cold keys. thats really all i can say. its been more than two months since ive warmed them back up. in general we haven't missed out on much. i know that the outer, larger, more important world hasn't been saddened by my absence. so a bit of an update is in order i suppose...in no particular order....


i went to, and survived the state of texas. it was a blast. it was my first real vacation. spent about a week out on my own. due to my forgotten cell phone charger, i largely spent the whole time without out any human contact. still a good thing. ive also ascertained that austin, houston, and san antonio are all fantastic places for me to end up some day. lots more about it all; pictures and such... but let it suffice; it was a good thing

i survived pneumonia. its taken about two full weeks to get "moderately healthy" i still have some problems with shortness of breath, and i think i have sinus infection now; and the cough hasn't completely gone away. its better. ill make it. not that anyone seems to care if it would have killed me. just that id always imagined a bit more gun fire or explosions to carry me out of the world... not pints of mucus and fluid in my lungs choking me.

ive officially worked 65 hours in one work week. i did not want to break the 70 barrier. remember too, that im hourly. its not a glamorous nor lucrative job either. so to my lawyer and doctor [or soon to be] friends; try doing what you do for 1/3 the money; and tell me its still worth it. its not. it really is not.