Withdrawl is a defense mechanism I have mastered over the almost-29 years of my life. When I feel down, I withdraw. It's simple as that. So I guess this is my excuse for my absence from the online world. Bye-bye, IM, Twitter, Facebook, and blogging. Hello, wallowing in my cave of self-pity. What is causing this dip in my life? A couple of months ago, the mister was laid off. We had already been struggling a bit to make ends meet (ever since I left my full-time job), but now we're really in the red. We've used up our savings in these past two months, and now we're broke. Broke, broke, broke. Sure, J gets some money from unemployment insurance. But you try living...