Monthly Archives: June 2010

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Happenings…

Greetings all!!

Well, Wifey moved back in last weekend. I couldn’t believe how quiet and lonely our home had become without her here. I will be the first to say that, as anti-social as I may appear, I recognize that I really do need people in my life in order to feel comfortable. For me, that’s quite a realization, as I have spent many years operating under the faulty belief that I am a man on an island, and didn’t need anyone. It’s nice to have her home, idiosyncracies and all.

Another recent development is that after a months-long absence, a dear and valuable friendship is now on the path to repair. I can’t elaborate on details except to say that we both fucked up, we both recognize it, and we both humbled ourselves in real apology. Again, it’s not fixed, but it’s on the mend.

School is going well. My Sociology class is AMAZING, and my professor is a FREAK!! My kind of class. Psychology and Anthropology are OK, albeit a little tough to keep up in. Thankfully, I’m not a student that would commit suicide if I fail to earn a 4.0 gpa. At this point, as long as I earn a respectable B, I’ll be JUST FINE!!

Finally, as a Welcome Home gift, I bought Wifey a Mini-Schnauzer puppy she had her eye on. Ever since we lost Maggie-Moo, Lala has had a hole in her soul that only a sweet little dog could fill, and boy, did she pick the PERFECT dog.

He is devastatingly cute, and has quickly wormed his way into our hearts. I’ll admit, it’s nice to have him around.

Anyway, Blogosphere, that’s all I have.

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Long time, no see… er..read

Hi everybody!! It’s been a LOOOONG time since I’ve actually sat down, and written a blog post. I offer my deepest, most sincere apologies for depriving you of my wit and wisdom. I’m glad to see you all survived in my absence.

So, it’s been quite a year.  I am now in my second semester of college, having returned to Academia after an 18-year absence. I decided, after failing to find gainful employment, that perhaps getting my Accounting degree would be beneficial. So far, it’s been a rewarding and humbling experience. I’m also proud to say that the guy that BARELY graduated high school managed to earn a 3.2 gpa. Not too shabby!!

My classes this semester promise to challenge me. Not only in learning the material, but, in some cases, my very belief system. Sociology, Anthropology, and Psychology. I’m actually looking forward to the material in each class. I truly enjoy thinking and learning, so these classes will offer me an opportunity to get in my head, and shake things up. I promise to share any Earth-shattering nuggets of wisdom I manage to glean. I’ll also throw in healthy amounts of subjective observation, for good measure.

Finally, on a much more personal note, Wifey & I managed to avoid divorce, and have decided that we love each other far too much to let our marriage fail.

 

Long story short, we have issues, like all couples do. We weren’t working on fixing them, so we mutually decided to end our misery, and Wifey moved out. However, we didn’t stop speaking to each other, nor did we hate each other, as so many couples do while in a similar situation. No, instead, we opened the lines of HONEST communication. We both humbly listened to the other’s perspectives, and laid out clear expectations so we could each see what we needed to fix. Now, I’ll publicly state that I have far more to fix than she does. Of course, anyone that knows me has already known this is the truth.  Nevertheless, we both want to see our marriage work, so with some patience and effort, I believe we’ll pull through this, and be much stronger on the other side. As of this writing, Wifey intends to move back home in a week or so.

So, loyal readers, this is what’s been going on in my life. In the whole scope of life in this big world, it’s not much. However, in the microcosm that is MY life, it’s all pretty huge!!