Der Feuervogel aufersteht.

I need to socialize (like, I get withdrawn and depressed if I don't), which is probably why I stuck it out as long as I did. But "socialize" doesn't mean "sit by myself in a room with other people," so it wasn't meeting my needs. Hell, my tai chi class leaves me feeling more social-up than coup, and we don't even get to talk in class (since, duh, it's class.)