The insanity, the roller coaster, the sniffles - Life.

Well, it's my favorite time of year again. Yay for Fall! The trees are vibrant yellows and oranges. I even see some of the red remaining. The air is crisp and allergy-ridden. I even noticed that someone had their fireplace going this evening... *sigh* Perfection.

Fall is a very reflective time for me. I can't believe it's been 2 years since my marriage ended. I've gone through and grown so much since then. It seems I'm still finding out more about myself each day. I know that sounds so cheesy & cliche, but it is so true. I know I've touched on this before, but while tending to my "Flair" obsession on Facebook, I was reminded of it once again... "As we grow up, we don't lose friends; we just learn who our real ones are." It seems I'm still learning and it just leaves me with more questions... I know I'm not perfect and God knows I don't claim to be. I'm not a supermodel, but I also wasn't hit with the ugly stick. I'm not demanding; I'm realistic. I'm cute, loyal, sweet, normally abnormal and fun. But frankly, I mostly feel overlooked - especially when I don't want to be. Anyhow, enough of the self pity party. Some of the good things I discovered over the past couple years. I am stronger than I ever imagined and I'm actually pretty good alone. It doesn't mean I like it, but I can and it can be fun.

So this fall I decided it was time for a change. As of yesterday, I am officially a student again. I apparently decided that I didn't have enough going on and that it was time to go back to school for what I always wanted to do. Radio Broadcasting. Part of me wonders what the hell I was smoking when I made this decision, but over all I'm actually getting more and more excited. Going back to school is a bit nerve-wracking, but so far it feels very right. I'm not sure if I want to be an on-air personality or on the production side; however the program covers it all - so I'll have a solid base. I'm taking 12 credit hours this quarter, so that means a shift in my work hours... Now I don't stop working until sometime between 8 & 9. So far, it doesn't seem to bad. I like being busy and I feel more purposeful at work. I get to avoid the morning procrastination period as everyone attempts to be convinced to begin their day.

More new stuff... I adopted a new furkid mid-September. His name is Stuart, every now and then I call him Stewie for short. He's about a year old and a total nuzzler. Rufus took to him fairly quickly. I was rather impressed. It just reaffirmed what I thought about him needing another buddy. He never did good alone, that's why we got Otto in the first place. It's a tad creepy since Stuart looks a little bit like Otto did. However, he needed a home after a string of bad luck with his previous family and you could not help but love him. He's a tad of a pain in the ass but hopefully he'll out grow that.

I guess that's about it for now... I'm exhausted and have 2 more long days this week.

Cheers!
Franz