Except in fits and starts. But I had a weird half-awake, half-asleep thing telling me my passport would arrive today. Sure enough, all shiny and blue, it was in today's mail. So, the move is on. A week from Monday I fly back to my favorite city anywhere ( Read more... )

My flight leaves on the 19th of January ( Read more... )

2015 is going to be a good year, dammit!

Because I'll make it so.

It seems obvious my psyche likes this decision I've come to. Now I'm in problem-solving mode, which is where I'm at my best. The weekend here, I'm going to figure out how to handle the Passport situation. Standard new passport takes 4-6 weeks apparently. That could be on the far end of my time here, which is 6 weeks from Monday depending on the ( Read more... )

My dad lit me up. He was truly furious. And for my part, I know I had it coming. I can't argue with anything he had to say. Because I haven't had a plan and treading water and getting handouts from family and friends hasn't gotten me anywhere. I think I needed it ( Read more... )

That was playing in the Smart & Final as I went shopping for the hamburger part of Hamburger Helper. Don't judge - I'm a midwesterner at heart and hence, like casseroles. The one pot dinner in general is something I'm fond of ( Read more... )

My situation here has become very dicey. I'm $350 short of my basic bills for December. I'm doing everything possible and I know many people have helped, but if you can and are so inclined, here's a link to my emergency survival fund:

http://www.gofundme.com/i2zrlo

This not only describes my current situation but was also my favorite episodes of Star Trek: Voyager. The basic premise was that this ship in unfamiliar territory was just trying to get home but everything started going wrong and they were being constantly hounded and hunted and taking damage to the point where there was no repairing things, just a ( Read more... )

I'm finding out the answer and I don't really like it. Truth is, I feel like my head is finally clearing. So, I'm going to start posting more here. I need a project. This drifting aimlessly is no longer serving me.

Conditions outside are cruelly unpleasant. Hot, dry, no air moving. Curiously, this is the worst stretch of heat all summer long and is expected to last at least a week.

I'm job hunting in earnest. At this point anything indoors would be acceptable.