Gaining What I've Lost

So, I've bounced back a bit.

I lost 108 lbs but I've gained 30 back. It's disappointing but I guess it's not all bad. I've found out a few things:

I'm allergic to dairy. There. I've said it. And it's not like: "I'm allergic so I puke," allergic. It's far more sinister. I get nausea, sure, but then the gas begins. It's not that it's just uncomfortable. It's not just that I fart a lot. It's that the gas smells like a double-dealing, back-stabbing, syphilitic whore-rodent died and is rotting in my bowels. The oozing corpse is infesting my intestines and burns on the way out. Wait, let me try and paint a clearer picture for you...

So, there's that. And, I'm not sure if I'll have a job at the end of next week. Fun, huh? I might have a job but still be on the chopping block. I also might have a job and not be on the chopping block. But I just might have to start filing for unemployment and at least I'll have a small break, right?

But, I am happy. I really am. Not everything is sunshine and roses. I remember saying one day, "It takes a lot of rain to make you appreciate the sunshine. And it takes a ton of horse-shit to make a beautiful rose garden."

Maybe I'll become a hippie and get high all day and join a womyn's drum circle. I'll braid hemp bracelets and sell incense in OB. See? I have options!

Here I Go, Here I Go, Here I Go Again...

I'm finally off on my own now. March 15th I moved into my very own place and I'm loving it.

It's strange to not have another person coming into chat, cook, watch tv, But, I am enjoying the solitude I'm experiencing right now and I think that's the richest part of my journey.

Here's my little Shangrila:

Such an oasis, huh?

Well, truly, it's wonderful and I'm glad to be at a place in my life where I know no matter what I can be my own man and person.

I love the building, too. It's most gorgeous at night. Here's another pic:

I love coming home to such a pretty building.

Things at work are stressful, but I know I'll manage. Just taking everything day by day.