Okay Kevin, remember what you kept telling everyone when you thought you would hit it big in television: "I will never forget my roots; I will never forget where I came from."
One humongous myspace account later, I sat here wondering where I came from. Hence, my return to these parts after a near two-month absence. What goes around comes around, it seems. Have I edited anything on myspace in the past three weeks? No. Yet I get the sudden desire to blog. And yes, it will become daily (or as close to it as possible) again - I promise.
So there will need to be plenty of updates concerning me, my condition, and the goings-on in life, so here goes:
* Me myself: things are progressing slowly. Tuesday I finally purchased a vehicle to replace that stinking Grand Am I threw money at daily: it's a 1996 Ford Contour, suspiciously identical to the one my cousin had in 2000-2003. I even got a bargain on it. The lot wanted $995 flat for it, but the internet site had it advertised for $850. Good thing I printed the $850 ad and showed it: apparently used car lots are now responsible for providing the plate; thereby adding an astronomical $125 plate fee to the mix. Otherwise, I would not have been able to afford it. As is, my budget for the next two weeks is now virtually non-existent.
This car looks to be another work in progress, and I am extremely concerned (to the point of paranoia) that something major will go wrong in this one too. It has trouble when it first starts going, and I had to deal with a plume of white exhaust on a run towards the airport. But the white plumes seem to be lessening the more I drive -- so maybe the vehicle just sat for a long while before the lot picked it up.
Regardless, I needed my independence back, and this was a hell of a start.
* My condition: The MRI I spoke of in the last entry turned out normal, although the EMG (which is a nerve reflex test) showed a pinched nerve in the lower waist. This is now the primary reason why I am still out of work - and there is no telling whether the return date will be late June, late July, or whenever. I still have my 3x-week therapies, which don't do much, although it's fun to try to exercise and talk to the others in there. I can't believe how many people from different firms are off on injury - this is what you get when society stresses productivity per worker.
Times have changed, and the workers' bodies aren't adapting to this change as well as the firms have hoped.
* Steve is still here (cue the groans). However, the internet access here has been eased considerably, as he has rented (surprise) a new computer. Hey, at least it's not the ever-popular flat screen TV! My computer has now moved into my room, while his may be moving to his room in the next couple days. He seems to have recovered from his memory loss of late March, which to this day, I still attribute to stress regarding his overseas situation. His visit there earlier this month was great, but now he's beginning to feel ill again in the morning.
I'll just keep my thoughts to myself on that one and let him deal with whatever it is. I know he'd prefer a professional, rather than personal, opinion.
* The utility switchover I conducted in late March has paid dividends: our electric bill is only $63 -- while Mike's power is shut off at his trailer. Not entirely his fault, though... he's out on injury as well, and is being subjected to the same rude treatment by his worker's comp. manager that I have been on mine. Now I think he's seen it all, probably a reason why he's been more understanding towards my plight the past few months.
Stay tuned for more - within the next day or so (that is a promise!). It's good to be back to my roots.
