About time for an update.
Over the past few months, most of my entries have been pretty superficial. This is mostly because I don't really want to rehash the same situation over and over. Change has been in the air over the past few weeks. So without further ado:
Lots of things are going on right now. We've got Danielle and the bambino moved out to MY mom and step-dad's just north of Pontiac. It is more of a wholesome environment, and there are no tense situations keeping us on our guard. The dysfunctional situation we were living in was getting unbearable for both of us. For years, Danielle was abused and neglected by a cruel mother and a rotten brother in that house. Her dad--too scared to stand up to his wife. Despite it all, Danielle has turned out to be one amazing woman and a wonderful mother.
For the time being, Danielle is near Detroit, and I'm living a little bit of a nomadic lifestyle (aka being homeless) in Grand Rapids while I juggle my current part-time job and search for full-time work in the big city. When I get a couple of days off in a row, I get to drive across state to see them. I can't even begin to describe how much I have missed Danielle and Tobias. Both of them complete me in a very deep and spiritual way.
Anyway...So far, I've been lucky enough to be able to crash on band members' and groupie's couches. People have been gracious enough with internet access, too. I'm not exactly a big fan of certain people's drug use when I'm around since I've been clean, and am staying clean. I'm not one to bitch about it, since beggars can't be choosers.
The job search has been disheartening, as I've gotten less than a 10% response on all of the resumes I've sent for want-ads. So far, I've gotten "That position was filled the day it was posted, we'll contact you if we find other work." from temp agencies. Zero response from acutal businesses--the nasty part is that many businesses spurn direct inquiries in this area. I'll keep looking. This is for the good of MY family. Hopefully, before long, I'll be able to come home from work to see my wife and son every day.
Haven't had any chance to work on my music since the homeless situation kicked in. For the time being, I'll have to keep my ideas in my head. All I need is a corner of a garage, and I'll be all set again! The sooner this happens, the sooner this becomes a reality. My dream is still to be a professional musician with Hadren or my electronic music project and be a producer for various other artists.
Despite the dark clouds of despair that we've been living under, life in it's own strange way seems to actually be "better". Right now, we couldn't be poorer...but we couldn't be happier together.
So, that's all I have to say for now. Updates on LJ will be intermittent, but I'll try my hardest to at least keep up with updates more often.
Lots of things are going on right now. We've got Danielle and the bambino moved out to MY mom and step-dad's just north of Pontiac. It is more of a wholesome environment, and there are no tense situations keeping us on our guard. The dysfunctional situation we were living in was getting unbearable for both of us. For years, Danielle was abused and neglected by a cruel mother and a rotten brother in that house. Her dad--too scared to stand up to his wife. Despite it all, Danielle has turned out to be one amazing woman and a wonderful mother.
For the time being, Danielle is near Detroit, and I'm living a little bit of a nomadic lifestyle (aka being homeless) in Grand Rapids while I juggle my current part-time job and search for full-time work in the big city. When I get a couple of days off in a row, I get to drive across state to see them. I can't even begin to describe how much I have missed Danielle and Tobias. Both of them complete me in a very deep and spiritual way.
Anyway...So far, I've been lucky enough to be able to crash on band members' and groupie's couches. People have been gracious enough with internet access, too. I'm not exactly a big fan of certain people's drug use when I'm around since I've been clean, and am staying clean. I'm not one to bitch about it, since beggars can't be choosers.
The job search has been disheartening, as I've gotten less than a 10% response on all of the resumes I've sent for want-ads. So far, I've gotten "That position was filled the day it was posted, we'll contact you if we find other work." from temp agencies. Zero response from acutal businesses--the nasty part is that many businesses spurn direct inquiries in this area. I'll keep looking. This is for the good of MY family. Hopefully, before long, I'll be able to come home from work to see my wife and son every day.
Haven't had any chance to work on my music since the homeless situation kicked in. For the time being, I'll have to keep my ideas in my head. All I need is a corner of a garage, and I'll be all set again! The sooner this happens, the sooner this becomes a reality. My dream is still to be a professional musician with Hadren or my electronic music project and be a producer for various other artists.
Despite the dark clouds of despair that we've been living under, life in it's own strange way seems to actually be "better". Right now, we couldn't be poorer...but we couldn't be happier together.
So, that's all I have to say for now. Updates on LJ will be intermittent, but I'll try my hardest to at least keep up with updates more often.