you may notice that some of my recent post(s) have gotten axed/edited since you checked here last. i have done this because although i was somewhat unhappy with the way things were going pre-Christmas i have since come to feel that a great weight has been lifted from my mind and i am now significantly relaxed. emotional muscles that were flexed to try and restrain my angst have been released. i feel as though i have taken a large and overdue (spiritual) poo and am now riding high on that wonderful i-just-got-done-pooing-but-in-a-mental-way sort of feeling. this is an important step forward for me, primarily because work begins tomorrow and my job probably isn't going to do anything to decrease the size of any chips that may or may not be on my shoulder. but having metaphorically cleansed my soul with Selsun Power i can safely say that there are no white flakes or chips of any kind on either of my shoulders. my feet are bloated from spending 18 out of the past 36 hours in the car, but that's nothing that a good night's sleep won't fix. vaya con Díos.