot: How do I know you won't sneak off to some other site again, or abandon me while you frolic on Facebook?

Me: Look, I won't promise that I won't fall back into my old ways.  I can't promise that I won't slip up again.  But I am willing to try.  Give me that chance?

Dot: *Sigh* Fine. But if I see one word on here about your "ships," I'm leaving.

Me: I won't promise anything, but I'll try.

Dot: I suppose that will have to do.

Me: ...

Dot: ...

Me: Hey, Dot?

Dot: Yeah.

Me: It's nice to be back.

Dot: Shut up and type.

Me: Alrighty, then.

No, it is not weird at all to treat your blog like an ex with whom you're looking to make amends.  I will continue to tell myself that, and you should as well.  

Welcome to the New Year.  Polka Dot Prose is back.

(Any and all gifs (now and in the future) are not mine, but were found using Google Animated Image Search.  Frankly, I'm just amazed I got it to work.  If the gif is yours, you may message me and I will credit you/remove it at your behest.  Hopefully you won't make me remove it...come on, it's Hugh Grant dancing!)