drive by update

I have had a couple of people e-mail me and ask me what is going on, so I wanted to do a quick post.  I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth.  Apparently, I'm not that lucky lately.  RL has been sucking hard for the last few weeks.  I can't really go into it all right now.  I don't have the energy.  Work has been driving me so crazy and making me so frustrated that I have honestly been considering looking for something new.  My family has exhausted me with worry and stress.  My brother and my sister are going to completely wear me out at this rate.  I am constantly being pulled in so many different directions by everyone else that I couldn't tell you when I did anything for myself.  I am just tired.  I know that many of my friends out there are going through lots too, and I am sorry that I haven't been able to be there to put in an encouraging word.  Usually that makes me feel better, but I haven't even had the energy to do that.  I hope that things are going to calm down in the next couple of days at work, which should help things.  I just wanted to let everyone know that I am still around more or less.

There is a little good news.  My land lady told my obnoxious upstairs neighbors that they had to be quiet or risk being kicked out.  Since then, they have been good little boys.  At least I can come home to some peace and quiet.