WHERE'S MY RING?!?

King Solomon once searched for a cure against depression. He assembled his wise men together. They meditated for a long time and gave him the following advice: Make yourself a ring and have thereon engraved the words "This too shall pass". The King carried out the advice. He had the ring made and wore it constantly. Every time he felt sad and depressed, he looked at the ring, whereon his mood would change and he would feel cheerful.

No, I didn't sucked into a big ol' hallucinatory Ambien hole, writing weird things and seeing mops that look like people in the basement and such. (Oh, yeah, I see that I didn't write about THAT particular Ambien experience! Sorry.) I just honestly haven't been doing much that is blog-worthy over the last few months!

I did make the move from NYC to the West Coast with very little physical hassle in early October. It has been hard to let go mentally, however, and I am in a weird state of limbo until I leave for Africa on January 1 and move to San Francisco permanently next March/April when I return. This whole year has been filled with bad mojo, for a variety of reasons. 2009 has got to be better, at least that is what I keep telling myself!

Let's take a look at the last month, then you can tell me what you're most interested in hearing more about . . .

Staying at my parents, fruitless car search, wildly swinging stock portfolio, clients who aren't paying their bills on time, clients who pulled out of their contracts entirely, everything in storage (including my entire clothes/shoe closet which the Allied movers so thoughtfully crammed into one small wardrobe box, thus ensuring a dry cleaning tab running into the low thousands) except for things that are missing entirely. Are they in NY? NJ? Boise? John Day? The missing sock dimension? Your guess is as good as mine. I get to deal with the insurance inspector tomorrow - good times, keep your fingers crossed for me! Everything in Lincoln County closes up at like 8PM, so I am watching more TV than I've ever watched in my life. Wah, wah, wah . . . don't you feel sorry for me:-)

I did spend a delightful night in Portland last weekend for a little Alpha Phi reunion. It was really so much fun! Everyone looks great, it doesn't seem possible we are in our 40s and that so much time has passed. I challenge you to check us out and disagree!!!!! Oh yeah, I am the only one that is childless and not involved in a long-term relationship/married. I need to work on some better answers to the "have you tried online dating?" (which I have not and hope to avoid it forever) and "are you OK being alone at your age?"-type questions. I guess I feel that "THIS TOO SHALL PASS" . . . I just hope it's sooner vs. later. Happy Veteran's Day!