Wow. I can't believe I've waited THIS long to check my messages! Much-belated, WAAYYY-belated thanks for your well-wishes!

Real Life took over my attention for too long, and I laid down my camera for... ah, I guess about 6 months. It's funny, when my employer went out of business and I finally had time to hone my skills, I couldn't afford the time! What a tragic irony! I had nothing but time, but every moment that I wasn't looking for a new job (lots of ways to do that, of course) was a threat to the lowest Maslowian needs of me and my family!

So, you've probably already inferred that I got a new job that I'm enthused about and, funny enough, I'm carrying that camera, again! What a clear illustration of how the settling of 1 layer of that heirarchy of needs allows those "higher" levels to then be addressed, too.

What a fucking relief it's been to get, not just a J-O-B, but this is THE job that I would have waited for, if I could have waited for THE job!

Yes, very happy, now.

So, enough about me, what have you been doing? Are you fighting fires, now? T'is the season, isn't it?

Anyway, I wish you all the best, and of course, a belated Happy New Year's!