There's no such thing as too much information in blogging!
I think you should definitely ease yourself into general social interaction before you fire up the online dating though. Because that's a scary sea of scariness.
How're you liking the scenery then? Brooklyn sounds pretty awesome. I like big places though, like places you could totally get lost in! Not so much places you could get lost and never found in though.
I'm Yuffie! I'm a student at UC Irvine, but I'm from all over. How come people call you Bucky? That's nothing like James. Most James' are called like Jay, or Jamie or something.