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sporadicghost
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been lookin around this site for a while, appreciating all the advice and resources, figured it polite to introduce myself and say my thanks. i'm another liberal arts reject- aimlessly attended a private school and gained nothing from the experience aside from a massive student loan debt and a pretty piece of paper. that, and i can still drunkenly spew a handful of russian cuss words to the admiration of barflys everywhere. had some shit luck recently and moved back with mom- a painfully ego-deflating experience for someone nearly 30, no matter how many folks have told me they've "been there before." was really hungry walking home from my bullshit job a few weeks ago, hadn't been paid yet and mom's hubby doesn't want me eating their food, so i stopped at the burger king and convinced them to give me a couple of sandwiches that were heading to the dumpster. Chewing on my cheeseburger, i stopped dead in my tracks and remembered the last time i was actually happy- it was when i had been kicked out of school for a spell, living on the streets without a care in the world other than which dumpsters had the freshest food, which ashtrays had the best cig butts. it occured to me that that was the only time in my life i was stress-free. not challenge-free...but stress- stress is getting up for work when you don't want to, coffee stains on dress shirts, paying bills, clipping coupons, rush hour traffic. stress is a product of society, not survival. so...fuck it. been gathering my supplies, waiting on one final paycheck friday and heading out monday. happy travels to all, i look forward to meeting some of ya along the way.
