Christ on a friggin' Cracker, how long has it been since I've done one of these? Since February?! Yeah, I'd say that it's been a pretty long time. Needless to say, a lot of things have happened over the past three months. I went on my annual trip to Ohio to visit my family, back in March, in what was, as always, a worthwhile trip. Got to see some family I haven't seen in a long time, and some old friends I haven't seen in more than 20 years. The beer was flowing, good times were had, and it left me wanting to stay up there for at least a few more days.......
Hold on, I need to get something off my chest real quick...
Over the past few years there have been some people that I have let into my life, that more than likely, I never should have. First off, my former best friend Alexandra, flakes out on me, steals a shitload of money from me, and pretty much went out of her way to hurt me. A few months later, she messages me asking if I know anything about any shelters that are in Orlando. I said no, and even if I did, I wouldn't help her. That's a decision I do not regret making. Another former friend of mine, Sammi, pops back in...and out of my life, again. Sorry, but I have no time for any self-righteous, pretentious simps in my life. And as a final message to be both of them...you're both fucking crazy, everyone hates your guts for the way you treated me, and I highly recommend for you both to be shot. Thank you, have a nice day, and all of that other good stuff.
...OK, I'm done. Now on to our regularly-scheduled ranting.......
Somewhere along the way, while I was up there, I even had a date scheduled for me when I got back to Florida. And let's face it, brothers, I could have skipped out on it. I could have just blew the whole thing off and moved on with my life. But I didn't. And it turned out to be one of the best moves of my entire life.
Enter Heather McMahon.
I was so fucking nervous the night we met. And it showed. And she knew about it. Aaaaaaaaand she called me out on it. But as it turns out, I didn't need to be. For throughout all my nervousness, all my friends telling me that I would be fine, all the people in my circle of friends yelling "More booze!" as a word of encouragement, everything panned out just as well as anyone can hope it would. I have to admit though, I was trying to fight it. I was trying to keep from doing something that I had been so afraid to do for so many years. Something that once it happens, your entire life either gains meaning, or it flashes right before your eyes. Somewhere along the past three months, I ended up falling in love. I didn't want it to happen, but it did. And I've been one of the happiest sumbitches in the world as a result. So now? Well, her new apartment has been set, with me heading up the moving duties, in what was probably the easiest move of anyone's household goods in history. As it turns out, said apartments seems to be missing one more thing. Me. It's only a matter of when, but it looks like I will be moving in with the love of my life. I'll still be at my Publix location so I don't leave any of my friends. But let's face it, Assholes, it's not like I'm moving out of the state or anything like that. Nope, only five minutes away from the Castle of Killskull. Ahh, I am going to miss that place. Hey, it was small, and it was modest, but it was my lair. And until I decide to make things official, it still is.
These days, I just feel that every good and bad event that has ever happened in my life has led up to these moments. Everything makes sense now, and everything just finally feels right. Everything has pretty much fallen into place, and the puzzle is finally complete. I finally feel, for the first time in a long time, that everything is, and will be, okay. I'm finally happy again, and it's a long time coming. From the loss of two of my best friends, to my Grandfather's death, and everything in between, I feel that this is it. These are going to end up being the moments that define me.
And I, for one, cannot be anymore ready.
Thanks for reading, guys. No 2nd Chance CD rant this time around. But next time I post, I'm reviewing the new Stevie Nicks album. Hey, it's about time I cover one of rock's true legends, right? lol
Killer
