Still Alive...
I know it has been about six weeks since I posted on Live Journal; the days have just been a blur of distractions and emotional turmoil. I am fighting some kind of stubborn cold, and am running low on Nyquil. I'll have to run to the store tomorrow before work and restock my cold medicine arsenal. I used up all my time bank (time off) when my brother died in September, so until January, I have to work no matter how bad I feel, or it will count against me.
In better news, I marshaled my courage and creativity, and got a memorial tattoo for Mike. It is a badge, with the thin blue line of law enforcement running across the center. At the top, it says Honor First, which is the motto of the Border Patrol. Across the bottom, it says Gallagher, and depicts his call sign, 395. I am quite pleased with how it turned out, and would highly recommend the artist to others in my geographic area who are considering getting inked. I am confident that I won't regret this decision....I loved my brother immensely, and will always think of him when I look down at my leg.
Additionally, I have discovered that working from home and living alone are both murder on one's mental health, especially when one is in mourning, is single, and does not drive a car. Therefore, I have decided to move in with my good friends Todd and Amber. They are a couple who are close to being engaged, and were discussing me as a possible roommate months ago. After the events of the past summer, I found that I need to be around friends, and people in general, to heal and to feel better. The three of us will not be making the move until mid January or early February, but I feel better knowing that my days of solitude are numbered.
"That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind never lets in the sun." Billy Joel "Only the Good Die Young."
In better news, I marshaled my courage and creativity, and got a memorial tattoo for Mike. It is a badge, with the thin blue line of law enforcement running across the center. At the top, it says Honor First, which is the motto of the Border Patrol. Across the bottom, it says Gallagher, and depicts his call sign, 395. I am quite pleased with how it turned out, and would highly recommend the artist to others in my geographic area who are considering getting inked. I am confident that I won't regret this decision....I loved my brother immensely, and will always think of him when I look down at my leg.
Additionally, I have discovered that working from home and living alone are both murder on one's mental health, especially when one is in mourning, is single, and does not drive a car. Therefore, I have decided to move in with my good friends Todd and Amber. They are a couple who are close to being engaged, and were discussing me as a possible roommate months ago. After the events of the past summer, I found that I need to be around friends, and people in general, to heal and to feel better. The three of us will not be making the move until mid January or early February, but I feel better knowing that my days of solitude are numbered.
"That stained glass curtain you're hiding behind never lets in the sun." Billy Joel "Only the Good Die Young."