Y2 D340

It's May 1st. In 32 days the kid will have graduated and be moved in with me. It's so close and so real. I have one more child support payment to make in about 3 weeks. And in 25 days this chapter of my life will be over. I will have survived two years. Survived is the perfect word some days too. From my bad choices to the good choices to my brother, it's all been about survival. 3 more weeks. THREE MORE WEEKS.

Yesterday was errand running and cleaning day. Did grocery shopping in the morning, cleaned the house in the afternoon, cleaned the bunny cage later in the day, and did a show last night.

I did go with a buddy of mine to help him by a TV yesterday. While I was happy to go help him pick one out, there was a definite twinge of jealousy when he spent $1200 on a 40" LED 3D TV. I remember those days. Don't get me wrong, I am happy for him and was not a jerk, but there was some jealousy. I know the reason I can't do these things any more is in part my own fault. Of course I didn't say any of this to him. It's my issue, not his.

He also came to the show last night which was kind of cool. He is actually the first of my friends to come to one of the shows. That made me feel proud. I got to introduce him to everyone and after the show he told me how impressed he was with all he saw going on. He never had thought about how much behind the scenes work goes into putting on a show like this. He got to get in early before the general crowd so he saw all the prop unloading, the setup, the pre-show decisions and last minute changes for the night, and he was genuinely impressed. Like I said, made me proud of what I was doing.

We had a good show; solid seat numbers, no major mishaps, etc. I missed one cue because I was dealing with something, but other than that it was a good clean run. Went for pie with about six others, and got home at 4:30. I do so love the fact that I am still up before most people on a Sunday even after going to bed at 4:30. Not much on the old agenda today. I may go to the store to buy a small thing of paint as I am thinking of doing some painting in the house. We shall see if I buy anything. I need to drop off props and I was thinking about hitting a thrift store as I am still looking for a new bed for the kid before she moves in and a smaller dining room table.

Off to meet the wizard...