No, this isn’t a movie review, unfortunately (though I did review that movie.)

This is about Shannon and I. As many of you already know, we broke up about a week ago after over three years of being together. It was definitely not an easy decision, and it was mostly mine to make. Shannon did not want to break up, and was leaning more towards taking some time apart. We discussed, and without getting into too many details, we are now broken up.

I can’t justify the whole thing in this blog post, and I won’t try to. And I can’t sum up our three years together or what Shannon means to me either. I’m not even going to attempt it. Shannon knows how I feel for her, and hopefully our friends do as well. That is what is important.

What is also important is that I do what is right for me at this time. And that is to get my life in order and get things straight. I need to finish school — two more semesters left! — and find a job. I need to figure out what I want in life and who I really am. I need to stand on my own two feet for once in my life and succeed.

It is possible I might see other people. I am not specifically looking for that right now, but I’m just going to live my life. I will continue to stay friends with Shannon because she’s a very special person in my life. I will continue to be friends with her friends and family if they will allow that. I’m just kind of….over here now.

No one knows what will happen in the next 6 months, year, 2 years. I’m not closing any doors, but I’m hoping to open a few new ones up. I don’t really have the money to open up too many new doors, but I’m open to the idea.

So yeah, there you go. This is not meant to be an inspiring talk about life or anything, and I’m not trying to say I have all the answers or that what I’m doing is the absolute right thing to do. I don’t know. I’m just trying to be Brad.

So there you have it. Leave a comment if you’re so inclined. I’d like to know who’s reading about me.