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Again, long time and no updates. Oh well, time for a . Warning... deep crap contained. Don't read if you don't want to be sad.
It has occurred to me recently that one of the reasons I like House so much is that I can identify with the characters. Not in a way that makes sense to me in real life, but more to the point that they are very accurate and believable compared to most drama TV shows. Last monday, that all changed. One of the characters on this latest episode committed suicide for apparently no reason. His friends and colleagues didn't see it coming and the reactions were all that of shock and amazement. The main character, Greg House, spent the episode trying to figure out that it couldn't have been suicide. Others ignored the pain or embraced the grief they were feeling.
The sad truth is, watching the show seemed very surreal to me. On one hand, I thought the whole story was quite unbelievable. How could nobody have known that someone was unstable enough to kill themselves. I realized about 24 hours after watching it, that it completely paralleled my real life experiences of 6 months ago when my friend Kauri killed herself. None of her friends saw it coming and we are all still trying to rationalize it. Suffice to say, that stupid TV episode hit very close to home, and in spite of my efforts to prove otherwise, I have not been OK since seeing it.
Other than that, this last month or so has been one of the most exhilarating times of my life. Things have changed for the good overall and I've had several new experiences that have been great. I can say I am happy, but still trying to hang on to the ride so I don't fly off. I think I'll make it, if a few things can just go OK in the next few weeks. After that, everything should be golden.
In other news... Kim and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary tomorrow. How cool is that!
Again, long time and no updates. Oh well, time for a . Warning... deep crap contained. Don't read if you don't want to be sad.
It has occurred to me recently that one of the reasons I like House so much is that I can identify with the characters. Not in a way that makes sense to me in real life, but more to the point that they are very accurate and believable compared to most drama TV shows. Last monday, that all changed. One of the characters on this latest episode committed suicide for apparently no reason. His friends and colleagues didn't see it coming and the reactions were all that of shock and amazement. The main character, Greg House, spent the episode trying to figure out that it couldn't have been suicide. Others ignored the pain or embraced the grief they were feeling.
The sad truth is, watching the show seemed very surreal to me. On one hand, I thought the whole story was quite unbelievable. How could nobody have known that someone was unstable enough to kill themselves. I realized about 24 hours after watching it, that it completely paralleled my real life experiences of 6 months ago when my friend Kauri killed herself. None of her friends saw it coming and we are all still trying to rationalize it. Suffice to say, that stupid TV episode hit very close to home, and in spite of my efforts to prove otherwise, I have not been OK since seeing it.
Other than that, this last month or so has been one of the most exhilarating times of my life. Things have changed for the good overall and I've had several new experiences that have been great. I can say I am happy, but still trying to hang on to the ride so I don't fly off. I think I'll make it, if a few things can just go OK in the next few weeks. After that, everything should be golden.
In other news... Kim and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary tomorrow. How cool is that!